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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...

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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

Fashion

Taipei Fashion Week FW21 held physically with a full audience

Taipei - Marking its third year, the Taipei Fashion Week (TPEFW) fall/winter 2021 season took place with a total of 16 physical shows running from March 10 to 15 at the Songshan Cultural and Creative Park. Just last week The New York Times reported that Taiwan is thriving as a ‘bubble of normality’ due to the island’s success in keeping Covid-19...

23 Mar 2021

Fashion

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...

22 Mar 2021

Business

Zalando presents first sustainability progress report

One and a half years after the launch of its sustainability strategy Do.more, online retailer Zalando has published its first stand-alone sustainability progress report, showing the extent to which it has achieved its vision to make Zalando a sustainable fashion platform that has a net positive impact on people and the planet. Sustainability is...

18 Mar 2021

Business

33 Sustainability efforts of the fashion industry in February 2021

In February, sustainability seemed high on the agenda of fashion brands and retailers, with some like H&M, Mango and John Lewis announcing not one but multiple initiatives. Resale is also booming, with second hand initiatives, resale platforms and clothing swaps making inroads. This month, FashionUnited is highlighting 33 sustainable initiatives...

12 Mar 2021

Retail

N Brown switches to more sustainable dispatch bags

Multi-brand fashion group N Brown has announced new, more sustainable packaging. The British retailer, which owns brands Simply Be, Jacamo and JD Williams, said it will now package its deliveries in Green Polyethelyne (Green PE) dispatch bags, in order to reduce its carbon footprint. Green PE is a bio-based plastic, manufactured from polymer...

9 Mar 2021

Fashion

Frugal shoppers are buying less, putting sales volumes under pressure

Buy less, buy better, once the mantra of elite sustainability campaigners, has swept the world to become a global mindset, defining a post-pandemic reality. Rail upon rail of cheap clothing is no longer an appealing retail formula as consumers shift away from fast fashion to mindful shopping. Inexpensive short lifespan garments, embedded in the...

17 Feb 2021

Business

Incremental Shift to More Sustainable Business

Sustainable fashion is now front and center in customer’s minds and purchase behaviors, as well as business logistics and planning. It’s been a precipitous philosophical shift over the past 20 years, as the impact of the industry on the environment and the people it employs has become more visible to the public. Talk has turned to practice, as...

16 Feb 2021

Business

Prada completes Ocean Beyond education programme with Unesco and schools

A year ago, Italian luxury fashion house Prada teamed up with Unesco’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) for the educational programmeSea Beyond, a tailor-made pilot project for secondary schools around the world to raise awareness on ocean preservation and sustainability. The two partners have now announced the completion of the...

16 Feb 2021