Europe

Refashion, a producer responsibility organisation, has launched Industrial Challenge, a project that seeks to deploy innovative industrial solutions for recycling non-reusable used textiles and footwear in France and Europe.

The 'mantua', a gown worn over a corset and an often contrasting petticoat, besides altering the look of western fashions, radically changed women’s involvement in the fashion industry, representing also a ticket to financial freedom.

Investors in Europe are increasingly opting for starups that have clear-cut sustainability commitments, with more than half of them having declined a startup investment opportunity in the last 12 months due to concerns about that company’s sustainability credentials.