"However, as with past flurries of corporate statements on life-altering issues, the professed values of the companies making them, like Nike and Gap, don’t always align with how they conduct business ...
"Findings show consumers prefer sustainability information on clothing tags and are most interested in details on recyclability. [...] Notable survey findings include: When asked to rate interest in e ...
"From glitter to petrochemicals, many environmentally conscious designers are mismatching their fashion values with their beauty ones. [...] Harris Reed, known for repurposing Oxfam-sourced bridalwear ...
"The Higg Index, one of the fashion industry’s most well-known sustainability rating systems, came under sustained criticism this month. A New York Times article called out the index as too favorable ...
"The platform maps more than 500 data points culled from independent standards and certifications and brand-provided public data. Farfetch and consumer ratings platform Good On You launched a transpar ...
"The global plus-size women’s clothing market is expected to reach “a market value of over $264.4 billion in 2027, while the cumulative growth opportunity […] over the forecast period is $1570 billion ...
"A new platform that opens up global supply chain data launches its beta phase today. The open data platform, named Open Supply Hub, aims to improve insights about production facilities and global sup ...
"A new open data platform for sectors including apparel, electronics and cosmetics has been launched in its beta phase today, in a bid to improve supply chain transparency." ...
"Fast-fashion giant H&M showed customers environmental scorecards for its clothing that were misleading and, in many cases, outright deceptive, a Quartz investigation has found. More than half of the ...
"No plans to replicate the EUDD in the UK’s HRDD framework In the letter the UK government states that, at present, it does not intend to replicate the EUDD in the UK’s HRDD framework. It considers th ...
"Polyester, the dominant outdoor and athletic material and the most widely used fiber in the world, is made from fossil fuels, and doesn’t biodegrade. But companies like Icebreaker are choosing wool f ...
"Workers’ rights abuses have reached record highs in supply chain countries including Myanmar, according to the International Trade Union Confederation’s (ITUC) latest Global Rights Index." ...
"We have all heard (and probably used) the phrase “retail therapy.” From experiments in personal style and identity on a minimum wage budget as a teenager to online shopping sprees in the wake of trau ...
"Fashion and sustainability continue to meet in the middle. Luxury fashion platform Farfetch and sustainability ratings platform Good On You have launched ‘Good Measures’." ...
"As eco-conscious generations become more financially stable, brands will need to keep up with increasing demand for sustainable fashion practices. Young, urban fashion consumers actively seek out sus ...
"How it works: AlgiKnit makes yarns and fibers from kelp, a commonplace seaweed that the company describes as being “one of the most renewable and regenerative organisms on the planet.” The startup us ...
"Biomaterials company AlgiKnit has secured US$13 million in investment which will help scale the production of its kelp-based fibres." ...
"The "Future Retail" met this week in Berlin at the K5. Quotes from the panel: [...] "The fat years are over," says Erik Siekmann (Digital Forward), "and they will not come back." “2025 will be the ye ...
"Evolved By Nature, a biotech firm backed by French fashion company Chanel, said on Thursday it has raised $120 million in a financing round, adding new investors including one of Canada’s biggest pen ...
"The Social Justice Group in the House of Councilors has proposed a law allowing female employees to be absent from work during menstruation." ...
