WASTE NOT -
IKEA has created a collection made from recycled coworker uniforms; while Dr.
Martens’ Genix Nappa collection features recycled-leather remakes of three of
the iconic shoe brand’s signature styles.
THE NEXT ECONOMY -
Online resale is expected to more than double in the next 5 years, reaching
$40B by 2028; 40% of voters say they’re more likely to vote for a candidate
that supports circularity in fashion.
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Colorifix's technology uses DNA sequencing to replicate nature's hues into
sustainable pigments, curbing the industry's overreliance on water- and
chemical-intensive dyeing processes.
FINANCE & INVESTMENT -
Global Canopy’s 10th annual Forest 500 report reveals that, despite some pockets
of progress, voluntary private sector action has failed to generate meaningful
progress on commodity-driven deforestation.
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By designing with the end in mind and considering durability, construction, recyclability and production, designers who create products with ‘lower-cost’ ingredients bring us one step closer to a circular economy.
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The brand has partnered with Samsara Eco to extract nylon 6,6 from end-of-life textiles, demonstrating the potential to create a fully circular ecosystem for apparel.
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SustainCERT, through its Value Change Initiative and partnership with Regrow
Ag, is working to promote resilience across the cotton value chain.
FINANCE & INVESTMENT -
A new report from Planet Tracker analyzed nearly 4K filings from 29 major
apparel brands and found them worryingly dry.
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With 'Speak Volumes,' we aim to draw awareness to overproduction and create a more just distribution
of responsibility for fashion waste clean-up — which builds on our overall goal
of promoting a shift
towards a justice-led, circular fashion economy.
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The footwear manufacturer and material-science company aim to deliver the
world’s first 3D-printed, made-to-measure footwear that is fully compostable.
MARKETING AND COMMS -
'The Road to Circularity' takes a frank look at the problems facing the fashion industry and
the mindset shifts required to pioneer circular solutions for the future.
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The brand is sharing its solution with the apparel industry and suppliers, and developing a reduced-shed version of its largest fleece offering.
MARKETING AND COMMS -
The circular brand’s “Wasty Holiday” campaign highlights the fact that up to 43% more waste is created during the holidays than at any other time of the year.
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Meet NUNOUS — a brand-new, radically versatile material made from fabric waste — developed by fabric-dyeing giant Seishoku Co., Ltd.
WASTE NOT -
This week at SB’23 San Diego, two illuminating panels featured experts from a variety of aspects of the emerging circular economy, who shared key insights and lessons learned in the pursuit of circularity.
THE NEXT ECONOMY -
Keynotes on day 2 of SB’23 San Diego
touched on everything from optimizing global companies’ resource use, building regenerative supply chains, and partnerships addressing the environmental and human impacts of plastic pollution to standing firm in the face of backlash.
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An impressive panel of activists, climate and human rights leaders launched a campaign at Climate Week NYC calling for prompt, radical, legislative action to break the fashion industry’s intrinsic links to fossil fuels.
PRODUCT, SERVICE & DESIGN INNOVATION -
Nike’s ISPA (Improvise, Scavenge, Protect, Adapt) design philosophy challenges creators to experiment, break molds and reimagine products. The ISPA Link Axis uses interlocking components, as few materials as possible and zero glue.
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Partnerships with brands including Madewell and Vibram will help adapt bluesign’s existing standards and guidelines for two untapped industries.
SUPPLY CHAIN -
The publicly available reports, commissioned by the Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action, are part of a roadmap toward industry decarbonization.