"Bold Metrics Inc. the AI-first SaaS solution helping companies unlock the power of body data, today announced $8 million in Series A financing. The new round, led by Bessemer Venture Partners with pa ...
"LOVR stands for “leather-like-without plastic-vegan-residue-based” and was developed with the goal of transforming the leather industry by introducing a truly sustainable material made from agricultu ...
"More than 30 NGOs, business leaders and other stakeholders have signed a letter calling on the British government to ban the sale of washing machines that are not fitted with microfibre filters." ...
"Gucci has enlisted leading esports platform Faceit and the World Health Organization to launch an all-new, mental health-oriented gaming academy. Debuted during the Grand Finals of the PGL Antwerp Ma ...
"After an extraordinary year for the retail industry, we look at the ways the sector is both winning and losing in the battle for its people and their health and wellbeing. This report will provide le ...
"A new report by retail charity the Retail Trust reveals that a fifth of retail workers want to leave, with 84% citing deteriorating mental health amidst finance concerns, customer abuse and post-pand ...
"After pioneering luxury e-commerce in 1999, LuisaViaRoma is now making its foray into the resale game, joining a handful of its competitors that have made similar moves in recent months." ...
"Pollution, high carbon footprints and overproduction in the apparel and retail industry are going out of fashion for allocators scrutinizing companies’ environmental and social impact. Investors from ...
"Lingerie brand Victoria's Secret has confirmed that it arranged the finance which enabled a US$8.3 million payment to 1,388 former garment workers resolving a long-running dispute in Thailand." [Ed's ...
"This book examines the critical issue of environmental pollutants produced by the textiles industry. Comprised of contributions from environmental scientists and materials and textiles scientists, th ...
"A garment factory worker has alleged she jumped off a moving bus in Chattogram to escape an attempted rape by the driver." ...
"Take home points To summarise, the key advantages of becoming certified as a B Corporation are: you can take the first step to becoming more socially and environmentally conscious about the impact of ...
"In the spring of 2020, Jules Fournel arrived in Colville Lake, Canada, with $60,000 in cash. As a fur buyer with the government of the Northwest Territories (N.W.T.), Fournel had come to the Arctic h ...
"Hong Kong’s own Patrick Lam — with a High Diploma of Fashion Design from Hong Kong Design Institute and a Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design from Nottingham Trent University in tow — is a finalist f ...
"It could be argued Macklemore made shopping for secondhand clothes cool. After all, his song “Thrift Shop” hit No. 1 in 2013. Sure, ThredUP and The RealReal started a little bit before that, but the ...
"The Nike Air Huarache is the latest sneaker to be given a Nike Next Nature makeover, making it more sustainable and environmentally friendly than the original 1991 design" ...
"Meet Mayura Davda Shah, who quit her job in the engineering industry to build MAYU, a sustainable fashion brand that makes eco-friendly leather handbags and other products from waste fish skin." ...
"House of Denim Foundation, the Dutch organization dedicated to training the next generation of sustainable denim designers, is getting a cash injection from a local jean giant." ...
"Portance is the name of the new label that combines style and functionality in sports fashion. [...] “Our sports trousers and hoodies are partly made of recycled polyester from old PET bottles,” says ...
"Australian-based biomaterial technology company Nanollose (ASX: NC6) has announced it has entered a deal with one of the world’s largest fashion retailers, behind brands including Zara. Nanollose has ...
