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Amazonian design takes centre stage at London Climate Action Week

As the fashion industry continues to reckon with its climate impact, a new exhibition at London Climate Action Week is shifting the spotlight from rhetoric to regeneration, and from the global north to the heart of the Amazon. Opening at Coal Drops Yard from 25–29 June, (re)weaving Amazonia’ is a flagship event of the LCAW King’s Cross Hub and...

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Business|Beauty

Kao achieves climate-neutral operations in the UK

Japanese consumer goods manufacturer Kao, which owns beauty brands including John Frieda and Molton Brown, has announced that its UK production and administrative facilities have reached carbon-neutrality status. Kao, the world’s fourth-largest supplier of professional salon products, teamed up with ClimatePartner, a leading solution provider...

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Fashion

Sustainability in the spotlight at Copenhagen Fashion Summit

The Copenhagen Fashion Summit kicked off yesterday, bringing together leading figures in fashion to discuss one of the industry’s hottest talking points: sustainability. Hosted by Global Fashion Agenda, a non-profit organisation that promotes a collaboration on sustainability within fashion, the year’s theme was aptly named ‘Prosperity vs Growth...

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Fashion

House of Baukjen win 2021 UN Global Climate Action Award

Sustainably and ethically conscious online womenswear and maternity brands Baukjen and Isabella Oliver, collectively known as House of Baukjen, have been announced as a winner of a 2021 UN Global Climate Action Award. The annual awards by United Nations Climate Change shine a light on innovative, scalable, and replicable examples of how people...