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Jason Momoa Launches Limited-Edition Vegan Shoe Collection Made From Upcycled & Biodegradable Materials
Aquaman’ and Game of Thrones actor Jason Momoa recently launched a sustainable vegan shoe line that is part of the So iLL x On the Roam collection that incorporates upcycled and biodegradable materials in its footwear.
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Telfar: Black-owned Fashion Brand Wins Design Award For Vegan Leather Shopping Bag
Black-owned fashion label Telfar recently won a Design Museum award for creating a vegan-leather, gender-neutral shopping bag aiming to redefine the stereotypical concept of luxury fashion being only white, privileged, and aspirational.
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Kering, Stella McCartney Partner With Apparel Impact Institute To Make Italian Fashion More Sustainable
The Apparel Impact Institute recently announced a project, informally called ‘The Italy Project’ in partnership with Stella McCartney, Burberry, and French luxury fashion group Kering with the aim of improving the environmental footprint!-->…
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Nike Unveils New Vegan SB Dunk Made With Animal-Free Leather
Nike has released a brand new iteration of its popular SB Dunk sneakers, this time giving it a vegan makeover. Made with animal-free leather, the new Baroque Brown SB Dunk High Pro shoes will be launched in limited quantities at select!-->…
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Circular Fashion: HKRITA, H&M Set Up Green Machine To Produce Garments Out of Recycled Polyester
Developed by The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA) in partnership with the H&M Foundation, the hydrothermal separation system (The Green Machine) will manufacture garments for one of H&M'S brands Monki,!-->…
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Sustainable & Vegan: Veshin Looks To ‘Rewrite’ Fashion Industry In China With New Ethical Factory
A new sustainable vegan accessories manufacturer has just opened up in China, the world’s largest textile producer and exporter, to transform the industry’s wasteful and polluting practices. Launched in the southern city of Guangzhou,!-->…
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Circular Fashion: H&M Launches Kids Collection Made From Recycled Plastic Collected On Indonesian Beaches
As part of its Bottle2Fashion project, H&M has partnered with Danone Aqua to transform plastic bottle waste from the shores of Indonesia into recycled polyester, the same material used for its latest kidswear collection. The H&M!-->…
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Top 10 Sustainability Trends: Our 2021 Eco Wellness Predictions
It's that time of the year again, a new dawn, or in 2021's case, a better dawn, because hey, what can be worse than 2020? New year = new set of Green Queen trend predictions (proud to share that we still haven't been wrong yet). This year,!-->…
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Adidas To Grow Plant-Based Leather Range, Commits To Sustainable Materials For 60% Of All Products In 2021
Adidas has committed to growing its plant-based range and increasing the use of sustainable materials across its entire product portfolio in its latest slew of sustainability goals set for 2021. In addition to making 60% of all its!-->…
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10 Ways H&M Is Trying To Be Better For The Planet
Love or hate them, big brands and corporations are not about to disappear. Since we're facing a major climate crisis, we need big companies to be better. And H&M, basically the face of fast fashion and a huge part of the problem, is!-->…
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Inclusive & Sustainable: New Label AndAll Debuts Gender-Free Apparel Made From Biodegradable Fabric
Lapidary Limited, a Hong Kong-based impact venture building platform has announced the launch of its first wholly-incubated eco clothing brand. Called AndAll, the new e-commerce label will offer a collection of gender-free, sustainable!-->…
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Sustainable Biotech Genomatica To Scale 100% Renewable Bio-Nylon Production 50-Fold
Genomatica, a San Diego-based sustainable biotech, has announced plans to drastically increase production of its renewable bio-nylon solution to meet “surging brand demand”. Partnering with European nylon producer Aquafil, the firm says!-->…
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Plant-Based Textile Startup Algaeing Wins Global Female Founder Pitch Competition VWS Pathfinder
Plant-based algae textile company Algaeing, led by CEO Renana Krebs, has won top prize at VWS Pathfinder, the world’s first global competition dedicated to female vegan founders. Taking home the winner’s reward package valued at over!-->…
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Circular Fashion Economy Could Grow To US$5 Trillion, Predicts New Industry Report
As sustainability continues to take over fashion, a new report says that the circular fashion industry has the potential to become a US$5 trillion market. While businesses have been keen to incorporate the concept of circularity in recent!-->…
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Animal Welfare Activists Slam Hermès Plan To Build Large Crocodile Farm For Exotic Skin Handbags
High-end French fashion brand Hermès is planning to build one of the biggest crocodile farms in Australia. The facility will farm more than 50,000 saltwater crocodiles for their skins, which is used to make the brand’s luxury handbags and!-->…
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H&M Circular: Textile Recycling Startup Renewcell Lands Multi-Year Agreement With Fashion Group
H&M Group has just announced an expansion of its partnership with Swedish textile recycling startup Renewcell as it strives to become more circular. As part of the multi-year agreement, Renewcell will supply the fast fashion giant with!-->…
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World’s First Vegan Fashion Library & Showroom Opens In Los Angeles
Los Angeles recently welcomed the Vegan Fashion Library, the world’s first showroom and boutique dedicated to supporting ethical vegan designers. Developed by the Vegan Fashion Week as a solution to the social distancing restrictions amid!-->…
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MycoWorks Closes US$45M In Star-Studded Series B To Scale-Up Animal-Free Reishi Leather For Consumer Launch
Alternative mycelium-based material firm MycoWorks has announced the completion of a US$45 million Series B funding round, which will go towards the scale-up of its Reishi animal-free leather material. The round saw participation from!-->…
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Hong Kong Sustainable Activewear Brand Transforms Plastic Waste Into Leggings
Launched in October, Good Days is a new activewear brand recycling post-consumer plastic waste into leggings, tops and sports bras. Based in Hong Kong and partnering with sustainable suppliers in Taiwan and ethical manufacturers in!-->…
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New York Startup Thousand Fell Creates World’s First 100% Recyclable Sneaker
Based in New York, Thousand Fell is a two-year-old sustainable footwear brand that is on a mission to close the loop in the sneaker industry. The brand, self-described as “beyond sustainable” has created the world’s first completely!-->…
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Q&A: Cariuma Co-Founder Fernando Porto On The Rise Of Sustainable Sneakers
Founded in 2018, Cariuma is a Rio-based sneaker startup founded by David Python and Fernando Porto, two former executives in the luxury footwear industry who left their roles to create a new brand that put sustainability first. Choosing to!-->…
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