"Circular Economy" News Archive

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.

Shaping a circular fashion brand that limits its carbon and water footprint and uses materials within a sustainable cycle, the American apparel brand has initiated its “Make it Possible" program for social and environmental change.

A three-year partnership between The Global Fashion Agenda (GFA) and H&M Foundation is aimed at injecting substantial funding into GFA's circularity impact initiatives and expansion of the National Circular Fashion Partnership programmes.

Planned to be submitted before the summer, the new initiative seeks to curb the "fast fashion" business and promote circularity and sustainability as values for the future, including the introduction of the digital product passport.

Fashion powerhouses Adidas, Inditex, Target, and Zalando have united with the innovative platform Fashion for Good and pioneering footwear recycler FastFeetGrinded for an ambitious pilot project.

Resale platform Vestiaire Collective is to partner with repair and alteration platform Sojo to provide customers with access to tailoring and repair offerings, as well as Sojo's zero-emission pick-up and home delivery service.

Fashion Leaders Embrace Circular Economy in $700 Billion Reuse Market

H&M Foundation and HKRITA are pioneering an innovative project to transform the environmental sustainability of recycled leather, addressing long-standing issues with traditional recycled leather.

Fashionphile, a prominent luxury bag resale platform, proudly attains B Corp Certification, recognizing its commitment to high standards of social and environmental responsibility and transparency.

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.