CIRCULARITY news and archive

Circularity platform Responsible acquires re-commerce provider Haru

Two Belfast-based sustainability innovators, global circularity platform Responsible and fashion re-commerce provider Haru are joining forces to strengthen North Ireland’s position as a fashion circularity hub in Europe. In a statement, Responsible said it has acquired Haru to unite its cutting-edge re-commerce technologies and circularity...

14 Mar 2023

Business

Fashion for Good launches Sorting for Circularity USA project

The global sustainability initiative Fashion for Good has launched its new Sorting for Circularity USA project today, which will focus on the North-American textile-to-textile recycling market. External brand partners are Adidas, Inditex, Levi Strauss & Co. and Target, and external partners are Eastman, H&M and Nordstrom. The 18-month project...

31 Jan 2023

Fashion

Lucy & Yak introduces buyback scheme

Conscious clothing brand Lucy & Yak has launched a new buyback scheme, offering consumers money off future purchases, as it looks to keep clothes in circulation for longer. The ‘Re:Yak BuyBack’ scheme will allow customers to return, recirculate and recycle their old Lucy & Yak products in any store, including its newly-announced Nottingham and...

24 Jan 2023

BusinessFeatured

Sustainability round-up 2022

Looking back at the year 2022 in light of the sustainability efforts of the textile and apparel industry, two topics stood out: textile recycling and greenwashing. In view of the growing mountains of discarded clothing and textiles, more has to be done in the area of textile-to-textile recycling so that no virgin materials are used. Efforts to...

28 Dec 2022

Business

Sustainability round-up December 2022

In December, in addition to exciting industry collaborations and the announcement of upcoming trade fairs with a sustainability focus, there were studies to read again that examined, among other things, fashion's growth surpassing sustainability efforts, according to a new report by Wrap. Thus, it was more than timely when the Institut Français...

27 Dec 2022

BusinessFeatured

Stella McCartney and Protein Evolution partner on textile recycling venture

US biological recycling company Protein Evolution, Inc. (PEI) has announced a research and development collaboration with Stella McCartney to turn unused polyester and nylon fabrics into “good-as-new” products to demonstrate a circular solution for the fashion industry. The collaboration aims to demonstrate the potential of PEI’s enzyme-based...

19 Dec 2022

FashionFeatured

Fashion's growth is surpassing sustainability efforts, says report

Growth in the fashion industry is hampering sustainability targets as environmental impact from brands, retailers and manufacturers remains high. Current reductions in carbon footprints, water usage and embracing circular businesses is far slower than the rate of growth. The UK Government has announced policies and proposals to decarbonise all...

2 Dec 2022

FashionFeatured

Adidas by Stella McCartney unveils “industry-first” viscose sportswear

Adidas has unveiled a new viscose sportswear range as part of its collaboration with British designer Stella McCartney to demonstrate the potential of a circular fashion ecosystem. The tracksuit has been made as part of the New Cotton Project, an EU consortium of 12 partners, and took the process of making the apparel from a linear to a circular...

22 Sept 2022

FashionFeatured

Running brand On partners with Trove to launch ‘Onward’ resale

Swiss performance sportswear brand On has launched ‘Onward,’ a new resale site and online trade-in programme powered by Trove, the recommerce operating system. The ‘Onward’ initiative is an extension of the Swiss sports brand’s existing ESG initiatives, focusing on driving sustainability through innovation and elevating circularity across its...

12 Sept 2022

Fashion

Denmark’s Ministry of Environment wants companies to embrace circularity

The Ministry of Environment in Denmark has announced a sectoral agreement within the fashion and textile industry to require companies to recycle and use more recycled materials by 2030, as it looks to make the Danish textile industry more circular. Ten Danish clothing and textile companies, including Ganni, Bestseller, and Aiayu, and three...

10 Aug 2022

Business

Säntis Textiles partners with Ciel to expand recycled cotton yarn

Global sustainable fabric and technology specialists Säntis Textiles is partnering with Ciel Textile to bring 100 percent recycled cotton yarns to its international brands. The new venture is set to expand the circular economy, utilising Säntis Textiles’ first-of-its-kind recycling technology. RCO100 works by converting pre-consumer industrial...

3 Aug 2022

FashionFeatured

Fwrd launches resale programme to extend the life cycle of designer handbags

Luxury fashion e-tailer Fwrd, part of the Revolve Group, has launched a new resale initiative, Fwrd Buyback to bolster its sustainability strategy toward circular luxury shopping. Fwrd Buyback has been launched to extend the life cycle of high-end designer handbags from brands including Bottega Veneta, Saint Laurent, Loewe and The Row and will...

19 Jul 2022