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The Crucial Ingredient for Ethical, Sustainable Supply Chains
At the recent Fast Company Innovation Festival, industry leaders explored the essential elements required to establish a supply chain that prioritizes sustainability and ethical practices. The discussion revealed a stark reality: when consumers purchase everyday items, such as a set of bed sheets from a large retail chain, they often remain oblivious to the origins of those materials and the complexities of the associated supply chain. Unfortunately, many companies lack this transparency themselves.
|September 27th, 2024|5:33 PM
Apparel & Textiles
Fashion for Good Unveils Ambitious Footwear Circularity Initiative
Fashion for Good has launched a groundbreaking initiative aimed at advancing footwear circularity, with notable industry partners including Adidas, Inditex, On Running, PVH Corp, Reformation, Target, and Zalando. This new effort seeks to transform the entire footwear supply chain, from material sourcing to end-of-life disposal.
|August 13th, 2024|3:05 PM
Apparel & Textiles
Fashion Industry Struggles with Fossil Fuel Dependence and Transparency
Despite the pressing climate crisis, fashion brands are lagging in reducing fossil fuel use across their supply chains, according to a new report from Fashion Revolution. The "What Fuels Fashion" report, a special edition of the Fashion Transparency Index, scrutinizes 250 major fashion brands and retailers, each with annual revenues exceeding $400 million. The report reveals that these brands continue to heavily rely on fossil fuels at every production stage, and their reduction targets are insufficient to meet global climate goals.
|August 13th, 2024|3:05 PM
Apparel & Textiles
Applied DNA and Indus Group Forge Partnership to Enhance Cotton Traceability
Biotechnology innovator Applied DNA Sciences has entered into a strategic five-year licensing and commercial agreement with apparel and textile manufacturer Indus Group. This collaboration marks the first large-scale deployment of Applied DNA's CertainT platform for cotton traceability.
|August 5th, 2024|12:41 PM
Apparel & Textiles
Enhancing Fashion Supply Chains: Lessons from Food, Transport, and Beauty Industries
Fashion's sprawling global supply chains, often expanded to cut costs, have become notoriously tangled and complex. Unlike industries such as food, transport, and beauty, fashion has historically lacked stringent regulations, resulting in minimal investment in infrastructure to track products throughout their lifecycle. However, other industries offer valuable lessons that fashion can adopt to enhance traceability and sustainability.
|July 24th, 2024|5:06 PM
Apparel & Textiles
Arc’teryx, Zalando, and H&M Explore Profits Without Production Growth
Fashion Leaders Embrace Circular Economy in $700 Billion Reuse Market
|July 24th, 2024|2:42 PM
Apparel & Textiles
Technology & Software
Textile Exchange Postpones Launch of eTrackit Traceability System
Textile Exchange, the global non-profit organization focused on sustainable practices, has announced a delay in the rollout of its highly anticipated eTrackit traceability system following a pilot phase.
|July 18th, 2024|10:16 AM
Apparel & Textiles
Material Innovation & Circularity
Aligning Consumer Desires with Brand Messaging on Cellulosic Fibers
Learn about the companies that are making significant strides to bridge the gap between consumer desires for sustainability and transparency and their brand messaging, such as Lenzing, Inditex, and Kering.
|June 20th, 2024|7:33 AM
Apparel & Textiles
Discussing the Complex Landscape of Trade, Transportation, and Compliance in the Fashion Industry
Join CommonShare's CEO Martin Smith at the USFIA 2024 Conference on November 13th to explore solutions for trade, transportation, and compliance challenges in the fashion industry.
|June 19th, 2024|10:45 AM
Apparel & Textiles
The Fashion Sustainability and Social Accountability Act: An Analysis of Its Recent Legislative Setback
Despite strong support from environmental advocates, the New York Fashion Act faces significant resistance from influential trade groups like the AAFA, posing ongoing legislative challenges for the fashion industry.
|June 18th, 2024|11:13 AM
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We Need Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Policy For Textiles
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation report highlights a unified national EPR approach to enhance effectiveness and outlines the additional benefits beyond waste management.
|June 18th, 2024|1:47 PM
Material Innovation & Circularity
Retail
Lenzing And Cobalt Fashion Partner With Exponent Envirotech To Revolutionize Fashion With ECOHUES™ Waterless Dyeing Technology
Lenzing and Cobalt Fashion partner with Exponent Envirotech to revolutionize fashion with ECOHUES™ waterless dyeing technology for wood-based cellulosic fibers.
|June 17th, 2024|1:01 PM
Material Innovation & Circularity
Apparel & Textiles
Spinnova Continues Collaboration With Luhta Sportswear Company And Releases A T-Shirt Made With SPINNOVA® Fibre
Rukka, a brand under Luhta Sportswear Company, released a t-shirt made with 29% SPINNOVA® fibres in deep blue and white, as part of its 2024 Olympic collection, marking the first consumer product with SPINNOVA® fibres available online.
|June 13th, 2024|12:19 PM