It ain't fashion, if it ain't sustainable

The North Face

Packaging Alternative / TIPA Solutions

29 October 2024

7 minutes

TIPA’s patent-protected formulae are made from a blend of fully compostable polymers, and are what give TIPA films and laminates similar properties to conventional plastic. Because of this, the product demonstrates excellent optical, mechanical, and barrier properties such as high transparency, printability, high sealing strength, high impact, and high barrier.

Withering Heights: Fashion’s 1.8m Polybag Problem and TIPA’s Compostable Solution

The number of polybags produced annually to store, transport and protect apparel and footwear stands at a staggering 180 billion. Fashion has a packaging problem too, and providing a sustainable solution is TIPA Corp with its compostable alternative. Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Daphna Nissenbaum talks about fashion’s problems and TIPA's innovative solutions.

Subir Ghosh

Interview

Collection: Sea Change

Going Circular / Fashion Index 2024

3 July 2024

3 minutes

Gucci launched a collaboration with Vestiaire Collective, pioneering the f¬irst fully circular secondary luxury market, from quotation and authentication of a bag to sell-back to another consumer.

Just 3.2 Points on 10: That's How Bad 235 Top Global Fashion Brands Fare Together on Circularity

The latest 2024 Circular Fashion Index (CFX) that measures fashion brands’ efforts to extend the lifecycle of their products and materials based on seven dimensions, has just 25 out of 235 players scoring 5 out of 10 or more.

Staff Writer

Going Circular / Fashion Index 2023

1 June 2023

4 minutes

Except for Indian brands, which score significantly lower than the rest of the panel, the results from other countries are fairly aligned, with average scores ranging between 2.6 and 3.4, confirming that there is a lot to do everywhere across the globe.

Brands Going Around in Circles; Score Measly 2.97 on 10 in Circularity; Indian Brands Cut Sorry Figure

The just released 2023 Circular Fashion Index (CFX) by Kearney rues that the needle has barely moved since last year's report, with the 200 global brands analysed barely reaching an average of 2.97 on a circularity scale of 10.

Special Correspondent

Footwear Innovation / Regenerative Rubber

19 April 2023

4 minutes

VF Corp Takes Long Footwear Stride with First Regenerative Rubber Supply System

Fashion and lifestyle brand conglomerate VF Corporation is rolling out collections that take advantage of regeneratively-sourced natural rubber, made possible through its pilot programme in Thailand with regenerative design firm, Terra Genesis.

Staff Writer

Durable Fashion / Mexico Findings

25 October 2022

2 minutes

The NF0A5J87M19 model of North Face which was picked up by Profeco for testing.

Big Brands Fail Durability Tests; Nike and North Face Are Worst, Finds Mexico’s Consumer Authority

The Big Daddies of sportswear have cut a sorry figure yet again as a Mexican consumer body has slammed them for being over-priced and lacking in quality.

Staff Writer

Circularity / Fashion Index

25 April 2022

4 minutes

Communication and promotion of circularity efforts are the easiest and fastest measures to implement, yet 47% of brands don’t do it at all. Only 14 companies do it credibly, and 80% settle for giving the minimum amount of care instructions required by law.

Top European brands flunk on circularity; avg score 1.99 on 10

The Circular Fashion Index (CFX) of Kearney, which aims to measure fashion brands’ efforts to extend the lifecycle of their clothes, has found that the top 100 European brands are performing abysmally. Only Patagonia, The North Face and Levi’s have an acceptable score.

Special Correspondent

Alt Fabrics / Allied Feather + Down

30 March 2022

5 minutes

Through the creation of programmes such as the Responsible Down Standard (RDS) and Track My Down, Allied is committed to safeguarding the welfare of animals while protecting the environment.

Where Down goes Up: Reducing Carbon Footprint

In the coldest of climes the best insulation comes from down—the underside plumage of geese and ducks. A tightknit family based out of Vernon in the United States that has been in this business for over three decades, conscious of sourcing with responsibility and processing sustainably too, Allied Feather + Down has promised to debut its carbon neutral down insulation by Fall 2023. With its first sustainability report on the anvil, Creative Director Matthew Betcher shares with texfash.com the steps it has been taking to reduce its carbon footprint.