December 1, 2020
Levi’s has launched the Sustainability Shop in Shop — a unique retail design concept created in partnership with David Jones Australia. Created using environmentally friendly Tasmanian timber supplied by Hydrowood*, the innovative space is leading the way for sustainable fashion in the retail industry and offers consumers a conscious and sustainable way to shop. After more than a
...November 8, 2020
Australian business Planet Protector Packaging has won the inaugural 2020 Ocean Impact Pitchfest for its sustainable thermal packaging solution that plans to eliminate polystyrene from supply chains. After being contracted to set up operations for an Australian meal-kit company, Joanne Howarth, the CEO and founder of Planet Protector Packaging, said she was horrified by the huge volume of wasteful,
...October 9, 2020
How to ensure circular fashion is good for people and the environment Annelise Thim Fri, 10/09/2020 - 00:15 This article originally was published in the BSR Insight. The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown the fashion industry into disarray, leaving supply chain workers without wages and causing major global brands to file for bankruptcy. In the United States alone, 2.1 million retail workers lost
...September 7, 2020
This shift in social standards is the main reason we’re seeing a wave of synthetic substitutes heading for the market. Leather alternatives produced from synthetic polymers fare better in terms of environmental sustainability and have achieved considerable market share in recent years. But these materials face the same disposal issues as any synthetic plastic. So, the leather market has begun
...July 22, 2020
While more and more companies are focused on sustainable entrepreneurship and the fair and inclusive economic growth of the global economy, there is still a trend in the ready-made garment industry of companies moving their production to new markets with lower production costs. The largest, not necessarily the most sustainable, economic growth can be seen in Southeast Asia. The pressure on raw materials and
...July 17, 2020
The future of the fashion industry requires innovative circular systems Nicole Pamani Fri, 07/17/2020 - 00:15 Agricultural waste from food crops either is traditionally left to rot or is burned, contributing to greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution. About 270 million tons of banana waste are left to rot annually, and in India, 32 million acres of rice straw are burned. Circular
...June 22, 2020
The key to lowering your microfiber footprint: wash your clothes on cold.
June 19, 2020
Timberland invests in regenerative leather ranches Deonna Anderson Fri, 06/19/2020 - 02:45 Regenerative agriculture practices have received a lot of attention in recent years, and much of the focus has been on food production. But more companies outside of the food space are figuring out how they can invest in or use regenerative practices in the supply chain for their
...June 16, 2020
The launch of the streamlined self-service digital textile collection service means that households can elect a convenient time to have their unwanted clothes, shoes and textiles picked up from home to be recycled. Following Manrags’ recently launched textile recycling initiative that receives old textiles from consumers for re-use or recycling, the company has joined forces with
...May 15, 2020
The fashion industry is unsustainable — here's how journalism is inspiring activism to improve it Kirstie Dabbs Fri, 05/15/2020 - 01:43 The fast fashion industry has long been critiqued for unsustainable practices and unethical working conditions. From global cotton supply chains to pollution from textile factories, the need to improve the industry in favor of both people and
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