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Livia Firth: ‘Let’s buy less, only by slowing down will we solve this mess’
"With COP26 – the UN’s next climate change summit – round the corner, there’s never been a better time to look at how the fashion industry as a whole can help with the environmental crisis. Which is w ...
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October 01, 2021
How ethical is NA-KD?
"Thanks to its cleverly planned influencer marketing strategy, Swedish brand NA-KD is one of the most mentioned brands on social media. Racking up over 3M followers on Instagram and “releasing new sty ...
Kyna Intel
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October 11, 2021
North Korean garment factory closes over difficulties related to Covid-19
"In North Korea, where the economic deterioration is becoming more serious due to the closure of the Chinese border as a countermeasure against the new coronavirus, the treatment of workers has deteri ...
Kyna Intel
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October 11, 2021
Regional countries easing countermeasures as COVID-19 gradually under control
"In order to bring the country into a new normal, Laos has begun to allow garment factories that meet COVID-19 prevention and control requirements to resume operations. Accordingly, these factories mu ...
Kyna Intel
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October 09, 2021
The story of 'Nike moving production out of Vietnam' is not accurate
"Representatives of the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS) and the Vietnam Leather, Footwear and Handbag Association (LEFASO) have said there was no truth to the story of Nike moving prod ...
Kyna Intel
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October 09, 2021
AG Jeans donates $500,000 to Red Cross disaster relief fund
"Los Angeles-based fashion brand AG Jeans is supporting the Red Cross by offering a $500,000 matching donation to disaster-relief efforts. [...] AG Jeans has also joined a multi-brand campaign that ca ...
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October 10, 2021
A new fashion industry taskforce is aiming to define sustainability as part of larger climate change agenda
"Ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference – or COP26 – in Glasgow later this month, more information about the workings of a budding new fashion industry taskforce is coming into view. Fi ...
Kyna Intel
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October 09, 2021
We're buying more Halloween costumes than ever before and that's a big problem
"Ten. Billion. Dollars. It’s a figure that represents both the GDP of a small country and the amount of money Americans will spend on Halloween this year. According to the National Retail Federation v ...
Kyna Intel
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October 09, 2021
Cotton misinformation is harming the industry’s aims: report
"A new investigative report hopes to clear cotton’s name, debunking misinformation in the cotton sector. The report, “Cotton: A Case Study in Misinformation,” was released Thursday by nonprofit Transf ...
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October 09, 2021
Podcast: Smart Creation interviews president of Paris Good Fashion, Sylvie Bénard
"In this episode of Smart Creation, president of Paris Good Fashion and founder of consulting agency La Dame a la Licorne, Sylvie Bénard discussed her dedication to sustainability, and how working tog ...
Kyna Intel
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October 24, 2021
These sustainable footwear brands will change the way you wear luxury sneakers
"Footwear has been a polluter of the fashion industry since the sneaker revolution of the 80s. Once modern shoe styles were introduced to society, fashion met the demand at the cost of the environment ...
Kyna Intel
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October 24, 2021
Sustainability now key to customers - survey
"Being environmentally-friendly is now the most important brand value overall to consumers around the world, according to a new survey of more than 15,000 people in 16 countries. The Global Consumer B ...
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October 24, 2021
How ethical is Stradivarius?
"Stradivarius is the Barcelona-based “fashion brand that moves to the sound of its own unique melody”. Owned by Inditex since 1999, Stradivarius sells trendy styles for low prices across 60 countries ...
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October 25, 2021
Energy and efficiency improvement opportunities in the textile industry
"Redesigning the supply chain induced with green technology will help adapt to climate change mitigation measures. The recent IPCC report has established the inadequacy of efforts being made to keep t ...
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October 26, 2021
How sustainable is your footwear?
"Chandni Batra, 39, worked in advertising for close to a decade before returning to India in 2013 to work in her family’s generational footwear business. An avid traveller and certified diver, she wou ...
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October 26, 2021
Fast fashion must be “shelved” within the decade according to Zalando CEO
"The fast fashion model must be ditched by the global clothing industry within the next 10 years, according to Zalando chief executive Robert Genz. Gentz told the Financial Times that his retailer, wh ...
Kyna Intel
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October 26, 2021
G7 trade ministers' statement on forced labour
"The Joint Statement issued by the G7 countries at the G7 Trade Track on Forced Labour. We, the G7 Trade Ministers, share and are guided by the concern expressed by our Leaders in Carbis Bay in 2021 r ...
Kyna Intel
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October 26, 2021
Fashion platform Otrium adopts sustainability ratings
"Online fashion marketplace Otrium has partnered with sustainability rating platform Good On You to integrate company scores on its website. Good On You rates companies across three categories – peopl ...
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October 26, 2021
Combating forced and child labor of refugees in global supply chains: The role of responsible sourcing
"With the global refugee crisis showing no signs of abating, multinational companies need to consider how their supply chain interacts with refugees, who are often more vulnerable to forced labor when ...
Kyna Intel
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October 26, 2021
Nike is deputizing the entire company to drive climate action
"At Nike, we know that if you’re serious about serving athletes, then you have to be serious about protecting the planet. As Chief Sustainability Officer Noel Kinder puts it, “Sustainability is the be ...
Kyna Intel
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October 27, 2021