International environmental organisation Canopy has added more than 400 brands and retailers to its fashion and forest conservation initiative, CanopyStyle that aims to transform the fashion industry’s viscose supply chain. More than 3.2 billion trees are cut down every year, explains Canopy, many from the world’s most vital ecosystems, to make...
16 Sep 2021
Online retailer Asos has published its ‘Fashion with Integrity 2030’, environmental, social, and corporate governance programme, which includes a commitment to achieve net-zero across the full value chain by 2030, and plans to be more circular, transparent and diverse. The ‘Fashion with Integrity 2030’ (FWI 2030) plan focuses on minimising Asos’...
Digital wardrobe app Whering has come a long way since its launch in June 2020. It has attracted more than 35,000 users, launched a Caring Partners feature with a range of care, repair and donation services and most recently opened apop-up in Sohoas a curated space and educational hub for all things sustainable fashion. FashionUnited caught up...
Copenhagen Fashion Week has named a new advisory board including Danish and international members within the field of fashion and sustainability. In January 2019, Copenhagen Fashion Week established a Sustainability Advisory Board to help inspire and inform the events overall sustainability strategy and sustainability action plan. This board...
Sourceful, a data-driven platform that helps businesses minimise the environmental impact of their supply chains, has raised 12.2 million US dollars in funding. The seed round was led by Europe’s Index Ventures, which has also backed Glossier, Farfetch and Deliveroo, alongside participation from Eka Ventures, Venrex and Dylan Field, the founder...
15 Sep 2021
Casual footwear brand Crocs is introducing a new bio-based Croslite material into its product lines to lower its carbon footprint. The move is part of the company’s pledge to become a net-zero brand by 2030, as it targets a 50 percent reduction in its carbon footprint per pair of Crocs shoes. At 3.94 kilograms carbon dioxide equivalent per pair...
The global luxury goods market, which was massively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, is expected to recover to the pre-pandemic level in 2022, reaching USD 1,096 billion at constant 2020 prices. Sustainability is an increased focus area particularly for luxury players to engage with consumers moving forward. The expansion of the circular...
Danish jewellery company Pandora is committing to cut its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 50 percent across its own operations and entire value chain of suppliers and business partners by 2030. In addition, Pandora adds that it will also commit to achieving net-zero emissions by 2040 by further reducing its climate footprint and removing or...
14 Sep 2021
Women’s sports performance clothing brand Maaree has collaborated with sustainable cycling apparel label Ashmei on a limited-edition sports bra. The new everyday Maaree x Ashmei empower sports bra, marks Maaree’s first collaboration and has been designed to support both brand’s “shared obsession with performance and sustainability” while...
13 Sep 2021
August 2021 was a very strong month in terms of sustainability initiatives of the fashion industry - there were collaborations galore, for example by Nike and Newlight Technologies or Heron Preston with Mercedes Benz or fashion weeks cooperating. Mending and upcycling is in, with brands and service providers offering repair services for clothes....
9 Sep 2021
Vestiaire Collective has become the first resale fashion platform to receive B Corporation certification, and it is challenging other resale platforms, fashion brands and industry players to join. This achievement is part of Vestiaire’s sustainability and inclusion roadmap, explained the company, and follows a rigorous certification process from...
Eyewear group Marcolin has announced a three-year partnership with Treedom, a global web platform to promote the planting of trees and forests worldwide to make the planet greener, in collaboration with Timberland Eyewear. The partnership will see Marcolin supporting the planting of 10,000 trees by Treedom, all geolocated with ID codes to allow...
7 Sep 2021
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