"French luxury giant Hermès has opened the École Hermès des savoir-faire (its apprenticeship training centre), within its leather workshop of Fitilieu, in Isère. [...] The brand’s artisan-trainers pro ...
2021
"Free shipping. But at what cost? As it stands, fast and free shipping is proving an attractive offering, often outperforming other cost-saving strategies. Understandably, these deals grab the attenti ...
"Though contributing to fast fashion isn’t ideal for promoting eco-friendly consumerism, shaming others for being unable to shop entirely sustainably is an elitist perspective and ignorant to the fina ...
"Bamboo can be a green material—but many of the products made with it aren't. [...] A history of bamboozling customers After taking the commercial world by storm in the early 2000s, bamboo has been ho ...
"In the wake of the pandemic, sustainability strategies are undergoing greater scrutiny, and industry-wide, people are coming a distant second to planet. Fashion needs to take measurable action on liv ...
"Based in the Netherlands, Geneus Biotech has just debuted Furoid, it’s first biomaterial product that aims to revolutionise how fur is produced. The company, which has partnered up with scientists at ...
"Garmon Studio, the creative lab of chemical solutions company Garmon Chemicals, has joined the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s (EMF) Jeans Redesign programme. More than 90 companies have so far signed u ...
"Unifi, Inc., one of the world’s leading innovators in recycled and synthetic yarns, continues its commitment to sustainability and transparency through the publication of its latest sustainability re ...
"Recycled polyester yarn producer Unifi, whose customers include leading brands such as Patagonia and The North Face, has published its latest sustainability report. The North Carolina-based company l ...
"Abstract: Sustainable methods of practice within the fashion and textile industry (FTI) often strive to employ a circular economy that aims to eliminate waste through the continual use of resources. ...
"Social auditing companies should be subject to new mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence legislation, according to a new briefing from the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre (BH ...
"Retailer John Lewis has announced it will launch a budget fashion range under its Anyday brand, as UK shoppers continued to be lured to fast-fashion online retailers. The company is expanding its lin ...
"Our digital tech both facilitates and mitigates waste in the garment industry. But can the technology that ramped up global fashion production also help us build a more sustainable fashion future?" ( ...
"Nordic BioTech Group Oy, marketed as NordShield (“NordShield”) has closed its latest financing round by securing over EUR 4.2 million to fund the commercialization of its technology and the further d ...
"Fashion conglomerate PVH Corp, which owns the likes of Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein, has joined the US Cotton Trust Protocol. Launched to verify sustainability progress through data collection and ...
"Recent additions to the board of the Australian Wool Growers Association were made to broaden its director representation and diversity, according to chairman Robert McBride. [...] However, with Aust ...
"The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and Fashion District have named Biophilica as the winner of the 2021 Manufacturing Futures prize for its innovative ‘Treekind,’ an entirely plant-b ...
"Leather is one of the mainstays in the luxury business and it has been subjected to great scrutiny and criticism for being unsustainable and callous. [...] Leather and Sustainability Leather and sust ...
"A year ago, it seemed like Covid might finally have been the one opponent powerful enough to thwart fast fashion, the category known for inexpensive and cheaply made “disposable” garments. Headlines ...
"August 2021 was a very strong month in terms of sustainability initiatives of the fashion industry - there were collaborations galore, for example by Nike and Newlight Technologies or Heron Preston w ...