Undated: The Finance for Biodiversity (FfB) Foundation’s collaborative engagement initiative, FABRIC (Fostering Action on Biodiversity through Responsible Investment in Clothing), has taken its first step towards reshaping the textiles and apparel sector by engaging 16 globally recognised companies with significant nature-related impacts and...
In a significant step ahead towards 100% textile circularity, French green innovation start-up, Carbios, and its five fibre-to-fibre consortium partners have come up with the world’s first enzymatically recycled polyester garment made from textile waste to spin out 100% biorecycled fibres.
Major fashion brands are using greater amounts of polluting synthetic textiles, a survey of 50 global firms— representing $1 trillion in market value and spanning fast fashion, sports, luxury and supermarket own-brands — reveals greater dependence on synthetic fibres that are driving fast fashion, and use of fossil fuel industry tactics, says a report by the Changing Markets Foundation.
Fashion for Good has launched a collaborative ambitious initiative aimed at accelerating the next generation of footwear innovations needed to drive circularity spanning four workstreams across the supply chain from materials to end of use.
Armed with the vision to see fashion invest in farming and set the template for radical supply chain transparency across the world, UK-based start-up, Materra’s mission thus is to make farmers the stewards of the land, give nature a voice and make cotton a real force for good. texfash.com talks to one of the three Co-Founders and CSOEdward Hill.
Target Corporation would be a new lead funder of the $250 million Fashion Climate Fund of the Apparel Impact Institute, which is working towards meeting the fashion industry's step towards reducing carbon emissions.
NEW YORK and OAKLAND,U.S.: Tommy Hilfiger, which is owned by PVH Corp., and thredUP, one of the largest online resale platforms for women's and kids' apparel, shoes, and accessories, are pleased to announce their partnership and introduce the new 360-resale program allowing U.S.-based consumers the chance to clean out their closets and shop...