Orka Holding Yönetim Kurulu Başkanı Orakçıoğlu: 50 pet şişeden bir takım elbise üretiyoruz

Damat, Tween, D’S Damat’ın sahibi ve Orka Holding’in Yönetim Kurulu Başkanı Süleyman Orakçıoğlu, salgının gölgesinde geçen iş yaşamı ve şirketlerinin gelecek planları hakkında bilgiler verdi. Türkiye’de geçen yıl başlayan COVID-19 salgını nedeniyle 2020’de 75 gün mağazaları açamadıklarını ifade eden Orakçıoğlu, hazirandan itibaren yavaş yavaş yüzde 50 kapasiteyle çalışmaya devam ettiklerini söyledi.  Temmuzdan itibaren ekime kadar hedeflere doğru gitmeye…

TÜRKİYE DÖNGÜSEL EKONOMİ HAFTASI (1-5 MART 2021)

Detaylı bilgi, program ve kayıt için: https://www.business4goals.org/turkiye-dongusel-ekonomi-haftasi/ Türkiye Döngüsel Ekonomi Haftası, çağımızın kaynak sürdürülebilirliği ihtiyacına küresel, bölgesel ve ulusal düzeyde alınan önlemler ve gerçekleştirilen müdahalelere katkı sağlamak amacıyla Dcube Döngüsel Ekonomi Kooperatifi (DCube), Hedefler için İş Dünyası Platformu (B4G) ve İş Dünyası ve Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma Derneği (SKD Türkiye) iş birliğinde 1 – 5 Mart 2021 tarihlerinde düzenlenmektedir. Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma…

CDP: Fashion Companies Slow to Recognize Water Pollution Risks

CDP published a new report today analyzing water data from 62 companies involved in the fashion, apparel, footwear, and home textiles industry. Only seven companies demonstrated awareness of water pollution across their entire value chains. “Interwoven Risks, Untapped Opportunities” pulled data from brands, manufacturers, and retailers in the industry that disclosed through CDP’s 2019 water…

In a COVID-19 World, Brands Need to Earn Customers’ Trust Through Sustainability

At the end of July, the US Department of Commerce reported that the United States experienced the sharpest economic contraction in its modern history. Amidst this seismic disruption, few would expect fashion brands and retailers to be spending money on sustainability programs. A recent survey from the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol found otherwise. Just over half of the 138 company executives…

H&M’s Cos Brand Introduces First Sustainable Activewear Line

H&M Group’s label Cos introduced its first line of sustainable activewear. The fashion brand’s new collection for women is made from recycled materials like nylon and polyester. Sold online to start, the collection contains more than a dozen pieces including socks, leggings, sports bras, underwear, outerwear, and tops. The items range from $45 to $190,…

Fashion Industry Leaders Face Choice: Embrace Sustainability or Go Under

Covid-19 is putting enormous strain on the fashion industry, forcing leaders throughout the supply chain to make hard decisions. Doubling down on sustainability measures could help apparel, footwear, and textile companies stay competitive in the post-pandemic market, according to a new report. Boston Consulting Group, the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, and technology company Higg Co’s report,…

5 Sustainable Fashion Industry Innovations Awarded $1 Million by H&M Foundation

The five winning entries of the 2020 Global Change Award include innovations from lab-grown cotton and creating fabrics from protein DNA, to tracking sustainable fibers by using blockchain technology, wastewater separation and converting carbon dioxide into sustainable polyester. Global Change Award is the non-profit H&M Foundation’s fifth annual innovation challenge. The goal is to identify early stage, disruptive ideas that can make fashion more sustainable, and to scale…