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EU Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence: no plans for replication in the UK - Kyna Intel, 2022-07-19T22:06:48+07:00

"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 ...

Itchy and hot, or sweat-wicking and comfy? Sustainable wool activewear is on the rise - Kyna Intel, 2022-06-30T20:31:23+07:00

"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 ...

Unionisation rights declining, rights index says - Kyna Intel, 2022-06-30T20:31:23+07:00

"Workers’ rights abuses have reached record highs in supply chain countries including Myanmar, according to the International Trade Union Confederation’s ...

How retail therapy rewires your brain (and what you can do about it) - Kyna Intel, 2022-06-30T20:31:23+07:00

"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 ...

Farfetch and Good On You launch Good Measures sustainability hub - Kyna Intel, 2022-06-30T20:31:23+07:00

"Fashion and sustainability continue to meet in the middle. Luxury fashion platform Farfetch and sustainability ratings platform Good On You have launched ...

In search of fashion’s sustainability seekers - Kyna Intel, 2022-06-30T20:31:23+07:00

"As eco-conscious generations become more financially stable, brands will need to keep up with increasing demand for sustainable fashion practices. Young, ...

Seaweed biomaterials startup AlgiKnit nets $13m Series A funding - Kyna Intel, 2022-06-30T20:31:23+07:00

"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 ...

AlgiKnit secures US$13m investment - Kyna Intel, 2022-06-30T20:31:23+07:00

"Biomaterials company AlgiKnit has secured US$13 million in investment which will help scale the production of its kelp-based fibres." ...

“The fat years are over”: but for whom? - Kyna Intel, 2022-06-30T20:31:23+07:00

"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 ...

Chanel-backed 'activated silk' firm adds new investors - Kyna Intel, 2022-06-30T20:31:23+07:00

"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 ...