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.
The Week Ahead: Instagram's Checkout Feature Is Already Changing How We Shop Online
This week, everyone will be talking about Facebook's quarterly results, Earth Day, Fashion Revolution Week and BoF West. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.
The Week Ahead: Instagram's Checkout Feature Is Already Changing How We Shop Online
This week, everyone will be talking about Facebook's quarterly results, Earth Day, Fashion Revolution Week and BoF West. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.
Can Recycling Fix Fashion's Landfill Problem?
It’s taken Adidas nearly twenty years to find a way to recycle its sneakers, but can breakthroughs like this solve fashion’s waste problem?
Can Recycling Fix Fashion's Landfill Problem?
It’s taken Adidas nearly twenty years to find a way to recycle its sneakers, but can breakthroughs like this solve fashion’s waste problem?
How to Make Sustainable Fashion People Will Actually Buy
Veja, Rothy's and Allbirds are three sustainable brands that have cracked the formula for creating ethical shoes that are also money spinners.
How to Make Sustainable Fashion People Will Actually Buy
Veja, Rothy's and Allbirds are three sustainable brands that have cracked the formula for creating ethical shoes that are also money spinners.
H&M to Trial Vintage Clothing Sales
The fast fashion group will pilot online sales of second-hand garments on the Swedish site of its & Other Stories brand.
H&M to Trial Vintage Clothing Sales
The fast fashion group will pilot online sales of second-hand garments on the Swedish site of its & Other Stories brand.
Exactly How Bad Is Fashion for the Planet? We Still Don’t Know For Sure
Fashion brands know they need to reduce their environmental footprint. But misinformation and a lack of solid data to measure progress are hampering the industry’s effort to clean up its act.
Exactly How Bad Is Fashion for the Planet? We Still Don’t Know For Sure
Fashion brands know they need to reduce their environmental footprint. But misinformation and a lack of solid data to measure progress are hampering the industry’s effort to clean up its act.
How Big Retailers Are Selling Sustainability
Department stores and e-commerce sites like Selfridges, Farfetch and Galeries Lafayette are making moves to promote more sustainable fashion, a shift that could have a powerful impact on the industry.
How Big Retailers Are Selling Sustainability
Department stores and e-commerce sites like Selfridges, Farfetch and Galeries Lafayette are making moves to promote more sustainable fashion, a shift that could have a powerful impact on the industry.
Building a Sustainable Brand: How to Get Started
Finding a way to make clothes without harming workers or damaging the environment is one of the industry’s most daunting challenges. That doesn’t mean brands shouldn’t give it a try.
Building a Sustainable Brand: How to Get Started
Finding a way to make clothes without harming workers or damaging the environment is one of the industry’s most daunting challenges. That doesn’t mean brands shouldn’t give it a try.
Unilever, L'Oréal, Danone Deemed Most Ready for Climate Change
The Carbon Disclosure Project ranked the 16 largest consumer companies on measures including exposure to emissions, use of water and climate governance. Kraft Heinz and Estée Lauder ranked near the bottom.
Unilever, L'Oréal, Danone Deemed Most Ready for Climate Change
The Carbon Disclosure Project ranked the 16 largest consumer companies on measures including exposure to emissions, use of water and climate governance. Kraft Heinz and Estée Lauder ranked near the bottom.
How Can New Technologies Help Make Fashion More Sustainable?
From bioengineered fabrics to innovative packaging solutions, VOICES Salon attendees discuss what measures the industry can take in order to manage growth in a way that is less damaging to the environment.
How Can New Technologies Help Make Fashion More Sustainable?
From bioengineered fabrics to innovative packaging solutions, VOICES Salon attendees discuss what measures the industry can take in order to manage growth in a way that is less damaging to the environment.
Bethany Williams Wins Royal Award for Ethically-Focused Fashion
The British designer received the prestigious Queen Elizabeth II award for her ethical approach to fashion as the industry came under criticism in a parliamentary report for its unsustainable and exploitative business model.
Bethany Williams Wins Royal Award for Ethically-Focused Fashion
The British designer received the prestigious Queen Elizabeth II award for her ethical approach to fashion as the industry came under criticism in a parliamentary report for its unsustainable and exploitative business model.
UK Takes Aim at Fashion’s Sustainability Problem
A new report from lawmakers proposes taxes on clothes and tougher regulation to force the industry to act more sustainably. Amazon and Boohoo, as well as luxury labels like Versace, are in Parliament’s sights.
UK Takes Aim at Fashion’s Sustainability Problem
A new report from lawmakers proposes taxes on clothes and tougher regulation to force the industry to act more sustainably. Amazon and Boohoo, as well as luxury labels like Versace, are in Parliament’s sights.
This Eco-Luxury Label Is Backed by ‘The Patagonia of Jeans’
Stockholm-founded Bite Studios is challenging the fashion industry’s approach to sustainability and has received a minority investment from Nudie Jeans.
This Eco-Luxury Label Is Backed by ‘The Patagonia of Jeans’
Stockholm-founded Bite Studios is challenging the fashion industry’s approach to sustainability and has received a minority investment from Nudie Jeans.
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.