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"Circular Fashion" News Archive
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Thermajohn and Thermajane Achieve Global Recycled Standard Certification, Reinforcing Commitment to Sustainability
Thermajohn and Thermajane, leading providers of high-quality thermal underwear for men, women, boys, and girls, both owned by 1836 Total Commerce, are proud to announce their recent certification by the Global Recycled Standard (GRS).
|April 3rd, 2024|9:52 AM
Ethical Consumerism
Patagonia's "Repair Portal" Revolutionizes Customer Care and Enhances Repair Services
Patagonia leads the way in fashion sustainability with its revolutionary Repair Portal, aiming to quadruple repairs and expand its circular initiatives, encouraging other brands to join the repair movement.
|July 20th, 2023|11:54 AM
Sustainable Materials
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.
|April 11th, 2023|12:15 PM
Sustainable Suppliers News
Tommy Hilfiger Bets on a Circular Approach to Fashion
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.
|May 26th, 2022|10:26 AM
Sustainable Materials
Puma, On, and Salomon Collaborate with Carbios to Revolutionize Polyester Recycling
The line, which is integral to the Fiber-to-Fiber Consortium founded by Carbios in 2022, includes prominent European sportswear brands and PVH Corp., the parent company of Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger.
|October 4th, 2023|11:32 AM
Ethical Consumerism
Sustainable Materials
Lululemon and Samsara Eco Join Forces to Revolutionize Textile Recycling
Apparel brand Lululemon has partnered with Samsara Eco to scale up textile-to-textile recycling and create infinitely recyclable nylon and polyester from apparel waste.
|May 23rd, 2023|2:21 PM
Sustainable Suppliers News
How Mud Jeans is Cleaning up the Fast Fashion Industry
Rather than resorting to the simplism of reuse, B Corp brand Mud Jeans has found a way of transforming new into old, and waste into profit, with a sustainable method that creates new style concepts.
|December 15th, 2022|10:20 PM
Sustainable Supply Chains
Recover Unites with Rieter to Scale up Post-Consumer Textile Recycling
The partnership between Recover and Rieter aims to combine efforts and create synergies to promote and pave the way for the fashion industry toward a circular economy.
|March 9th, 2023|1:13 PM
Sustainable Supply Chains
Stella McCartney: The Reference Designer for Sustainable Fashion
From mushroom leather bags, a circular business model to traceable wool, it’s no wonder that British high-fashion brand Stella McCartney has been the long-running champion for sustainable fashion.
|April 12th, 2022|2:24 PM
Sustainable Materials
GFA, H&M Foundation Enter Three-Year Funding Pact to Fuel Circular Fashion
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.
|April 8th, 2024|9:25 AM
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H&M Introduce their Team of Sustainability Experts
H&M boasts a team of dedicated sustainability experts working across its brands to achieve their environmental goals.
|May 15th, 2024|7:10 AM
Sustainability Governance
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
Sustainable Supply Chains
VF Corp Launches CTI Fashion Initiative for Circular Economy in Fashion and Textiles
Known for brands like The North Face, Timberland, and Vans, VF Corp has partnered with WBCSD and Deloitte Switzerland to launch the CTI Fashion Initiative.
|July 3rd, 2023|11:46 AM