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Graduate Fashion Foundation launches circularity masterclass programme with Zalando

The Graduate Fashion Foundation, the UK charitable organisation that bridges the gap between graduation and employment and runs Graduate Fashion Week, is teaming up with European online retailer Zalando to offer circularity masterclasses for 2025/26. The circularity masterclass is a five-part online educational platform that 11 European and UK...

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Circularity platform Responsible acquires European sneaker marketplace Klekt

Belfast-based fashion technology firm Responsible, which powers circularity platforms for brands and retailers, has acquired Europe’s largest sneakers platform, Klekt, pronounced like ‘collect’, formerly known as Crep, for an undisclosed amount. In a statement, Reponsible, which helps clothing and footwear companies buy back and resell their...

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Investigation: EU's sustainable fashion score is 'finalised' but far from reliable

On paper, an agreement has been reached on the first tool for scoring fashion products on sustainability. The regulation comes from Brussels and is called the Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules (PEFCR), hereafter referred to as 'PEF', for apparel and footwear. However, the method and the way it was developed are a source of...

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Denim Deal launches clothing collection

At the Kingpins denim trade fair, the Denim Deal, a global coalition aiming to scale up the use of post-consumer recycled cotton (POCR), is presenting its first three circular denim collections. Participating fashion companies aim to demonstrate that circular denim is already ready-to-wear, according to the press release. This refers to material...

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Changemakers in fashion (part 5): Leanne Heuberger, CSR specialist at Zeeman

There are countless sustainability initiatives, but who in the fashion industry is truly driving the transition, whether their efforts are visible to the public or not? We interview changemakers, consultants, sustainability experts and activists in fashion. What can we learn from their work? In episode six: Leanne Heuberger, CSR specialist at...

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Save Your Wardrobe acquires French aftersales platform Les Raccommodeurs

British digital wardrobe app Save Your Wardrobe (SYW) has acquired the business-to-business (B2B) repair and care platform Les Raccommodeurs. SYW aims to leverage the French company's previous retail collaborations with major brands such as IKKS and dozens of French boutiques to establish its repair and care services. This will allow SYW to...

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Toast to scale circular fashion initiatives with Circulo

British fashion and lifestyle brand Toast has announced a strategic partnership with Circulo, the platform for managing and scaling branded post-purchase services, to strengthen its commitment to sustainability and end-of-life product solutions. The move is described as a “major step” in digitising and scaling the brand’s ‘Toast Circle’...

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Fashion's digital reckoning: Why the EU's Product Passport mandate will reshape the Industry

As the European Union tightens its grip on environmental regulation, fashion brands across the continent, and beyond, are bracing for a seismic shift. At the heart of the upcoming regulatory wave lies the Digital Product Passport (DPP), a central feature of the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR), which becomes enforceable in...

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Changemakers in fashion (part 3): Saqib Sohail, head of Responsible Business Projects at Artistic Milliners

There are countless sustainability initiatives, but who in the fashion industry is truly driving the transition—whether or not their efforts are visible to the broader public? We interview changemakers, consultants, sustainable fashion experts and activists. What can we learn from their work? In this third installment, FashionUnited speaks with...

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Debrand awarded funding to target plastic apparel waste

Debrand, a Metro Vancouver-based leader in textile sustainability and circularity logistics for top apparel and retail brands across North America, has been awarded more than 325,000 Canadian dollars in funding from the CleanBC Plastics Action Fund, administered by the Province of British Columbia and Alacrity Canada through the Ministry of...

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Sustainable sneakers: Materials, production, and the future of footwear

The footwear sector, including sneakers, is incorporating sustainability initiatives, as these products are now a constant in fashion collections and are increasingly worn for various occasions. Sneakers are the focus of research and experimental projects by material producers for sustainable, recyclable, or partially recyclable components....

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Safety and quality fears preventing consumers from buying more sustainable products

A new report from the British Standards Institution (BSI) has revealed that UK consumers' expectations for sustainable fashion across both high street and luxury brands is on the rise, but a lack of trust in the quality and safety of the item is holding people back. The BSI’s 2025 Global Circularity study, ‘The Tipping Point: Building Trust in...