This fashion boutique in India is crafted from recycled materials
Inhabitat - Innovation
AUGUST 5, 2020
This fashion boutique is made with clay tiles, upcycled metal, recycled beer bottles and more.
Sustainable Fashion: Identifying Fast Fashion Flaws and Extending the Life Cycle of Clothing
Green Business Bureau
MAY 4, 2021
trillion dollar fashion industry may be economically thriving in the age of fast-changing trends but it is in no way sustainable. In fact, fashion is the second largest polluting industry after fossil fuels. Flaws In The Consumption Side of Fast Fashion. The massive 2.5 Cheap Clothing Harms The Environment .
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How companies can embrace circularity in their material sourcing strategies
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 3, 2020
Incorporating recycled materials into product collections is a good start.
Why fashion's 'recycling' is not saving the planet
TechXplore
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
In H&M's flagship Paris store it is hard to find clothes that don't claim to be made from "recycled materials".
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WAMA underwear are made with sustainable hemp
Inhabitat - Innovation
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
Modern methods of fashion have led to worldwide global catastrophe. The plastics, the waste, the non-recyclable materials…it has all added up to the biggest environmental crisis humankind has ever faced. WAMA Underwear is turning to hemp, one of the most sustainable fabrics in the world.
ASOS unveils 'circular' fashion collection
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020
Online fashion retailer has trained its designers in making its clothing and jewellery more sustainable, recyclable and reusable. What this collection shows is that you don't need to make a choice between the circular economy and fashion, and that you can make sustainable products without compromising on design or on price," she said.
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How to talk about racial justice in sustainability
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 16, 2020
In fashion, which has dealt with criticism of horrible working conditions for decades , we need more brands that not only offer sustainably sourced apparel (from recycled material to fair labor), but also sell it at an affordable price point. . Third, act on the input from BIPOC communities.
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5 opportunities of a circular economy
GreenBiz
MARCH 5, 2021
Creating a circular economy for textiles means shifting to recycled and recyclable materials in order to reduce the amount of land, water and fossil fuels used to produce new clothes. Around 15 million people worldwide work as "waste pickers," salvaging reusable or recyclable materials from garbage.
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Urban Originals Releases Vegan and Recycled Handbags
Green Living Guy
JUNE 3, 2022
Take a stand against Animal Cruelty in the fashion industry with handbags from Urban Originals. Made with a blend of vegan leather and recycled materials, Urban Originals is paving the way to better and ethical fashion across the world.
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How to Be A Sustainable Fashion Brand: Trends and Ideas for Your Business
Green Business Bureau
APRIL 28, 2021
The World Needs a More Sustainable Fashion Industry. Sustainable fashion is our only option. The future of our planet, maintaining adequate resources, and protecting human rights all depend on our toxic fashion industry evolving to a more sustainable and circular fashion industry. Demand for Sustainable Fashion.
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The Renewal Workshop raises €5 million to help fashion brands go circular
Impact Alpha
DECEMBER 11, 2019
ImpactAlpha, December 11 – Startups are helping minimize the environmental footprint of mainstream fashion with waterless dyes, online thrift stores, and clothes made of recycled materials.
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Fashion's latest trend? Why H&M, other big brands are investing in garment recycling
Business Green
JANUARY 24, 2020
Less than one per cent of clothing material today is refashioned to produce new clothing - but some top brands are exploring one potential solution. The fashion industry has a pollution problem. Enter a new technology: chemical garment-to-garment recycling. Welcome to the lab.
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'A fashion sector fit for the future': Top fashion brands launch Textiles 2030 climate initiative
Business Green
APRIL 28, 2021
Boohoo, Asos, Primark, Next, M&S, Primark, and John Lewis are among 18 major fashion brands that have this week launched a major environmental initiative geared at reducing the sector's significant environmental footprint over the coming decade.
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How Dell and Levi's envision the future of repair
GreenBiz
MAY 27, 2020
Fast fashion and high-performance fabrics have compounded waste by accelerating the output of apparel that's virtually impossible to recycle. I’ve been involved in recycling materials for a long time, but seeing it firsthand in that kind of environment was kind of daunting," Boyd said. "I
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ASOS, Boohoo and ASDA investigated over fashion 'greenwashing' claims
Business Green
JULY 29, 2022
Three fashion retailers could face legal action from the UK's Competition and Markets Authority if found to have misled its customers over the environmental credentials of their products. Online retailers ASOS and Boohoo both promote more ‘ethically'-produced clothing ranges on their websites. The CMA has contacted all three firms.
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ASOS launch circular fashion guide for designers and brands
Business Green
NOVEMBER 16, 2021
As part of its on-going partnership with Centre for Sustainable Fashion, the e-commerce site has published an online resource. Leading e-commerce site ASOS has launched a new push to help the fashion industry transition to a circular economy with the release of a new interactive resource.
