"In a clip at DMI's Re'ad Summit yesterday, co-founder Amber Slooten presented The Fabricant's digital fashion concept. [...] “We waste nothing but data and exploit nothing but our imagination.” A nob ...
2022
"In episode 270, Kestrel welcomes Timnit Kefela, a doctoral candidate in environmental science and management at the University of California, Santa Barbara, to the show. Timnit’s research is focused ...
"Ever since I started my brand in 2002, I have been coming home to Mongolia to visit and spend time with the nomads who take care of the goats that give us cashmere yarns. Much has changed over the ye ...
"Thai Acrylic Fibre Co. Ltd. (TAF), part of Aditya Birla Group, has launched a recycled acrylic fibre. The new fibre branded as “Regel™” is made by recycling acrylic waste and has already received the ...
"Elite managers have flocked to shares in luxury goods giant LVMH as the company reinforces its brands and growth with sustainability initiatives. [...] [M]any of the elite managers backing LVMH run f ...
"Europe’s largest consumer study on sustainability, the Sustainable Brand Index (SBI), covers 1500 brands in eight countries. Suston talks to its managing director Erik Elvingsson Hedén to find out wh ...
"Ever Evolving Talks by Calik Denim returned to Amsterdam in April, touching on life after a pandemic, how brands should adapt and respond, and the challenges and opportunities with the metaverse, Web ...
"Chief executive officer Helena Helmersson said offering should become “best combination of fashion, price, quality and sustainability” to consumers. [...] In an address at the annual general meeting, ...
"Cornelius Schmitt talks us through how [Zellerfeld ] his 3D-printed shoe company is revolutionising the industry. Imagine a world where footwear is regenerative… Where the soles of your trainers neve ...
"Gen Z, or people born between 1997 and 2009, are often referred to as the eco-conscious generation. Climate change and protecting the environment rank at the top of their concerns, according to a rec ...
"The clothes are only part of the message at new outerwear brand Early Majority. Can its community-driven membership model make degrowth principles work in fashion? What is degrowth? This new buzzword ...
"Fashion designer Sobha Viswanathan has been creating awareness about eco-friendly clothing style through her brand Weaver’s Village in the city. [...] "Awareness around sustainable fashion is increas ...
"Imagine this scenario: After scouring a secondhand shop for what seems like an eternity, you finally find the perfect pair of brand-name jeans with tags still on them for only $20. For some shoppers, ...
"Investment in upgrading factories, aiming to reduce emissions and taking advantage of solar energy is becoming a trend in the billion-dollar manufacturing and exporting industries, especially textile ...
"Even if children’s stain- or water-resistant clothes are advertised as “green” or “nontoxic,” they might still contain PFAS, a group of manufactured “forever chemicals” that have been linked to a wid ...
"On May 5, 2022, the “Dare to Improve Road Safety for Cambodian Workers” campaign was officially launched with the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through the ...
"Abstract PFAS are persistent and toxic chemicals used in many commercial and industrial applications that are often added to consumer products, including those used by children and adolescents, to im ...
"Swedish textile recycler Renewcell has revealed that it already has orders from customers for 143 per cent of the initial capacity of its new factory where production is due to start within weeks." ...
"European efforts to introduce standardised rules governing how brands back up environmental claims are fuelling a heated debate that stands to create winners and losers. Growing interest in sustainab ...
"This Sustainability Report 2021 (the “Report”) is prepared in compliance with the Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) Reporting Guide set out in Appendix 27 to the Rules Governing the Listin ...