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Ethical Consumerism
H&M Group and Vargas Holding Launch Syre, a Joint Venture to Revolutionize Textile Recycling
H&M Group has secured an offtake agreement with Syre worth a total of USD 600 million over seven years, covering a significant share of H&M Group’s long-term need for recycled polyester, which is currently primarily sourced from rPET bottle-to-textile.
Sustainable Supply Chains
Mud Jeans Achieves Impressive 42% Reduction in Carbon Emissions
Mud Jeans significantly reduced its carbon emissions by 42% in 2022, mainly through efficiency improvements with its manufacturing partner, Yousstex, and has maintained carbon neutrality since 2016.
Sustainable Suppliers News
Bloom Labs Emerges as a Pioneer in Protein-Based Alternatives for the Circular Economy
Bloom Labs introduces innovative alternatives to natural and synthetic fibers and plastics, advancing the global shift toward a circular economy.
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.
Sustainability Governance
The Textile Industry's Great Challenge in Sustainable Fashion for 2023
In the face of regulatory and consumer momentum, reducing the impact on the environment and moving towards a more sustainable model poses challenges and opportunities for the textile industry.
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.
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.
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.
Sustainability Governance
What is the Global Recycle Standard and its Requirements?
Created in 2008 as part of the Textile Exchange, the GRS strives to increase the use of recycled materials in products.
Sustainable Suppliers News
Banana Republic Adds Sustainable Garments to its Catalog in Mexico
As part of Banana Republic's sustainability advances, the brand has added recycled garments to its existing catalog in Mexico.
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Sustainable Supply Chains
Boyish Jeans: Where Denim Meets an Ethical Supply Chain
Doing its part to reduce waste in one of the world's most polluting industries, Boyish Jeans is a sustainable brand where each collection focuses on vintage silhouettes with a modern update, all available at an affordable price.
The Green Machine to Transform Textile Recycling in Cambodia
An ambitious project to address textile waste in Cambodia was announced. The lead role is played by the Green Machine, the world’s first technology that can recycle blend textiles at scale, developed by The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel Limited (HKRITA) and the H&M Foundation.
Sustainable Supply Chains
Avery Dennison and Texaid Forge Strategic Alliance for Textile Recycling Ahead of EU Rule Revisions
Avery Dennison and Texaid collaborate to improve traceability and recycling in the garment industry ahead of revised EU textile waste regulations.