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Levi’s & Ganni Team Up To Launch Rental Capsule Upcycled Collection
Levi’s and millennial-favourite brand Ganni have collaborated to create a new rental-only collection of three staple denim pieces – all crafted from upcycled vintage Levi’s and repurposed denim. Customers will be able to lease out garments!-->…
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Q&A: Hanna Hallin Of H&M Group’s Treadler “We’re Futureproofing The Fashion Industry”
H&M Group, one of the world’s largest fashion retailers has just launched a new sustainable fashion B2B service platform called Treadler. We recently had the chance to speak to Hanna Hallin, Treadler’s new global sustainability!-->…
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H&M Suspends Staff Over Use Of Racial Slur To Describe Product
Fashion giant H&M has suspended a number of employees after they used a racial slur in relation to a product to be sold under its & Other Stories brand. The slur, the N-word, was used to describe a hat that will be a part of the!-->…
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Levi’s Launches Most Sustainable Jean Yet Made With Circulose
Levi’s, perhaps one of the most famous denim brands in the world, has just launched what it calls its “most sustainable jean ever”. Available through the brand’s Wellthread collection, the jean is made using organic cotton and Circulose, a!-->…
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Refashioned: Upcycled Couture Service Allows You To Design Your Own Circular Fashion
Hong Kong-based upcycled fashion brand The R Collective has just launched its first-ever “made-on-demand” collection. Called Refashioned, the collection is made from rescued waste fabrics and customers can select their size, style and!-->…
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Aldi: First Grocery Chain In Australia To Identify Modern Slavery Risks
Aldi Australia has released its Modern Slavery Statement, making it the first supermarket chain in the country to do so. The report highlighted that the prevalence and risk of modern slavery in the country is higher than previously!-->…
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Champion Introduces Upcycled Streetwear Collection Dubbed Re:Bound
American sportswear and streetwear brand Champion will be launching a new upcycled collection called Re:Bound. It is part of a collaboration with Australian influencers Philip O’Donahoo and Jaida The Creator. The collection will contain at!-->…
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‘The Fashion Industry Is Entering A Period of Reflection And Reinvention’ – Exclusive Extract From New SDG Book
In an excerpt from their new book "Leading Sustainably: The Path to Sustainable Business and How the SDGs Changed Everything," Trista Bridges and Donald Eubank illustrate how the rise of 'Consumer Culture' pushed the fashion industry to!-->…
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8 Vegan Eco Sneakers We’re Loving Right Now
Believe it or not, many sneakers out there aren’t vegan or sustainable – they are made with animal products such as leather, wool padding or might even be proofed with beeswax. You might be wondering: which shoes are plant-based and!-->…
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SoL: Sustainable SelfWear™ You Can Feel Great In, At Home & Always
Lois Tien, a fashion industry veteran, did not take the decision to launch a new brand lightly. The G2000 & anagram alum happened upon the idea of her own independent, conscious label after years of feeling like something was missing,!-->…
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Global Fashion Brands Complicit In Uighur Forced Labour, Warns Rights Groups
Some of the world’s largest fashion houses and retailers are complicit in human rights abuses and forced labour being carried out against the Uighur minority Muslim people in the Xinjiang region of China, says a coalition of human rights!-->…
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Sustainable Sneaker Brand Veja Opens First Repair & Recycle Test Hub
French sustainable sneaker label Veja has just opened its first Test Hub dedicated to clean, recycle and refurbish old pairs of Veja shoes. It will also offer customers prototypes of the brand’s shoes that hadn’t made the cut to go to!-->…
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Condé Nast Develops Sustainable Fashion Index Showcasing Key Eco Fashion Terms
Developed by mass media company Condé Nast, whose publications include Vogue, Vanity Fair and Tatler, alongside the Centre for Sustainable Fashion (CSF) in London and sustainability researchers around the world, The Sustainable Fashion!-->…
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117 SMEs Sign Circular Fashion Pledge To Push For Industry-Wide Change
Launched in April this year, the 2020 Circular Fashion Pledge is an initiative engaging small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to kickstart a circularity commitment. Since then, over 110 SME brands have signed onto the pledge, and are!-->…
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Federer Kicks? Tennis Superstar Launches Sustainable Vegan Leather Sneakers
Legendary tennis champion Roger Federer has recently launched his first tennis-inspired vegan sneaker. Partnering with Swiss footwear brand On, the new unisex tennis sneaker is made from vegan leather and is designed to be as lightweight!-->…
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Zalando, ASOS & Next Drop Boohoo Over Factory Exploitation Allegations
Fashion retail giants Next, Zalando and ASOS have just pulled fast fashion brand Boohoo off their sites after allegations of worker’s exploitation, low pay and hazardous working conditions at the company’s supplier factory in Leicester in!-->…
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Luxury Fashion Platform Farfetch Launches Online Fashion Footprint Tool
Farfetch, the London-based online luxury fashion platform, has just introduced a new fashion footprint tool aimed at helping shoppers track the environmental impact of their spending decisions. The new carbon footprint calculator is a part!-->…
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ThredUp 2020 Report: Online Fashion Resale Thrives During Pandemic, Citing Record Sales
ThredUP, the world’s biggest online consignment platform, has just revealed the latest results in its 2020 Resale Report in partnership with independent market research firm GlobalData. The report shows that far from taking a hit from the!-->…
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Emma Watson Joins Kering Board, Appointed Sustainability Chair At Luxury Fashion Giant
Actress and activist Emma Watson has just joined the board of French luxury fashion group Kering as a director, and has also been appointed as the chair of the board’s sustainability committee. Kering, whose fashion brands include Gucci,!-->…
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Hong Kong’s Sustainable Fashion NGO Redress Gets Permanent Home
Hong Kong-based Redress, a charity dedicated to fighting fashion waste, has just established its new headquarters in Sham Shui Po, the heart of the city’s historical textile manufacturing hub. The new space will feature a Retrospective!-->…
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Adidas Turns Two Of Its Most Iconic Sneaker Designs Vegan
Global sportswear and sneaker giant Adidas is veganising its most iconic Adidas original designs. It has revamped two classic models, the Samba and the Continental 80, and both shoes are now completely animal-free and contains sustainable!-->…
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