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Primark launches skinny jeans with Repreve Our Ocean

Budget fashion chain Primark is expanding its sustainable ‘Primark Cares’ range with new skinny jeans in partnership with material innovators Unifi, Inc and its Repreve Our Ocean fibre, which turns throwaway plastic into denim. As you would expect from Primark, this is sustainable fashion with an affordable price tag, with the Repreve Our Ocean...

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Fashion

Sustainable bridesmaid dress brand Nola London launches

Nola London, a new sustainable bridesmaid dress brand, has been launched by a duo with thirty years combined buying and design experience from Topshop and Asos. Best friends Abigail Heinimann and Sophia Munro are looking to challenge the one-wear mindset of bridesmaid attire with Nola London by producing modern dresses that are stylish as well...

22 Jun 2021

Fashion

Nike launches sustainable Happy Pineapple collection

Sportswear giant Nike has launched its Happy Pineapple collection, using piñatex instead of leather. Piñatex is a plant-based alternative to leather and is crafted by using pineapple leaves. Nike is one of the first brands to use piñatex in its designs, offering 95 per cent renewable resources and enhanced performance. Ananas Anam The new...

18 Jun 2021

Fashion

Stella McCartney launches most sustainable collection to date

British fashion brand Stella McCartney has launched its Autumn 2021 collection - the most sustainable yet, alongside a new campaign. The ‘Our time has come’ campaign features a fantasy of animals rewilding London, living freely among humans while donning sustainable luxury pieces. The campaign is also narrated as a tongue-in-cheek documentary by...

16 Jun 2021

Business

Ralph Lauren reveals goal to achieve net-zero emissions by 2040

American fashion company Ralph Lauren has set a new goal to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040. The announcement is part of the company’s recently published Global Citizenship and Sustainability Report, which provides an update on its Design the Change initiative. Other goals the company has revealed include gaining Cradle to Cradle...

16 Jun 2021

Business

H&M joins EU Green Consumption Pledge Initiative

H&M has announced its commitment to the EU Commission’s Green Consumption Pledge Initiative, aiming to create a more sustainable future for the fashion industry. The pledge allows companies to make a public commitment to reduce their coverall carbon footprint and produce more sustainable products. H&M’s vision is to become climate positive by...

15 Jun 2021

Fashion

H&M Foundation announces virtual start-up collection

The H&M Foundation has announced the Billion Dollar Collection which showcases ten sustainable start-ups that the company believes can change the face of the fashion industry. The chosen innovators for the edgy collection are from across the world and focus on sustainability with their materials and traceability. The pieces will be showcased in...

10 Jun 2021

Business

28 Sustainability efforts of the fashion industry in May 2021

Continuing from April, there were sustainable efforts galore in May too. Now, even rivaling brands like Adidas and Allbirds shake hands when it comes to circular innovations that are best tackled together. Brands and retailers continue offering consumers more sustainable choices and it is heartening to see that young designers have more choices...

10 Jun 2021

Fashion

Spinnova wins 2021 ANDAM Innovation Award

Finnish start-up Spinnova has been named the 2021 ANDAM Innovation Award winner for developing 100 percent sustainable textile fibre directly out of FSC-certified wood and waste streams without dissolving or other harmful chemical processes. As winners, Spinnova will receive 50,000 euros and a one-year mentorship from Yann Gozlan, founder and...

8 Jun 2021

Fashion

Ventile develops two new eco-fabrics

Sustainable textile manufacturer Ventile has launched two new fabrics as part of its growing Eco range. Ventile, known for its performance textiles worn by explorers such as Ranulph Finnes and Sir Edmund Hillary, has developed the Ventile Eco 420 and Ventile Eco 430, which are both machine washable 100 percent recycled cotton fabrics that...

8 Jun 2021

Business

Fashion fit for the future: The skills needed to drive clothing's circular transition

How the rise of reuse and repair models will change the landscape of the Dutch clothing industry. Countries around the world are racing to make plans to curb climate breakdown by 2050—with some spotlighting the circular economy as a means to this end. Let’s imagine a scenario thirty years in the future where circularity, supported by government...

3 Jun 2021

Retail

Gen Z consumer inspired by sustainability and self-expression

Gen Z’s shopping behaviours are “strongly influenced” by brands commitments to social and environmental sustainability, according to a new report from marketplace Depop and consultancy firm Bain and Company. Based on a survey of 2,000 Gen Z Depop buyers and sellers in the UK, US and Australia, the ‘Futureproof: How Gen Z’s empathy, awareness and...

1 Jun 2021