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

Initiative

Initiative / STS 2030

8 July 2022

3 minutes

The STS 2030 program initiated by three associations — Swiss Textiles, Swiss Fair Trade and Amfori — has the backing of the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) and the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN), which are working hard to promote the programme as part of the steering group.

Swiss Textiles-Clothing Sector Sets up Multi-Stakeholder Platform to Achieve UN SDGs

Three Swiss trade associations pool forces of their textile & clothing sector by uniting actors along the entire value chain to act in a socially and environmentally responsible manner and to implement transparent sustainability measures to ensure 50% reduction of GHG by 2030 to accomplish the 2050 net zero target.

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Initiative / Circular Textiles Fund

25 June 2022

3 minutes

With textiles responsible for such a significant chunk of the carbon footprint of Scotland’s household waste it’s vital that it moves away from a throwaway approach to products and materials and make things last instead. The Circular Textiles Fund is a fantastic opportunity for businesses to be part of the solution. (Left to right: Rebekah Chapman - Kalopsia, Lorna Slater - Minister for the Circular Economy, Iain Gulland - Zero Waste Scotland).

Scotland Announces £2m Circular Textiles Fund to Reach Net-Zero by 2025

Scotland has announced a £2m Circular Textiles Fund with focus on five key areas to help the UK constituent country reach net-zero by 2025. A texfash.com report.

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Initiative / American Circular Textiles

13 June 2022

3 minutes

The ACT aims to align fashion’s circularity community on the development of supportive policy to address the challenges to scaling domestic textile recovery and end-of-life solutions, our nation’s fastest-growing waste stream. The initial focus is on textile reuse.

New Alliance to Address Circularity in Fashion

The recently announced American Circular Textiles (ACT) policy group, focused on advancing circular textile policy in the US has its roots in a gathering of stakeholders to endorse New York’s Fashion Sustainability and Social Accountability Act. A texfash.com report.

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Initiative / Ukraine

10 May 2022

1 minute

EURATEX has supported the measures taken by the EU in the Ukrainian-Russian conflict. Demonstrations have been held across the EU in support of Ukraine.

EURATEX Launches Textiles Initiative for Ukraine

EURATEX launched an initiative on Monday in collaboration with the apex industry organisation in Ukraine, UKRLEGPROM.

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Initiative / Regenerative Fashion Manifesto

21 April 2022

2 minutes

The SMI Fashion Task Force is committed to being leaders and exemplars to the global fashion, textile and apparel sectors, working to accelerate the transition towards a more sustainable future. The Fashion Taskforce will begin work on a Digital ID system designed to inform consumers of the sustainability credentials of their garments, through the development of verifiability around what can be considered as a sustainable fashion product.

Major Fashion Brands Launch Regenerative Fashion Manifesto

The Fashion Task Force of the Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI) has announced its new Regenerative Fashion Manifesto, which has been developed in partnership with the Circular Bioeconomy Alliance led by scientist Marc Palahi. The Task Force draws from big fashion brands and retailers from across the world.

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Initiative / Fashion Declares

1 March 2022

2 minutes

Here Comes... Yet another Initiative

A new initiative called Fashion Declares has been launched calling for an urgent shift in behaviour to cut carbon emissions and avert the climate, ecological and social crisis.