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.
Sustainability
How fashion can do better for people and the planet.
Is Resale Fuelling Overconsumption?
Ultra-fast fashion e-tailer PrettyLittleThing is the latest brand to launch a secondhand marketplace, playing into a debate over whether resale is becoming a smokescreen for even more and faster consumption.
Is Resale Fuelling Overconsumption?
Ultra-fast fashion e-tailer PrettyLittleThing is the latest brand to launch a secondhand marketplace, playing into a debate over whether resale is becoming a smokescreen for even more and faster consumption.
Eco-Fashion’s Next Big Idea: Turn Pollution Into Products
Sound like science fiction? Companies like On, Pangaia, Zara and Lululemon are already experimenting with materials and dyes produced with captured carbon emissions and the new US climate bill could speed up adoption.
Eco-Fashion’s Next Big Idea: Turn Pollution Into Products
Sound like science fiction? Companies like On, Pangaia, Zara and Lululemon are already experimenting with materials and dyes produced with captured carbon emissions and the new US climate bill could speed up adoption.
Why Eileen Fisher’s Approach to Sustainable Fashion Works
And how other brands can emulate it.
Telfar Bags, Vegan Leather and an Unexpected Lesson
The response to a viral tweet about the durability of Telfar’s Shopping bags contains an important takeaway for brands navigating the complex sustainable fashion space.
Telfar Bags, Vegan Leather and an Unexpected Lesson
The response to a viral tweet about the durability of Telfar’s Shopping bags contains an important takeaway for brands navigating the complex sustainable fashion space.
Why Repair Services Are a Growing Business
Brands are stepping up in-store offerings and investors have bet millions on start-ups in the space, as interest in sustainability and resale boosts demand to keep clothes in good condition for longer.
Why Repair Services Are a Growing Business
Brands are stepping up in-store offerings and investors have bet millions on start-ups in the space, as interest in sustainability and resale boosts demand to keep clothes in good condition for longer.
A Radical Solution to Denim’s Climate Cost: Go Direct to the Farm
How denim group Citizens of Humanity is partnering with cotton farmers in a long-term bid to secure all its cotton from regenerative agriculture.
A Radical Solution to Denim’s Climate Cost: Go Direct to the Farm
How denim group Citizens of Humanity is partnering with cotton farmers in a long-term bid to secure all its cotton from regenerative agriculture.
The Start-Ups Fashion Is Still Willing to Bet On
A grim economic climate has tempered enthusiasm for risky investments, but fashion companies and executives like H&M, Kering and Stella McCartney still see opportunity in start-ups pursuing sustainability solutions.
The Start-Ups Fashion Is Still Willing to Bet On
A grim economic climate has tempered enthusiasm for risky investments, but fashion companies and executives like H&M, Kering and Stella McCartney still see opportunity in start-ups pursuing sustainability solutions.
The Hunt for an Easy Way to Recycle Old Clothes
Technologies that can recycle old clothes back into new ones have been touted as a holy-grail sustainability solution. As they begin to scale, the industry is facing a tricky new logistics challenge.
The Hunt for an Easy Way to Recycle Old Clothes
Technologies that can recycle old clothes back into new ones have been touted as a holy-grail sustainability solution. As they begin to scale, the industry is facing a tricky new logistics challenge.
Fast Fashion Is Racking Up Air Miles, and Emissions
Celebrities from Kylie Jenner to Taylor Swift are in hot water for their casual use of gas-guzzling private jets. Fashion brands’ flying habits deserve scrutiny too.
Fast Fashion Is Racking Up Air Miles, and Emissions
Celebrities from Kylie Jenner to Taylor Swift are in hot water for their casual use of gas-guzzling private jets. Fashion brands’ flying habits deserve scrutiny too.
Op-Ed | The Radical Act of Curbing Consumption
Disconnecting from fashion’s hype cycle is the most effective way to both curb the industry’s environmental impact and develop a better relationship with our clothes, writes Alec Leach.
Op-Ed | The Radical Act of Curbing Consumption
Disconnecting from fashion’s hype cycle is the most effective way to both curb the industry’s environmental impact and develop a better relationship with our clothes, writes Alec Leach.
How Brands Should Navigate Fashion’s Greenwashing Crackdown
Companies including Boohoo, Asos and H&M are in the crosshairs, as mounting scrutiny of green claims ratchets up the pressure on brands to credibly back up any sustainability messaging.
How Brands Should Navigate Fashion’s Greenwashing Crackdown
Companies including Boohoo, Asos and H&M are in the crosshairs, as mounting scrutiny of green claims ratchets up the pressure on brands to credibly back up any sustainability messaging.
Optimising Sustainable Cotton Production for Fashion Businesses
The US Cotton Trust Protocol works with cotton growers to produce fibres with a lower environmental and social risk in alignment with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals for members like Levi’s and Gap Inc.
Optimising Sustainable Cotton Production for Fashion Businesses
The US Cotton Trust Protocol works with cotton growers to produce fibres with a lower environmental and social risk in alignment with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals for members like Levi’s and Gap Inc.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF
EU Removes Leather From Deforestation Law
The changes, which will go into effect in December 2027, are a win for the leather industry.
UK Bans ‘Recycled’ Clothing Ads From Adidas, Uniqlo and Calvin Klein
Major retailers’ ads promoting “recycled” clothing and shoes have been banned by the UK watchdog after advertisers were unable to prove their green claims.
Burberry Delays Net Zero Emissions Target by 10 Years to 2050
The British group positioned itself as an industry leader five years ago when it announced a goal of net zero by 2040 — ahead of other luxury brands and the Paris Agreement on climate change.
Milan Fashion Week Will Ask Brands Not to Show Fur
The National Chamber of Italian Fashion will no longer promote fur at events or on social media.
Zara Workers Urge Fashion Chain to Stop Plan Cutting Local Wages
Labour representatives worry the shift to standardised conditions would erase years of locally negotiated terms in A Coruña.
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.
Etsy Bans Fur From Its Listings
Effective Aug. 11, the e-commerce marketplace will pull any remaining animal fur products from its website.