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New partnerships aim to tackle the fashion industry’s packaging footprint — with circular solutions for polybags and MATCHESFASHION’s new, recyclable boxes furthering the cause.
BEHAVIOR CHANGE -
While Burberry delivers another carbon-neutral runway show and works to “inset” its emissions, a new report quantifies the staggering amount of travel emissions generated during a season’s worth of major fashion weeks.
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The two clothing giants and the leader in bioengineering have each achieved industry-first milestones with their latest innovations — which raise the bar for sustainable denim and biobased nylon.
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Canopy’s ‘Pulp Thriller’ outlines a plan to save the world’s forests and climate by replacing 50% of forest fiber from pulp manufacturing with next-generation, alternative fibers such as agricultural residues and waste cotton.
PRODUCT, SERVICE & DESIGN INNOVATION -
It takes a village of visionaries and specialists to galvanize innovative ideas and bring them to fruition. In a recent webinar, Shaw examined a case study in organizations coming together to take a “people-centric approach to sustainability.”
ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE -
In 2013, TOMS made a terrible mistake: We outsourced Customer Service. If you’re building a purpose-driven business and considering a major “cost-cutting” decision, please learn from our mistakes. The “soul” of your brand may be at stake!
WASTE NOT -
What better way to celebrate and participate in the season of giving than with gifts that truly keep on giving? Here are just a few of our favorite discoveries this year of products we'd be thrilled to give and receive.
WASTE NOT -
As we enter the season of giving — and the season of returns — two new, next-gen online retailers aim to address the rampant clothing waste inherent in
e-commerce; and reward users for donating their used, unwanted clothing.
PRODUCT, SERVICE & DESIGN INNOVATION -
Sustainability experts for decades have been exhorting managers to focus more on the function their products deliver and less on the product itself. Biosphere Rule #5, Function Over Form, is focused on fulfilling customers’ functional needs in ways that sustain the value cycle.
WALKING THE TALK -
Gold Standard’s Sarah Leugers recently chatted with entrepreneurial leaders at Allbirds and Peak Design
to discuss their climate-neutral commitments and the
value this creates for their brands.
SUPPLY CHAIN -
A new partnership for Timberland aims to create sustainable leather supply chain; while inclusive apparel brand Everybody & Everyone aims to create better fashion from raw materials to end use.
ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE -
Outdoor retailer unveils aggressive, new sustainability commitments around waste and eliminating unnecessary packaging; urges employees, business leaders and consumers to “opt to act” on waste.
SUPPLY CHAIN -
Wrangler is taking big steps to achieve sustainability. By tackling the industry’s biggest challenges, the jeans giant is carving out a competitive advantage and helping other apparel makers improve industry practices.
CHEMISTRY, MATERIALS & PACKAGING -
The pioneer in sustainable luxury apparel worked with DuPont Biomaterials and Ecopel to create the next generation of luxurious alternatives to fur, resulting in a sustainable faux fur made with Sorona® bio-based fibers.
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Environmental NGO Canopy rallies apparel brands around better paper packaging; and six graduates of the NextGen Circular Business Accelerator prepare to bring their their sustainable coffee cup solutions to market.
FINANCE & INVESTMENT -
By partnering with companies with labor-intensive supply chains, Mastercard is creating digital solutions to give workers more control and transparency over their earnings and savings.
SUPPLY CHAIN -
If we are to really shift the textile industry from one that is harming workers, local communities and the environment to one that is circular and sustainable,
scalable solutions will be necessary.
PRODUCT, SERVICE & DESIGN INNOVATION -
Innovations in garment fitting, recycling, intelligent machinery and a virtual garment marketplace are among the 12 new innovations joining the latest Fashion for Good-Plug and Play Accelerator Programme.
PRESS RELEASE -
Organic Waste Systems and TÜV confirm fiber biodegradability also in fresh water
All white LENZING™ Viscose, Modal and Lyocell fibers are now certified for all environments
Global legislators aim at limiting plastic waste persisting in the environment for centuries
EU Single-Use Plastics Directive partly regulates usage of plastic products
Biodegradable materials such as wood-based fibers are the best alternative to single-use plastics
WALKING THE TALK -
As fires continue to ravage parts of the Amazon, the apparel giant says no more leather from Brazil until “we have the confidence and assurance that the materials used in our products do not contribute to environmental harm in the country.”