Sustainability

Heron Preston and Mercedes Benz Team Up for an Upcycled Car-to-Clothing Collab

One of the side effects of living during a pandemic is that we are all zooming around a lot more. No, no, not just on our video...

In a World Where Every Brand Is a Reseller — What Would Fashion Look Like?

The mainstreaming of resale fashion is changing the retail landscape, and it has cause to be a reigning figure in the decade ahead — even...

Inside the US Bill Pushing for Higher Factory Wages and Brand Liability

The California legislature voted to approve a bill yesterday that would increase garment workers’ wages and make brands liable for...

H&M Canada Just Launched Rewear, a Resale Site for Shoppers

H&M Canada has launched Rewear, an online customer-to-customer (C2C) space where Canadians can buy and sell any piece of clothing from...

Primark Goes Green, Vows to Cut Environmental Impact

Primark, one of Europe’s biggest fast fashion chains, has vowed to cut its environmental impact without increasing prices by using more...

More Activewear Brands are Creating Innovation Labs to Pursue New Technologies

In the last three years, brands from Adidas to Pangaia to Allbirds have developed new materials that push the limits of activewear...

Customers Care More About Sustainability Post-Lockdowns. Now What?

As pandemic restrictions and lockdowns ease in some parts of the world, intent to buy sustainable fashion is increasing, but barriers...

What Fashion Needs to Know About This Week’s UN Climate Report

Against a backdrop of deadly floods, wildfires and extreme heat waves that have made some parts of the world virtually uninhabitable,...

Will This Be the Season of “Climate Positive” Fashion?

New York Fashion Week begins in just over a month, and Vogue Runway’s already-full schedule suggests it’s going to be one of the busiest...

Allbirds Debuts First Activewear Line in Bid to Become Full Lifestyle Brand

Activewear is dominated by one material: polyester. The fabric is used in 55% of all clothing and its global production spews 700 million...

Lululemon Invests in Sustainable Materials Company Genomatica

The fitness apparel giant announced Wednesday it will be using the company’s bio-based materials for future products. Genomatica makes...

Is Repair the Ticket to Circularity Too Few Are Paying Attention To?

When it comes to disrupting fashion’s waste cycle and shifting to more circular consumption methods, buying secondhand and renting have...

Are Sustainably Minded Brands Ignoring the Importance of Fit?

A webinar hosted by Fashiondex.com and fit solutions firm Human Solutions of North America highlighted the intersection between garment...

H&M Launches Rewear Resale Site for Shoppers, Canada is Debut Country

H&M Canada has announced a new resale platform for shoppers “that will give a second life to their favorite styles and lead the way to a...

US Retailer JCPenney Joins Sustainability Programme The Jeans Redesign

American retailer JCPenney has joined The Jeans Redesign to reduce its environmental impact and offer sustainable products to its...

FABSCRAP Is Making NYC Greener, One Recycled Remnant at a Time

With many brands seeking ways to reduce their environmental impact, sustainability-focused startups are providing innovative ways to...