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

James Hutton Institute

PRESS RELEASE / Financials

20 February 2025

2 minutes

With the funds, SeaDyes plans to scale up its breakthrough technology, develop market-ready products and continue contributing to Scotland’s growing bioeconomy.

Seaweed Dye Start-Up Joins James Hutton Institute as Spin-In Company, Securing £75,000 of Funding

Aberdeen, U.K.: The James Hutton Institute is delighted to announce that sustainable dye developer SeaDyes has joined the Hutton as a spin-in company, securing £75,000 of funding from Scottish Enterprise’s High Growth Spinout Programme.

The colourful startup, which was founded in July 2023 by marine scientist and biotech innovator Jessica Giannotti...

Toxic Fashion / PFAS Contamination

9 April 2024

2 minutes

The Yangtze is the longest river in Eurasia, the third-longest in the world, and the longest in the world to flow entirely within one country.

Textiles the Biggest Source of PFAS in Yangtze River

High levels of PFAS from textiles have been detected along Asia's longest river, the Yangtze, posing low to medium ecological risks.

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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

Circularity Narratives / Crystal International Interview

To support actions against climate crisis, Crystal International announced in March 2022 its commitment to net zero emissions by 2050. It is part of Forum for the Future's Enabling Systemic Circularity in Fashion project. Forum for the Future is a leading international sustainability organisation focused on enabling systemic and urgent action in three potentially game-changing areas.

Focus Should Be on Collective Responsibility that Foster Transparency and Shared Accountability

Subir Ghosh

17 April 2025