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

Borealis

Climate Action / Carbon Emissions

20 September 2022

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The Cloudprime shoe is meant to move away from petroleum-based resources by creating a new foam material called CleanCloud, made using carbon emissions as a raw material.

Four-Company Coalition Launches Industry-First Shoe Made from Carbon Emissions

Swiss sports manufacturer On is leading a supply chain coalition to reshape carbon waste into running shoes with the launch of the first ever shoe made from carbon emissions in partnership with LanzaTech, Borealis and Technip Energies.

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Young India Fashion Survey 2025

Textile Recycling Expo

ITF Intertex Portugal 2025

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Tariffs and Seconds / SMART View Interview

If unfair trade barriers persist, there's the risk of seeing mountains of usable clothing pile up in the US, while markets abroad fill the gap with cheap, low-quality fast fashion that often results in more waste, not less. Keeping the second-hand clothing trade flowing freely is in everyone’s best interest: economically, socially, and environmentally. This is a moment to build smarter, fairer, and more circular global systems, not to shut them down.

Trade Barriers on Second-Hand Clothing Disrupt a Globally Significant Reverse Supply Chain

Subir Ghosh

24 April 2025

Uncertain Times / New Trade Disorder / I Commentary

It's April 2025, and the world has been thrown into chaos by the so-called reciprocal tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump on all other countries. No one seemed to have been prepared for such drastic measures, and the world trade order is in turmoil.

Trump Tariffs Threaten Growth, Investments and Development for Vulnerable Economies

Subir Ghosh

7 April 2025