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Why we know everything and change nothing

I thought I understood the industry; its culture, its quality and its lack thereof. I knew the ateliers in Italy where you would discuss the quality of an espresso while standing next to an ironing machine that shaped a Prada blazer in twelve minutes. I knew the production sites in Belgium where the quality of the product and that of the people...

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Recover partners with China's Prosperity Textile to produce sustainable denim at scale

Madrid – A decisive step forward has been made in popularising circularity and the use of more sustainable fibres, following a strategic agreement between Spain's Recover and China's Prosperity Textile. Under this pact, the companies have agreed to jointly participate in the development, manufacturing and industrial-scale commercialisation of...

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Madewell, Re&Up and Isko launch a ‘textile-to-textile’ denim collection

Textile recycling specialist Re&Up Recycling Technologies has entered into a strategic collaboration with American denim brand Madewell and global fabric manufacturer Isko. By transforming around 20,000 used jeans into high-quality recycled raw material for a ‘textile-to-textile’ denim collection by Madewell, the partner companies are...

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Ecoalf reinvents Trump's 'MAGA' slogan to celebrate Earth Month

Madrid – To mark the Earth Month celebrations that begin every April, Spanish brand Ecoalf, a pioneer in merging sustainability and fashion design, has launched a controversial and striking campaign. The campaign reinvents the “Make America Great Again” slogan, which is associated with the presidential terms of US President Donald J. Trump. This...

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Epoch Biodesign closes a 12 million US dollar funding round

UK biotechnology company Epoch Biodesign has closed a 12 million US dollar strategic funding round, including investment from Canadian activewear brand Lululemon, alongside Kompas VC, Happiness Capital, Extantia and Leitmotif (a VC backed by Volkswagen) to accelerate the commercialisation of recycled nylon. In a statement, Epoch Biodesign, a...

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Ralph Lauren outlines next stage of GC&S strategy: Timeless Design by 2030

Ralph Lauren Corporation has outlined the upcoming phase of its Global Citizenship & Sustainability (GC&S) strategy under the title ‘Timeless Design by 2030.’ The next stage of its GC&S strategy aims to build on the current progress that the parent company of the Ralph Lauren brand names has achieved over the last few years while strengthening...

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Lotta Ludwigson x Remei: digital product passport in action

On Thursday, March 19, 2026, Berlin-based slow fashion label Lotta Ludwigson and sustainable Swiss textile producer Remei launched a joint t-shirt collection. The Luma t-shirts are 100 percent traceable via the my-trace app, not only from the organic cotton raw material to the finished product but starting from the seed itself. The t-shirt is...

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New white paper on decarbonising the fashion industry is a good start but misses key issues

Decarbonising the fashion industry's supply chains is no longer a secondary sustainability goal, but a core financial necessity. This is the argument of the recently published white paper, “Accelerating Fashion Decarbonisation: An Efficient Approach to Unlocking Corporate Value and Financing the Supply Chain Transition”. It is co-authored by the...

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Destruction ban: How Save Our Returns aims to bring returns out of the black box

Millions of returned products, increasing regulation and a rapidly growing re-commerce market are making returns management a strategic issue for the fashion industry. Ernst Lameyer, founder of Save Our Returns, explains why transparency will become mandatory, the risks associated with non-transparent processes and why professional returns...

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Soles4Souls acquires Erren Recondition to scale circular solutions

US-based nonprofit Soles4Souls has announced the acquisition of Erren Recondition, a Netherlands-based specialist in footwear and apparel reconditioning. The move is designed to enhance the ability of Soles4Souls to provide scalable circularity services for brands and retailers, focusing on extending product lifespans and reducing textile waste....

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H&M Foundation announces Global Change Award 2026 finalists

The H&M Foundation has announced its top 20 finalists for the 2026 Global Change Award (GCA). Selected from 450 ideas submitted from 81 countries across six continents, the innovations from the 20 early-stage finalists are set to be reviewed by the GCA Expert Panel together with the H&M Foundation team. From the 20 finalists, the panel and team...

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Dear sustainability manager, have you ever searched for your own brand on Vinted?

A while ago, I sat down with the sustainability manager of a medium-sized Dutch clothing brand. We discussed circularity, material choices and ambitious sustainability goals for 2030. At one point, the conversation turned to the second-hand market and its potential relevance. I took out my phone and opened Vinted. I typed in the brand name....