SUSTAINABILITY news and archive

Ba&sh unveils sustainability development strategy

Contemporary French fashion label Ba&sh has unveiled its new development strategy for sustainability, which will see the brand targeting “eco-responsible” materials, enhanced transparency, a reduction in plastic use, and a pledge to lower greenhouse gas emissions. Dubbed the ‘Blossom Manifesto’, Ba&sh states that its sustainability strategy is...

16 hours ago

fashion

THE PATH TO SCALING REUSABLE PACKAGING IN E-COMMERCE

AMSTERDAM - The growth of e-commerce in the fashion industry, already the largest e-commerce market segment, is accelerating, spurred on by the closure of brick-and-mortar stores due to the pandemic. As such, the demand for single-use packaging, and waste generation, is increasing. However, reusable options, which aim to transform packaging from...

18 hours ago

Business

Salvatore Ferragamo launches Sustainable Thinking online platform

Italian fashion house Salvatore Ferragamo is revamping its sustainable policy with a ‘Sustainable Thinking’ online platform that will “host, cultivate and amplify discussions” about sustainability, inclusivity and community support. The platform will be accessible from sustainability.ferragamo.com and aims to showcase the brand’s responsible...

21 Apr 2021

Business

Vans sets new sustainability targets to reduce environmental impact

Action sports brand Vans is reaffirming its sustainable position with new goals to reduce its global environmental impact, including committing to making core materials 100 percent regenerative, responsibly sourced, renewable or recycled by 2030. The California-based brand, part of VF Corporation, said it was moving towards creating circular...

20 Apr 2021

Fashion

Lenzing launches Tencel e-commerce platform

The Lenzing Group is launching an e-commerce channel dedicated to its flagship textile brand Tencel to showcase the sustainable fibre. The e-shop platform aims to enable consumers to make “informed purchases” on sustainable clothing and home textile products, explained Lenzing, while also becoming an integral element of the “digital first”...

19 Apr 2021

Business

Canada Goose announces new sustainability goals

Luxury outerwear brand Canada Goose is adapting to a sustainable future, as it commits to using recycled and organic materials and sustainable packaging, alongside naming world-renowned science educator Bill Nye aka ‘The Science Guy’ as its sustainability advisor. The announcement was revealed alongside the company’s second annual sustainability...

15 Apr 2021

Fashion

H&M names Maisie Williams as global sustainability ambassador

Retail chain H&M has named actor Maisie Williams as its global sustainability ambassador to “help lead a worldwide initiative towards a more sustainable fashion future”. In a statement, H&M said that Williams would be joining the brand throughout the year to drive change in fashion in the virtual world and real life. The retailer said it hopes...

12 Apr 2021

Business

The Collective and Individual Approach to Sustainability

Sustainability in the fashion industry is the topic du jour, and rightfully so. The adverse effects of fashion on our environment and on humans themselves cannot be overstated. Over the past ten years, this topic has shifted from the world of academia and NGOs to business and consumers. In fact, consumers now identify sustainability as one of...

7 Apr 2021

Podcast

Shifting the Sustainability Mindset

Sustainability in the fashion industry is the topic du jour, and rightfully so. The adverse effects of fashion on our environment and on humans themselves cannot be overstated. Maria Soubbotina, a graduate student and research assistant at Parsons School of Design, focuses her time on parsing how people use language as it pertains to fashion and...

7 Apr 2021

Business

32 Sustainability efforts of the fashion industry in March 2021

In March, sustainability continues to be the new ‘must have’ of the fashion industry with brands collaborating with each other, retailers and tech or environmental companies. With products made from recycled materials, new sustainable innovations and ecological retail or resale concepts, they are hoping to stay ahead of the competition. This...

5 Apr 2021

Business

Sustainability Accelerating in the Beauty and Personal Care Industry

Of sustainability’s three pillars—economic, environmental and social—much of the beauty industry’s innovation has centered around the environmental pillar. A year after the initial outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, momentum in sustainability has picked up again, coinciding with greater strides in vaccine distribution, the reopening of...

1 Apr 2021

Fashion

Fashion student wins first Imagining Sustainable Fashion Award

The winner of the first Imagining Sustainable Fashion Award launched last October by non-profit research agency, Connecting Cultures, and international ecohub, C.L.A.S.S., was announced on Tuesday during a webinar led by Giusy Bettoni, CEO of C.L.A.S.S. and Anna Detheridge, President of Connecting Cultures. They were joined by Lucy Orta, Chair...

30 Mar 2021