Nylon Recycling Startup Syntetica Raises $30 Million Series A
Lululemon and apparel manufacturer MAS Holdings are among the investors backing the French startup as it scales a proprietary process for recycling nylon from mixed-textile waste.
Shayeza Walid
Shayeza Walid is Senior Editorial Associate covering Sustainability at The Business of Fashion. She is based in London and covers stories on fashion's environmental impact, climate accountability, labour issues and other international stories across the supply chain. Previously, she was contributing reporter at The New York Times, covering South Asia and an international features contributor at Variety, Esquire and Screen International. She holds a Masters of Science from Columbia Journalism School.
Luxury
Pavita Cooper Named British Fashion Council Chair, Caroline Issa Named Deputy Chair
Cooper will succeed David Pemsel as the fashion trade body’s chair effective Oct. 1.
Pavita Cooper Named British Fashion Council Chair, Caroline Issa Named Deputy Chair
Cooper will succeed David Pemsel as the fashion trade body’s chair effective Oct. 1.
Sustainability
Why Small Brands Are Unhappy About the EU’s Newest Regulation
Owners of small businesses have taken to social media to complain about a new EU packaging rule they say creates costs and complexities they aren't equipped to handle. Here's what you need to know about it.
Why Small Brands Are Unhappy About the EU’s Newest Regulation
Owners of small businesses have taken to social media to complain about a new EU packaging rule they say creates costs and complexities they aren't equipped to handle. Here's what you need to know about it.
Sustainability
Why Upcycling Is Suddenly Everywhere in Fashion
BoF senior editorial associate Shayeza Walid joins Sheena Butler-Young on The Debrief to unpack why upcycling is breaking into the mainstream — and whether it can become a durable part of fashion's supply chain.
Why Upcycling Is Suddenly Everywhere in Fashion
BoF senior editorial associate Shayeza Walid joins Sheena Butler-Young on The Debrief to unpack why upcycling is breaking into the mainstream — and whether it can become a durable part of fashion's supply chain.
Sustainability
Why So Many Fashion Brands Are Upcycling
From Miu Miu to Coach, upcycling is moving beyond sustainability capsules into mainstream fashion as brands highlight the design and uniqueness of their products as much as — if not more than — their sustainability benefits.
Why So Many Fashion Brands Are Upcycling
From Miu Miu to Coach, upcycling is moving beyond sustainability capsules into mainstream fashion as brands highlight the design and uniqueness of their products as much as — if not more than — their sustainability benefits.
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Sustainability
Why Fashion’s Economics Work Against Sustainable Brands
The industry’s underlying economics still make it difficult for more sustainable business models to compete. Brands that take responsibility for a garment’s full lifecycle, including what happens after it’s sold and then discarded, shoulder costs that others don’t.
Why Fashion’s Economics Work Against Sustainable Brands
The industry’s underlying economics still make it difficult for more sustainable business models to compete. Brands that take responsibility for a garment’s full lifecycle, including what happens after it’s sold and then discarded, shoulder costs that others don’t.
Global Markets
Dubai’s Reign Over Middle East Fashion Will Outlast the War
While the Middle East conflict has punctured Dubai’s aura of invulnerability and prompted some to question the city’s future, it has done little to erode the advantages that made it the region’s fashion gateway in the first place.
Dubai’s Reign Over Middle East Fashion Will Outlast the War
While the Middle East conflict has punctured Dubai’s aura of invulnerability and prompted some to question the city’s future, it has done little to erode the advantages that made it the region’s fashion gateway in the first place.
Sustainability
Can You Trust AI to Tell You Which Brands Are Sustainable?
A BoF analysis of recommendations by ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini found that brands' online reputations and how users phrase their questions matters more than actual environmental performance.
Can You Trust AI to Tell You Which Brands Are Sustainable?
A BoF analysis of recommendations by ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini found that brands' online reputations and how users phrase their questions matters more than actual environmental performance.
Fashion Week
Why Copenhagen Fashion Week Still Stands Apart
The sustainability-focused showcase returns next week with regional staples Marimekko and By Malene Birger coming back, the debut of Collina Strada, and a continued focus on community that's made it one of fashion's most influential regional fashion weeks.
Why Copenhagen Fashion Week Still Stands Apart
The sustainability-focused showcase returns next week with regional staples Marimekko and By Malene Birger coming back, the debut of Collina Strada, and a continued focus on community that's made it one of fashion's most influential regional fashion weeks.
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Sustainability
Will the US’ Forced Labour Tariffs Protect Workers?
The new duties’ focus on forced labour is widely seen as a pretext for the Trump administration to rebuild its tariff wall. But could they actually help address forced labour in fashion’s supply chain?
Will the US’ Forced Labour Tariffs Protect Workers?
The new duties’ focus on forced labour is widely seen as a pretext for the Trump administration to rebuild its tariff wall. But could they actually help address forced labour in fashion’s supply chain?
Sustainability
Can the EU Ban on Destroying Unsold Goods Actually Work?
Companies from luxury groups to high-street giants are rethinking what to do with unsold goods in the EU as its ban on destroying excess inventory takes effect. Critics say loopholes in the rules could cause problems.
Can the EU Ban on Destroying Unsold Goods Actually Work?
Companies from luxury groups to high-street giants are rethinking what to do with unsold goods in the EU as its ban on destroying excess inventory takes effect. Critics say loopholes in the rules could cause problems.
Sustainability
Fashion Can’t Treat Climate Change as Just a Sustainability Problem
Fashion’s biggest sustainability challenges don’t exist in isolation. Increasingly, neither do the solutions.
Fashion Can’t Treat Climate Change as Just a Sustainability Problem
Fashion’s biggest sustainability challenges don’t exist in isolation. Increasingly, neither do the solutions.
Sustainability
Why Consumers Are Ditching Polyester for Natural Fibres
The material has become a lightning rod on social media as shoppers reject synthetics and seek out clothes made from natural fibres. The reasons go beyond consumers viewing polyester clothing as cheap or poor quality.
Why Consumers Are Ditching Polyester for Natural Fibres
The material has become a lightning rod on social media as shoppers reject synthetics and seek out clothes made from natural fibres. The reasons go beyond consumers viewing polyester clothing as cheap or poor quality.
The News in Brief
Levi’s Sued for Allegedly Misleading Consumers on Ethical Labour Practices
The Clean Clothes Campaign and four Dutch consumers have accused the denim brand of failing to meet the responsible production standards it promotes in its marketing.
Ralph Lauren Resets Sustainability Plan After Dropping Net-Zero Target
The company is shifting to shorter-term, measurable goals after dropping its target of reaching net-zero emissions by 2040 last year.
AII Launches Industry-First Tool Standardising Measurement of Carbon Emissions
The new tool published by the climate-focused nonprofit aims to create a standardised benchmark across textile facilities to accelerate fashion’s efforts to decarbonise.
EU Finalises Plan to Scale Back Sustainability Rules
The bloc’s overhaul sharply reduces the number of companies covered by ESG reporting and supply chain due-diligence laws, easing compliance pressures but increasing concerns over accountability.
EU to Ban Destruction of Unsold Clothes and Shoes
The European Commission has adopted new measures that will require medium and large companies to stop discarding unsold clothing and footwear, in the bloc’s latest move to target textile waste.
German Watchdog Says Shein Must Substantiate or Remove Net-Zero Claims
The ultra-fast fashion retailer says it has updated language on its website following engagement with the group.
Vogue Japan Announces New Head of Editorial Content
Kazumi Asamura Hayashi will take the helm later this month, marking a new chapter for Vogue Japan after a leadership transition at Condé Nast Japan.