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Booming secondhand clothing sales could help curb the sustainability crisis in fashion

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Booming secondhand clothing sales could help curb the sustainability crisis in fashion. A massive force is reshaping the fashion industry: secondhand clothing. While fast fashion is expected to continue to grow 20 percent in the next 10 years, secondhand fashion is poised to grow 185 percent. Hyejune Park.

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A closed loop fashion system requires scaling solutions now, not later

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A closed loop fashion system requires scaling solutions now, not later. The fashion industry is damaging to the planet — it's responsible for 10 percent of the world's carbon emissions. That’s one reason why addressing the environmental impacts of the fashion industry will require multiple solutions to be at play at the same time. .

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Scaling circular fashion in North America: Part 1

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Scaling circular fashion in North America: Part 1. What could a circular fashion industry look like in 2050? Part one of this two-part session explores what the circular fashion industry of 2050 has in store. But where there’s inefficiency, there’s often opportunity. Cory Skuldt, Associate Director, Corporate Citizenship.

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Inside the world’s first VR circular fashion summit: 4 key takeaways

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Inside the world’s first VR circular fashion summit: 4 key takeaways. COVID-19 has radically accelerated the need for the fashion industry to innovate. The second edition of the Circular Fashion Summit bears fruit of this new socially distanced reality. The world’s first virtual reality (VR) fashion summit Oct.

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Why H&M is turning away from polyester recycled from bottles

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The fashion industry has found a circular solution to its textile recycling problem.

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Adidas is latest fashion company hoping to weave recycled plastic into garments

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The growing demand for recycled polyester, coupled with a limited supply, signals scarcity and competition ahead.

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The fashion industry is unsustainable ? here's how journalism is inspiring activism to improve it

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The fashion industry is unsustainable — here's how journalism is inspiring activism to improve it. The fast fashion industry has long been critiqued for unsustainable practices and unethical working conditions. Segran writes about design, with a particular focus on the fashion industry as a senior staff writer at Fast Company Magazine.

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