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Will Fashion’s Next Generation of Materials Be Brewed Like Beer?

Japanese sportswear group Goldwin and biotech start-up Spiber are set to test the market for lab-grown materials with collections for brands including North Face and Woolrich this fall.

Sustainability

‘Toxic Trail of Pollution’: States Step Up to Curb the Use of ‘Forever Chemicals’

Partisanship has thwarted Congress’s attempts to limit PFAS, but a patchwork of state laws is pushing for their phase-out.

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Fashion’s Microplastics Problem Is a Design Challenge

Material choices, garment construction and manufacturing processes can make a big difference to reducing much of the polluting particles clothes shed.

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The Best of BoF: Fashion’s Sustainability Reckoning

From innovative materials to regulatory crackdowns, 2022 was a year that pushed the fashion industry to rethink how it operates.

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Greenpeace Finds Hazardous Chemicals in Shein Products

Lab tests found concentrations of hazardous chemicals that breach EU regulatory limits in 15 percent of products, according to a report published Tuesday.

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Why Fashion Still Uses Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’

Brands from Canada Goose to Patagonia still rely on PFAS for performance attributes like waterproofing.

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California Bans Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ Used by Many Brands

The new law comes into effect in January 2025 and prohibits the manufacture, sale or distribution of new textiles and apparel products containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, a group of chemicals commonly used to make garments waterproof or stain-resistant.

Sustainability

The Start-Ups Aiming to Detox Dyeing

Turning dresses red and jeans blue is a dirty, resource-intensive process. A number of new technologies offer promising solutions for a lower-impact way forward.

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Chanel-Backed Biotech Start-Up Raises $120 Million

The company closed a Series C funding round, led by Teachers’ Venture Growth (TVG), the late-stage venture arm of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board, and Senator Investment Group. Several existing investors, including Chanel and Mousse Partners, also participated in the round.

Technology

The Traceability Tech Aiming to Unlock a More Sustainable Industry

Traceability systems powered by tracking software and Big Data will help brands reach far into their supply chains to understand the entire lifecycle of their products.

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Only Severe Emissions Cuts Will Avoid Climate Extremes, UN IPCC Report Warns

Drastic cuts to fossil fuel use and growing forests are just some of the actions needed in this decade to contain global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial temperatures, a major report by the UN climate science agency said Monday.

Sustainability

Global Warming Is Outrunning Efforts to Protect Human Life, Scientists Warn

The report, released Monday by the world’s top climate scientists, warns of a growing mismatch between rising temperatures and slow, fragmented efforts to adapt, leaving little time for catching up before “a brief and rapidly closing window of opportunity” is sealed shut.

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