"GreenWashing, also known as “green sheen,” is a term that was first used by an environmentalist named Jay Westervelt in 1986. It refers to the practise of a company making claims that are either misl ...
"On Wednesday, resale provider Treet announced a $3.5 million seed round led by First Round Capital. This brings the start-up’s total funding up to $6.4 million. Treet partners with fashion brands lik ...
"Of all the creatures who roam the freezing Tibetan Plateau, the goat is much better known to the fashion industry than the yak. Goat cashmere, a prize export from the Central Asian steppe since the 1 ...
"Laura McAndrews has seen and heard some things that the fashion industry wouldn't want the public to know. For many years, it was her job to find factories to produce millions of items of clothing fo ...
"Less than 1% of used clothing gets recycled into new garments, overwhelming countries like Ghana with discards." ...
"The material science brand PANGAIA, along with the London College of Fashion were inspired by the ticking time bomb of the climate crisis to seek and challenge designers to develop ways to help longe ...
"This report exposes the hidden supply chain links between major global fashion brands and retailers and Russian oil. The investigation by the Changing Markets Foundation focused on two of the world’s ...
"A BGMEA delegation led by its President Faruque Hassan met Jiyeon Janice Ryu, resident representative of the International Finance Corporation in Korea, on Tuesday. [...] The "Partnership for Cleaner ...
"At its annual meeting the Sustainable Apparel Coalition sought to move past a greenwashing controversy that’s exposed the limits of the fashion industry’s efforts at self-regulation. The Sustainable ...
"When Zheng Yong Swaziland unilaterally decided to stop deducting union dues for 1,276 workers as part of the garment maker’s anti-union behaviour, the Amalgamated Trade Union of Swaziland (ATUSWA) im ...
"A Leather Development Forum (LDF) is expected to be launched today in Bangladesh by The Asia Foundation to develop the country's tannery sector. The aim is to ensure that all interventions in the lea ...
"The fashion industry is one of the largest polluters in the world, with enormous environmental impacts such as water pollution, release of toxic chemicals, greenhouse gas emissions, soil pollution, a ...
"The ‘Bill on Responsible and Sustainable International Business Conduct’, submitted to the Dutch Parliament on Tuesday by six Dutch political parties is set to be a game changer in the field of corpo ...
"Luxury brands including Armani, Versace, Michael Kors and Coach don’t provide key information on the origin of their leather products. An analysis carried out by SOMO shows that 35 out of 44 luxury b ...
"High street fashion retailer Karen Millen has partnered with resale service Thrift+. Thrift+ helps consumers clear out their wardrobes, providing a “hassle-free” way to circulate garments." ...
"The administration of Massachusetts state in the United States recently announced that new waste ban regulations that promote recycling and reuse, reduced trash disposal, and foster recycling busines ...
"Akib Rahman, Director of Hams Group, discusses with Apparel Resources about the company’s exceptional growth with technology and sustainability as focus areas. [...] As far as sustainability initiati ...
"The fashion retail sector cannot return to its environmentally damaging pre-Covid processes and unsustainable levels of mass production, a new report [by Edited] has warned, with innovation now more ...
"Potentially harmful PFAS - the so-called "forever chemicals" - have been found in a wide range of textile products for babies and toddlers, according to new research commissioned by the Environmental ...
"Here are five forces that shaped the last five years and set us on a path to long term success: 1. Nurturing a Culture of Belonging 2. Committing to a Better-Made Future [...] 4. Evolving our Supply ...
