"The initiative is designed "to extend the life of Gucci's archives and dormant fabric stocks, inviting brands, artists and designers to incorporate them into future projects, reducing waste and encou ...
"Most consumers rifling through digital resale racks are looking for great clothing and great brands, ThredUp president Anthony Marino told Shoptalk attendees on Sunday. According to the Bay Area onli ...
"Danish sportswear brand Hummel International has announced that its climate targets have been validated by the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi)." ...
"Nike’s 2025 target is to reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions by upward of 65 percent (which it reached in 2020), though the company continues to “[expand] owned and operated facility portfolio” and cited ...
"J. Crew is the latest retailer to tighten its belt. The company last week gave pink slips to some 40 people at its corporate office, according to sources. A J. Crew spokesperson confirmed that there ...
"Kering’s Materials Innovation Lab, or MIL — the luxury conglomerate’s Milan-based hotbed for innovation — is partnering with Pitti Immagine, WWD can exclusively reveal. The tie-up is geared at foster ...
"Standard Ethics has issued a first Corporate Standard Ethics Rating (SER) of “EE-” [adequate] to Prada Group. The Company is a potential constituent of the SE European Fashion&Luxury Index, due to be ...
"The proposal from five EU countries to restrict PFAS in the European Union may well be the most important restriction proposal in years. The scope of the proposal is unprecedented — covering more tha ...
"H&M Group — one of the world’s biggest fashion brands — sent a letter to EU authorities last week, urging them to move forward with the revision of the EU’s chemical legislation REACH as soon as poss ...
"Bellal Akon went to Egypt 12 years ago in search of work. He worked in a garment factory. He died on May 1 last year, but even after working for the factory for a long time it did not provide any fin ...
"No sustainability, no Bangladesh. That’s the opinion of Ranjan Mahtani, founder and executive chairman of Epic Group, a Hong Kong-based garment manufacturer whose sprawling operations span Bangladesh ...
"Jeans have a dirty reputation when it comes to labor and the environment, and it’s not entirely unearned. To make a pair of real jeans (not jeggings or other fake denim) traditionally, the denim cott ...
"The devastating earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria last month affected a region in Turkey with a large amount of textile and garment production. International brands sourcing from the area, togethe ...
"Geopolitics forced an entrepreneur, Taylor Shupe, to bring jobs back from China. It’s helping sell his meme-inspired socks too." ...
"Highlights of FIT's 2023 sustainability conference event, including a VR campaign "Earth Things First" and The Citizen-T Project, meant to help musicians make a sustainable merch revival." ...
"In a closing conversation at the Fashion Institute of Technology’s 17th annual sustainability conference, Valletta sat fireside with “Fashionopolis” author and journalist Dana Thomas to discuss the i ...
"The Cotton Campaign is urging the government of Turkmenistan to ramp up efforts to eliminate state-imposed forced labour in the cotton sector, in line with recommendations of the UN Human Rights Comm ...
"South Korean company SK Chemicals has signed a US$98.4 million deal with China-based Shuye Environmental Technology to purchase what it describes as the world's first mass production system for chemi ...
"Fast Retailing is the latest to exit Myanmar, removing partners in that country from its list of garment and processing factories. The company behind the Uniqlo casual wear chain had outsourced produ ...
"Following talks with animal rights organisation PETA, fashion brand Stine Goya has confirmed a sweeping ban on products with materials derived from animals, such as fur, exotic skins, and angora." ...
