Trend: Circularity becomes measurable

Having moved from fringe, mostly academic conversations into the boardrooms of Fortune 500 companies and the halls of parliament around the world, the idea of a circular economy is growing up fast. In its infancy, circularity’s primary pain point was awareness and conceptual understanding — or a lack thereof. Now, in the impressionable days of…

H&M Launches Line of Athletic-Wear from ‘More Sustainable Fabrics’

Fashion retailer H&M has partnered with Sydney-based brand P.E. Nation for a line of athletic-wear made with more sustainable materials, the company announced. The line will feature P.E. Nation items reimagined in “more sustainable fabrics,” according to H&M. These include organic cotton and recycled polyester. The line includes activewear, T-shirts, swimwear and undergarments.  H&M recently…

Think Tank Receives Grant to Investigate Fashion’s Environmentally Linked Financial Risks

Non-profit think tank Planet Tracker has received a grant from Laudes Foundation to investigate the fashion industry’s environmentally linked financial risks. Currently, the listed equities portion of the fashion industry generates over $1.2 trillion in revenues. Yet investors in this industry are not incorporating the true cost of their investments. Specifically, while multiple studies have highlighted the deep,…

Defacto, Dünya Kadınlar Ekonomik Forumu’nda

Dünya Kadınlar Ekonomik Forumu’na katılan DeFacto CFO’su Önder Şenol, “Kadınların iş hayatında eşit şartlarda çalışmasını, emeklerinin ve hayallerinin hayat bulmasını önemsiyoruz. Bu doğrultuda çalışanlarımızın eğitimi ve gelişimi için sürekli yatırımlar yapıyoruz’ dedi. DeFacto, Slovenya’nın başkenti Lübliyana’da düzenlenen Dünya Kadınlar Ekonomik Forumu’na katıldı. DeFacto CFO’su Önder Şenol’un konuşmacı olarak yer aldığı etkinlikte “Kadınların iş hayatında eşit…

Textile & Sustainability: How can companies source… more sustainably…

Geçtiğimiz ay, tekstil sektörü için sürdürülebilirlik adına çok önemli uygulamalı/pratik yaklaşımlar içeren özel bir yazı dizisi Green.Biz kapsamında yayımlandı. Liesl Truscott‘ın kaleme aldığı yazılara aşağıdaki adreslerden ulaşabilirsiniz: How companies can source polyester more sustainably https://www.greenbiz.com/article/how-companies-can-source-polyester-more-sustainably How companies can source cotton more sustainably https://www.greenbiz.com/article/how-companies-can-source-cotton-more-sustainably How companies can integrate a more sustainable materials strategy into their business…

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

Last week, German sportswear company adidas announced a commitment to increase the content of recycled polyester (rPET) in its garments to 50 percent before the end of the year, and to use only recycled polyester across its supply chain by 2024. The company joins the likes of H&M, Patagonia, Everlane and other apparel companies that are beginning…

Copenhagen Fashion Week Plans ‘Radical’ Sustainability Changes

Copenhagen Fashion Week organizers introduced a three-year sustainability action plan this week that calls for “radical” changes. Among them: halving its carbon footprint, moving to zero waste, and aligning with United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The Sustainability Action Plan 2020-2022 has two main focus areas. One is on changes to the Copenhagen Fashion Week event itself while…

The UK fashion sector is already on trend to miss 2020 waste targets

The United Kingdom’s fashion industry is not cutting waste fast enough to hit its December 2020 target of a 3.5 percent reduction, the Waste and Resources Action Plan (WRAP) admitted Thursday. According to a progress report from the WRAP’s Sustainable Clothing Action Plan 2020 (SCAP 2020) commitment, supply chain waste has dropped only by 1.4 percent…

Levi Strauss & Co. Expands Chemical Screening in its Supply Chain

Levi Strauss & Co. formed a partnership with international testing services provider Hohenstein to use Oeko-Tex Eco Passport chemical product certification in the apparel-maker’s supply chain. LS&Co. said that Eco Passport complements an open-source program that the company had previously developed called Screened Chemistry. As LS&Co. explains, Screened Chemistry scrutinizes chemical formulations to prevent potentially hazardous compounds…

Good Fashion Fund Seeks Sustainable, Scalable Supply Chain Solutions

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. A new investment fund, the Good Fashion Fund, aims to address a real need in the garment industry by promoting scalable solutions around key…