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Is Scaling Circularity the Next Step for the Fashion Industry?
Sustainable Materials

Is Scaling Circularity the Next Step for the Fashion Industry?

The global economy is shifting to green initiatives and partnerships. Join Innovation Forum’s upcoming conference on Sustainable Apparel and Textiles to discover how brands can adapt practices to deliver on ambitious commitments and growing stakeholder expectations.
Editorial TeamEditorial Team
|May 5th, 2023|9:47 AM
Reciclados Tangier to Invest $68.5 Million Into New Recycling Plant
Sustainable Suppliers News
Sustainable Materials

Reciclados Tangier to Invest $68.5 Million Into New Recycling Plant

With this investment, Reciclados Tangier hopes to position itself as a national leader in the manufacture of recycled textile and apparel products to serve not only the local market but also the markets in Europe and America.
Editorial TeamEditorial Team
|May 2nd, 2023|7:04 AM
Zara Launches its First Multi-Fiber Recycled Collection with Circ
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Zara Launches its First Multi-Fiber Recycled Collection with Circ

In collaboration with Circ, Inditex reinforces its commitment to circularity with this innovative collection of Zara garments made from recycled polyester and lyocell from the separation of multifibre textile waste.
Editorial TeamEditorial Team
|April 20th, 2023|11:10 AM
Agave Leather is the New Sustainable Vegan Alternative
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Agave Leather is the New Sustainable Vegan Alternative

The founders of Desserto saw an opportunity where they could unite the tequila industry with the fashion industry in a sustainable way, by upcycling tequila waste into Agave leather.
Editorial TeamEditorial Team
|April 18th, 2023|10:15 AM
The Sustainable Fashion Future Consists of Microbial Leather
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The Sustainable Fashion Future Consists of Microbial Leather

Innovative companies such as Polybion, Riina O, and Le Qara are redefining the future of fashion for their groundbreaking leather alternatives.
Editorial TeamEditorial Team
|April 14th, 2023|11:57 AM
Refashion Searches for Solutions to Non-Recyclable Textiles
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Ethical Consumerism

Refashion Searches for Solutions to Non-Recyclable Textiles

As blended materials are more difficult to recycle, Refashion is looking for new outlets for non-reusable textiles and solutions to facilitate their recycling, which is still limited in Europe.
Editorial TeamEditorial Team
|April 12th, 2023|1:45 PM
Material Innovator Gen Phoenix Raises €18 Million in Round Led by Dr. Martens and Tapestry
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Sustainable Suppliers News

Material Innovator Gen Phoenix Raises €18 Million in Round Led by Dr. Martens and Tapestry

To take its recycled leather to scale, Gen Phoenix has just closed its latest round of financing led by apparel companies Dr. Martens and Tapestry.
Editorial TeamEditorial Team
|April 11th, 2023|12:15 PM
Pangaia and Natural Fiber Welding Join Forces to Create Plant-Based Leather Fashion
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Pangaia and Natural Fiber Welding Join Forces to Create Plant-Based Leather Fashion

Pangaia and Natural Fiber Welding (NFW) have teamed up to develop the world's first MIRUM®-based garment, the Pangaia Air Gilet.
Editorial TeamEditorial Team
|April 4th, 2023|2:21 PM
Allbirds Launches the World's First Zero-Carbon Sneaker
Ethical Consumerism
Sustainable Materials

Allbirds Launches the World's First Zero-Carbon Sneaker

Named MO.ONSHOT, Allbirds has created a zero-carbon shoe that is commercially viable and scalable and is the culmination of its work as a whole.
Editorial TeamEditorial Team
|March 30th, 2023|11:21 AM
The Major Fashion Companies that Have Committed to Net Carbon by 2030
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Sustainability Governance

The Major Fashion Companies that Have Committed to Net Carbon by 2030

Fashion companies Patagonia, Allbirds, C&A and Ecoalf have joined a group of more than 500 companies in an ambitious pact to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030.
Editorial TeamEditorial Team
|March 24th, 2023|10:04 AM