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Timberland and Icebreaker Collaborate to Redefine Wool-Inspired Fashion
Sustainable Materials
Sustainable Supply Chains

Timberland and Icebreaker Collaborate to Redefine Wool-Inspired Fashion

Acquired by VF Corp, the New Zealand-based outerwear brand Icebreaker and Timberland have united in a collaboration that flawlessly intertwines high performance with a minimal environmental footprint.
Editorial TeamEditorial Team
|June 6th, 2023|9:04 AM
Ganni Revolutionizes Material Innovation with “Clothes from Carbon”
Sustainable Materials

Ganni Revolutionizes Material Innovation with “Clothes from Carbon”

The Danish fashion brand Ganni is leading the way by showcasing samples and being the first to trial fabrics made with Rubi Lab’s groundbreaking lyocell yarn.
Editorial TeamEditorial Team
|June 28th, 2023|11:31 AM
Newlight Technologies Secures $125 Million to Propel Nike and Target Towards Zero Fossil-Based Plastics
Sustainable Materials

Newlight Technologies Secures $125 Million to Propel Nike and Target Towards Zero Fossil-Based Plastics

Newlight Technologies is leveraging decarbonization technology to convert greenhouse gasses into versatile AirCarbon materials via microorganisms for Target, Nike, and H&M.
Editorial TeamEditorial Team
|August 8th, 2023|6:38 AM
How The Organic Company Supports EU Legislation to Enforce Organic Textiles

How The Organic Company Supports EU Legislation to Enforce Organic Textiles

With new legislation in place encouraging brands to rethink manufacturing practices, The Organic Company from Denmark boasts a complete line of GOTS certified homeware products.
Editorial TeamEditorial Team
|May 16th, 2022|2:30 PM
Circulose: The Innovative Cellulose Circular Weave
Sustainable Suppliers News

Circulose: The Innovative Cellulose Circular Weave

A fiber obtained with a fabric-to-fabric recycling technology, several prominent brands are already using Circulose.
Editorial TeamEditorial Team
|January 12th, 2023|6:49 PM
Empowering Responsibility: Advocating for Fashion Brands to Take on the Brunt of Textile Waste
Ethical Consumerism

Empowering Responsibility: Advocating for Fashion Brands to Take on the Brunt of Textile Waste

Textile EPR programs aim to reduce overproduction, drive innovation in recycling, and encourage higher-quality goods, with associated fees passed on to consumers, as Madewell, Levi’s and H&M’s resale initiatives are insufficient in addressing the waste challenge.
Editorial TeamEditorial Team
|June 1st, 2023|1:19 PM
Pioneering Africa's Cotton Revolution: A Collaborative Initiative Tackling Farming Challenges Head-On
Sustainable Supply Chains
Sustainable Materials

Pioneering Africa's Cotton Revolution: A Collaborative Initiative Tackling Farming Challenges Head-On

The primary objective of the Innovations Club is to drive practical and impactful solutions toward revitalizing African smallholder farming ecosystems, as Cotton Made in Africa and the African Cotton Foundation unite for a sustainable future.
Editorial TeamEditorial Team
|June 8th, 2023|12:08 PM
OEKO-TEX® New Regulations 2022
Sustainability Governance

OEKO-TEX® New Regulations 2022

The OEKO-TEX Association, an international textile and leather research and testing organization, releases its annual updates to test criteria, limit values, and requirements.
OEKO-TEX(R)OEKO-TEX(R)
|May 11th, 2022|3:09 PM
Zero Waste Daniel - The Sustainable Brand Using Pre-Consumed Waste!
Ethical Consumerism

Zero Waste Daniel - The Sustainable Brand Using Pre-Consumed Waste!

Zero Waste Daniel is a sustainability-focused clothing designer in New York City who uses pre-consumer waste from the garment industry and other hard-to-recycle materials to create a line of genderless clothing and accessories.
The Fashion NetworkThe Fashion Network
|May 16th, 2023|2:54 PM
How Companies are Concealing the True Environmental Costs Linked to Fast Fashion
Ethical Consumerism

How Companies are Concealing the True Environmental Costs Linked to Fast Fashion

A new Greenpeace report scrutinizes the sustainability claims of 14 fashion brands, focusing on their "eco-friendly" or "responsible" collections. It identifies several well-known brands guilty of greenwashing, such as Decathlon, H&M, Mango, Primark, Tesco, and Zara.
Editorial TeamEditorial Team
|May 18th, 2023|10:31 AM