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Three Chinese start-ups honoured at Kering Generation Awards

Luxury conglomerate Kering and global innovation platform Plug and Play China revealed the winners of the third Kering Generation Awards during Shanghai Fashion Week. The Kering Generation Awards in China was launched in 2018 as part of the group’s sustainability strategy to recognise and support Chinese start-ups bringing about positive...

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Desigual launches start-up accelerator with Plug and Play

Spanish fashion brand Desigual is launching an incubator programme called Awesome Lab in collaboration with the open innovation platform Plug and Play. The international start-up accelerator programme aims to find companies in product design, development, and customer relations, as the fashion brand looks to drive the development of...

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Fashion for Good reveals fifth batch of companies joining its accelerator program

A new wave of companies looking to make fashion more sustainable has joined Fashion for Good’s Plug and Play Accelerator program, which provides them with a twelve-week curriculum including mentorship and business development opportunities from Fashion for Good’s corporate partners C&A, Adidas, Bestseller, Galeries Lafayette, Kering, Otto Group,...