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Fashion and sustainability in December 2023

Towards the end of the year, the fashion industry stepped up its sustainability efforts once again: These were discussed at the COP28 climate conference, among others, but various studies also scrutinised supposedly sustainable initiatives such as biomass and textile collections for recycling purposes. Textile-to-textile recycling received a...

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Circularity platform Responsible acquires re-commerce provider Haru

Two Belfast-based sustainability innovators, global circularity platform Responsible and fashion re-commerce provider Haru are joining forces to strengthen North Ireland’s position as a fashion circularity hub in Europe. In a statement, Responsible said it has acquired Haru to unite its cutting-edge re-commerce technologies and circularity...

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Peregrine commits to sourcing 100 percent of its wool from regenerative farms

British heritage knitwear brand Peregrine has announced that it is planning to transition to 100 percent regeneratively sourced wool by 2026, working exclusively with UK farms. Peregrine, which has been manufacturing knitwear in England for more than 220 years, sourcing wool from British farmers for over eight generations, is committing to...

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Boots to ban all plastic-based wet wipes

Boots, which sold more than 800 million wet wipes in the last year, has announced that it will stop selling wet wipes containing plastic fibres by the end of the year and will replace them with plant-based biodegradable alternatives. The health and beauty chain is one of the biggest sellers of wet wipes in the UK, accounting for up to 15 percent...

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Swarovski signs five-year agreement with Climeworks

Swarovski is building on its sustainability strategy with a new five-year agreement with Climeworks, a leader in carbon dioxide removal via direct air capture technology to reduce, remove and offset its CO2 emissions. In a statement, Swarovski said that the deal with Climeworks to remove accumulated CO2 emissions forms part of its cohesive...

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TrusTrace launches one-stop solution to enable near real-time traceability

TrusTrace, a platform for supply chain transparency and product traceability within fashion and retail, has launched a one-stop certified material compliance tool that enables near real-time traceability at a material level, which sportswear giant Adidas will deploy to help document its products’ sustainability credentials. The new TrusTrace...

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Toms invested 2 million dollars in communities in 2021

Footwear brand Toms has unveiled its 2021 impact report, the first since changing its business model away from its ‘One for One’ giving model to a new impact strategy where it invests a third of profits to grassroots organisations. In 2021, Toms has revealed that it donated more than 2 million dollars in cash grants to community-based...

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Pronovias launches bridal ‘Second Life’ initiative

Luxury bridal brand Pronovias is asking its brides to wear their wedding gowns again and again with its ‘Second Life’ initiative, which will give bridal dresses a new look with its free new alteration service. The wedding industry has long been criticised for not switching to more sustainable methods and Pronovias is looking to bring about...

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Fast Retailing to expand LifeWear concept to support sustainability growth

Fast Retailing, which owns Uniqlo, has announced that it will be “advancing” its LifeWear concept to accelerate its transition to a new business model, which it states will encompass both sustainability and business growth. LifeWear is all about “everyday clothing, designed to make everyone’s life better - to create apparel that not only...

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Dylon Dyes launches first-ever capsule collection

Dylon Dyes has teamed up with stylist, fashion entrepreneur and thrifter Kavita Donkersley of SheWearsFashion to create its first-ever capsule collection. The collaboration is part of Dylon Dyes’ ‘Re-Dye Don’t Re-Buy’ initiative to help people reduce their carbon footprint while helping the textile industry lower its carbon emissions. The...

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Red Carpet Green Dress announces design winners

Sustainable design competition, Red Carpet Green Dress, has named UK-based Yuriko Fukuda and Singapore-based Zhi Hong Benjamin Koh as this year’s winning duo. The global competition, held in partnership with Tencel and 3D garment design software Clo Virtual Fashion, challenged designers to submit a digitally designed, sustainably produced red...

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The Business of Fashion, Textiles and Technology awards grants to SMEs for sustainable innovation

The Business of Fashion, Textiles and Technology (BFTT) research and development programme have awarded a further 1.1 million pounds to 13 small-to-medium-sized enterprises that place sustainability, innovation and social purpose at the heart of their business model. This latest injection of funds follows an initial 1.2 million pound investment...