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The textile companies creating material change
GreenBiz
MAY 26, 2021
A few key takeaways from this years analysis: Ambition is in fashion. We are committed to only be using recycled polyester from 2024. By 2025, nine out of 10 adidas articles will be sustainable: Made with recycled materials, made to be remade or made with nature.".
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This fashion boutique in India is crafted from recycled materials
AGreenLiving
AUGUST 5, 2020
Located in Gujarat, India, this boutique shop designed by Manoj Patel Design Studio is completely made out of recycled materials. The 350-square-foot space, completed in 2020, sells fine women’s wear and combines two rooms together to create a contemporary consumer experience using reused traditional and scrap materials.
Primark eyes net zero value chain by 2050 as retailer signs UN Fashion Charter
Business Green
OCTOBER 29, 2020
Company has committed to slashing the emissions generated by its supply chain by 30 per cent by 2030 as it joins Adidas, Nike, Mango, and Chanel in supporting UN's sustainable fashion pledge.
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Tesla says new recycling process recovers 92% of battery materials
Charged
AUGUST 24, 2021
One of these is Tesla co-founder JB Straubel’s company, Redwood Materials , which is recycling scrap from Panasonic’s battery cell production at Gigafactory Nevada. In typical Tesla fashion, the company has also been working on its own in-house battery recycling system.
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ASOS launches first circular fashion collection
AGreenLiving
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020
This fall, online retailer ASOS is launching its first collection of circular fashions. A collaboration with the Centre for Sustainable Fashion , the 29 women’s, men’s and unisex styles aim to prove that eco-friendly clothing can also be chic. Instead of waste, ASOS aims to create an endless series of new fashions.
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Bio-recycling gets fashionable with enzymes that will eat your shoes
Business Green
AUGUST 12, 2022
French biotech start-up Carbios is making rapid progress working with some of the world's biggest fashion brands to deliver a new approach to polyester recycling. The brands "can use plastics to make fibers, but they don't have a solution for fiber-to-fiber recycling at scale," Emmanuel Ladent, Carbios CEO, said in an interview.
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H&M issues €500m bond tied meeting its CO2 and recycled garment goals
Business Green
FEBRUARY 22, 2021
High street fashion retailer's sustainability-linked bond was 7.6 H&M has issued a €500m bond linked to the high street fashion retailer achieving several of its 2025 sustainability targets to ramp up the use of recycled materials and drive down greenhouse gas emissions across its business and supply chain.
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Primark eyes net zero value chain by 2050 as it signs UN Fashion Charter
Business Green
OCTOBER 29, 2020
Retailer has committed to slashing the emissions generated by its supply chain by 30 per cent by 2030 as it joins Adidas, Nike, Mango and Chanel in supporting UN's sustainable fashion pledge.
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DrinKicks is Transforming—and Decarbonizing—Sneaker Culture with Plant-leather Shoes and Education
Greentown Labs
MAY 16, 2023
Michael Fletcher and Kristeen Reynolds are bringing their passion for sneaker culture, circularity, and community engagement to the pavement with DrinKicks —a startup turning food waste and recycled materials into shoes with 89 percent lower carbon emissions than their cow-leather counterparts.
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5 standout brands from Vegan Fashion Week 2021
AGreenLiving
OCTOBER 15, 2021
As more consumers prioritize sustainability, the days of fast fashion are numbered. This year’s Vegan Fashion Week in Los Angeles highlighted brands that are stepping up to meet the demand for ethical products by offering fashionable creations free of animal products. Curious about what the vegan fashion world has to offer?
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Jog on waste: Sweaty Betty launches leggings recycling service
Business Green
FEBRUARY 7, 2020
The retailer stressed that it "is not in the business of fast fashion" and that its garments are engineered to last years. However, it added that the new recycling scheme was designed to make it easier to give garments a second life.
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PANGEA Movement’s Eco-jacket uses 100% recycled materials
AGreenLiving
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
Related: Adidas 100% recycled jacket is solving plastic pollution PANGEA’s Eco-Jacket is made from 100% recycled materials. Rather than requiring virgin plastics, the garment uses 56 recycled plastic bottles. Even the zipper pulls are made from recycled materials. See the original post:Â .
Affordable and sustainable fashion trends for fall
AGreenLiving
OCTOBER 26, 2020
Jeans Jeans are truly the cornerstone of great fall fashion. Using recycled jewelry and recycled packaging, Bario Neal traces its entire supply chain and sources fair-trade materials. This jewelry is handmade in Laos using recycled materials — namely shrapnel from the Vietnam War. Read more here:Â .
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Managing Food Waste in the Office
Green Business Bureau
SEPTEMBER 9, 2020
Just as you have blue bins for recyclable materials, brown bins are meant only for organic materials. She has performed various research on small-scale plastic recycling and founded a sustainable fashion brand (Sophie Meraki) that upcycles textile waste into new apparel, accessories and jewelry. Get a brown bin.
