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,…
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Latest C2C Certified Product Standard Open for Public Comment
Today, the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute is inviting all stakeholders to help shape the fourth version of the Cradle to Cradle Certified Product Standard during a 60-day public comment period from 5 August to 4 October 2019. The draft standard and public comment form can be found on the Institute’s website; input received during the public comment period…
Major Fashion Brands Adopt Circular Economy Jeans Redesign
A group of major fashion brands and manufacturers agreed to change the way they produce jeans by adopting new guidelines from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Make Fashion Circular initiative. These new Jeans Redesign Guidelines are based on circular economy principles. Confirmed participants in the effort to date include denim brands Gap, C&A, H&M Group, Lee,…
Dow’s director of sustainability Julie Zaniewski on designing materials for recyclability
Videoyu İzlemek için: https://youtu.be/LtrQeqN4hDQ Dow’s director of sustainability Julie Zaniewski comes from a consumer packaged goods space. Her focus on design, packaging and consumer engagement is being brought upstream into the chemical giant. “Flexibles” can be challenging, but being able to break down siloes is critical to sustainability success and innovation. Source: https://www.greenbiz.com/video/dows-director-sustainability-julie-zaniewski-designing-materials-recyclability
Trending: Ratcheting Up to Sustainable Activewear, Inside and Out
Allied Feather & Down — creators of industry-leading responsible down sourcing is announcing the relaunch of its proprietary TrackMyDown.com website, an educational transparency tool designed to provide consumers and brands with all of the information they may need about the down lining their jacket or sleeping bag. After helping to create the now globally recognized Responsible Down Standard (RDS) within…
16 companies rethinking packaging
The United States generates almost 80 million tons of packaging waste each year, according to the United States Environmental Protection Agency. When landfilled or incinerated, this waste pollutes the environment and poses health risks (PDF) to humans and wildlife. Packaging is also the main source of the plastic pollution that is clogging the ocean and expected to exceed the weight of all fish by…
Greenpeace: Clothing Industry Showing Progress Toward Detox Commitments
For the first time, Greenpeace has released a report on the progress of its Detox campaign to eliminate hazardous chemicals from clothing production by 2020. The 80 companies who have signed on over the first seven years of the initiative represent a combined 15 percent of global clothing production — and all of them are…
How sustainable designer Bill McDonough is re-fashioning the fashion industry
In early 2017, when Bill McDonough decided to launch his global initiative, “Fashion for Good,” he wanted to introduce more “good” into the fashion world: “good materials, good water, good energy, good economy and good lives.” Through Fashion for Good, he has created “platform for innovation” through accelerator and scaling programs, which bring together brands,…
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