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H&M Foundation shifts focus of Global Change Award 2025 to help achieve net-zero emissions by 2050

The H&M Foundation has unveiled a change in strategic direction in its annual innovation challenge, the Global Change Award (GCA), to support the textile industry’s aim of halving its greenhouse gas emissions each decade to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. The GCA 2025 is now open to innovative solutions and concepts that seek to address...

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E-commerce returns surge poses challenges for retailers

The e-commerce sector is grappling with a surge in product returns, a trend that is squeezing profit margins and forcing retailers to reassess their policies. This shift comes as consumer expectations for frictionless returns clash with retailers' need to maintain profitability and reduce environmental impact. ASOS, the online fashion retailer,...

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DEFI, ADEME and Paris Good Fashion join forces to simplify corporate carbon footprints

The ACT (Assessing low-Carbon Transition) initiative is the result of collaboration between the French Agency for Ecological Transition (ADEME), the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) and the World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA). Together, they have developed a methodology for assessing the maturity of companies' low-carbon transition plans. At the...

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Apple to stop using leather for its accessories

Apple’s annual event, which took place on the penultimate day of New York Fashion Week, had a surprise announcement. The tech giant said it would ban the use of leather for all its accessories, including watch straps and mobile phone cases. In an effort to meet its net zero emissions goal by 2030, Apple unveiled a new textile called FineWoven, a...

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Asics launches 'lightest ever CO2e emission sneaker'

Japanese sportswear brand Asics has created what it claims to be the sneaker with the lowest carbon footprint on the market. The new product - called the Gel-Lyte III CM 1.95 sneaker - reportedly emits just 1.95 kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) emissions across its life cycle, which the brand says is “significantly” lighter than the...

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UK government outlines new framework to boost industrial emissions standards

The UK government has announced the establishment of a new regulatory framework aimed at boosting industrial emissions standards and reducing air pollution. The ‘Best Available Techniques’ programme will require manufacturing facilities in the UK’s largest sectors, including textiles and chemicals, to work together with regulators on identifying...

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H&M enters into agreement with renewable energy platform

Retail group H&M has formed a long-term partnership with global renewable energy platform, Matrix Renewables, in an agreement that will see the group progress towards its goal to become climate positive. Signed today, the partnership brings H&M one step closer to adopting 100 percent renewable energy throughout its operations, a goal set in its...

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Marks & Spencer pledges to be net-zero by 2040

Marks & Spencer has pledged to be net zero by 2040. Its timeline includes a 34 percent reduction in carbon emissions by 2025, a 55 percent reduction by 2030, and finally net zero status by 2040. Part of the company’s decarbonisation process includes a commitment to zero deforestation in palm oil and soy sourcing and obtaining more sustainable...

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Fast fashion giant Inditex accelerates sustainability targets

Zara owner Inditex has announced an acceleration of a number of sustainability targets, including a new aim to achieve net-zero emissions by 2040, ten years earlier than previously planned. The fast fashion giant also aims for all the cotton it uses to be “more sustainable” by 2023, two years ahead of schedule, and for all energy in its direct...

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Klarna launches carbon footprint insights for shoppers

Swedish payments provider Klarna has launched a CO2 tracker to allow its 90 million users to see how much carbon is linked to their purchases. The new feature aims to “democratize access to unbiased climate impact information for consumers” and “help drive awareness around climate change”. Klarna has partnered with Swedish fintech startup...

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Shopping online? Beware of the digital carbon footprint

Fashion’s shift to digital is not as sustainable as we may have been led to believe. The more time we spend online, the greater the need for electricity, which has seen internet usage increase 40 percent worldwide in 2020. A study by Yale university shows a surge in digital activity – from online shopping to following a fitness class to meeting...

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Canada Goose to go carbon neutral by 2025

Canadian brand Canada Goose has outlined its goal to go carbon neutral by 2025 in its first-ever sustainability report. The Toronto-based brand, best known for its winter clothing, has released its sustainable impact strategy, which outlines the company’s commitment to sustainability and includes four of the seventeen United Nations Sustainable...