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ASOS launches first circular fashion collection
AGreenLiving
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020
This fall, online retailer ASOS is launching its first collection of circular fashions. A collaboration with the Centre for Sustainable Fashion , the 29 women’s, men’s and unisex styles aim to prove that eco-friendly clothing can also be chic. Instead of waste, ASOS aims to create an endless series of new fashions.
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GALERIE.LA curates sustainable "Fashion With Integrity"
AGreenLiving
JUNE 18, 2020
Again and again the headlines emphasize the dirty world of fashion. Polluting waterways, consuming materials and creating trendy fast fashion pieces that lead to massive landfill waste are all part of the process. promotes a simple concept — fashion can be sustainable. The company answers many questions about fashion.
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BioRomper: a safe, fashionable, eco-friendly outfit for travel
AGreenLiving
APRIL 30, 2021
Being eco-conscious folks, it was important to them that they use high-quality recycled materials and skip the plastic packaging. The team behind BioRomper wanted to create something to meet the moment; an innovative new garment that blends fashion and function for anyone on the move in this new normal. Related: Bro.do
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ASOS revamps environmental targets in support of net zero pledge
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
E-commerce giant ASOS has today published the next stage of its Fashion with Integrity programme, setting out its 2030 targets for limiting the retailer's environmental impact in support of its ultimate goal of achieving net zero emissions across its full value chain by the end of the decade.
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Fashion collaboration repurposes leather offcuts into eco-friendly home and lifestyle products
AGreenLiving
OCTOBER 18, 2019
Award-winning design studio OPENUU has joined forces with RIL CREED, a sustainable handbag fashion brand, to create two collections for home and lifestyle using upcycled genuine Italian leather. The two companies came together for the project after realizing the negative impact that fashion waste has on the environment.
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Valani launches debut collection of biodegradable clothing
AGreenLiving
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
New fashion house Valani has launched its debut collection of biodegradable separates and dresses inspired by “light living.” The fashion brand has designed its pieces to reflect sustainability, with soft styles that can be worn throughout the year — regardless of season.
Redress winner launches puffer jacket made of upcycled materials
AGreenLiving
NOVEMBER 16, 2020
designer Maddie Williams has recently launched a sustainable puffer jacket after winning the Redress Design Award 2019, one of the world’s largest sustainable fashion design competitions. The jacket now retails in over 100 stores in China. Redress Design Award Images via Redress.
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Honor your favorite on-screen icons with the newest Adidas collection
AGreenLiving
MAY 7, 2021
One of the biggest names in fashion, Adidas , has committed to ending plastic waste. The soles are made with recycled rubber, and the uppers are made with Primegreen technology, which uses recycled materials. As such, the company has released a series of products that strive toward this goal.
Designer Dana Cohen creates unique, recycled fabric garments
AGreenLiving
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
From fast fashion to unsustainable production to consumers simply choosing to throw out clothes instead of donating them, the environmental costs of fabric waste is starting to add up — and fast. Cohen’s first award-winning collection, Worn Again, was developed in 2015 using recycled materials.
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Each purchase of this bag made from recycled plastic helps plant trees
AGreenLiving
JULY 14, 2020
Just in time to celebrate National Forest Week from July 13 to July 19, fashion brand Solo New York is planting one tree per purchase for its line of affordable bags made from recycled plastic bottles. The first run of the company’s Re:cycled Collection recycled over 90,000 bottles, and this is just the beginning.
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How Europe could become a major hub for textile recycling
Business Green
JULY 29, 2022
Fashion companies need to set ambitious targets for recycling textiles and designing for circularity. Textile manufacturers need to invest in equipment capable of working with recycled fibre. The public sector needs to expand infrastructure to support textile collection and recycling. It's going to take some serious cash.
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Mattel reveals new Barbie made from recycled ocean-bound plastic
AGreenLiving
JULY 7, 2021
The Barbie Loves the Ocean line includes three fashion dolls, a playset and accessories made from 90% recycled ocean-bound plastic parts sourced within 50 kilometers of waterways in areas that are lacking formal waste collection systems. Mattel Images via Mattel.
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Valani launches debut collection of biodegradable clothing
AGreenLiving
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
New fashion house Valani has launched its debut collection of biodegradable separates and dresses inspired by “light living.” The fashion brand has designed its pieces to reflect sustainability, with soft styles that can be worn throughout the year — regardless of season.
Top brands strengthen links between net zero goals and supply chain innovation
Business Green
MAY 14, 2021
Research from World Economic Forum (WEF) and the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) estimates that suppliers in eight industries - food, construction, fashion, consumer goods, electronics, automotive, professional services and freight - account for 50 per cent of global emissions. The team even reports to its chief technology officer.
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