Sustainability

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    Steve Madden offers e-commerce credit for recycling old apparel, footwear

    The brand has partnered with Trashie on a recycling and take-back program.

    By • Sept. 11, 2024
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    Patagonia to source alternative packaging materials

    The retailer is collaborating with environmental nonprofit Canopy to develop paper products using agricultural waste and non-forest fibers.

    By Kelly Stroh • Sept. 9, 2024
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    Top 5 stories from Fashion Dive

    Fashion faced its share of shakeups in the first half of 2024, but few industries are more adept at reinvention or more suited to change.

    By Fashion Dive staff
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    EBay launches Pre-Loved Fashion Week

    The resale platform will host shoppable events in New York and London ahead of each city’s official fashion weeks, as well as daily drops of pre-owned designer items.

    By • Aug. 30, 2024
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    Retrieved from TrusTrace on August 28, 2024
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    How to prepare for the EU’s Digital Product Passport Law

    New legislation will require brands to attach digital supply chain records to almost every product in Europe, including apparel. Here’s how to get started.

    By Lauren Schenkman • Aug. 29, 2024
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    ThredUp, Vestiaire Collective join petition to end taxation on secondhand apparel

    A coalition led by American Circular Textiles says ending “double taxation” would encourage a circular economy.

    By • Aug. 26, 2024
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    Repreve launches filament yarn, insulation materials made from recycled polyester

    The new products are part of holding company Unifi’s goal to recycle 1.5 billion T-shirts’ worth of textile waste by 2030.

    By • Aug. 20, 2024
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    Goodwill launches secondhand textile traceability study

    The new effort follows a two-year pilot program in which the nonprofit found that about 60% of the studied material was recyclable through existing tech.

    By • Aug. 16, 2024
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    Trove acquires competing resale platform Recurate

    The company will oversee 44 partner labels and control up to 80% of branded resale traffic as a result of the deal.

    By • Aug. 14, 2024
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    Bloomingdale’s and Rebag collaborate on luxury resale

    The department store’s e-commerce site offers a 2,500-piece collection of pre-owned handbags, watches and fine jewelry, and in-store sales will follow.

    By • Aug. 8, 2024
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    Forced labor, US economy among top concerns for fashion execs this year: report

    Despite concern over the economy, a majority of respondents noted feeling optimistic about their business outlook over the next five years.

    By • Aug. 6, 2024
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    Unspun raises $32M for 3D weaving machines

    The company plans to expand the use of its technology to localize manufacturing capabilities across North America and Europe.

    By • July 31, 2024
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    Aesthetics vs. environment: How Estée Lauder balances luxury and sustainability

    “We’ve been changing all these packages already,” but the public often doesn’t notice, said Rob DiPalma, VP of packaging and engineering sustainability. ELC aims to overcome that and other challenges as 2025 approaches.

    By Katie Pyzyk • July 30, 2024
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    H&M’s ‘green’ financing tool supports supplier sustainability

    The collaborative program aims to help manufacturers overcome the funding hurdles of implementing sustainable practices. Here's how.

    By Kelly Stroh • July 23, 2024
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    Carhartt grows efforts to source sustainable cotton

    The workwear brand is tapping the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol and Better Cotton initiative for greater traceability and transparency over its supply chain.

    By Kelly Stroh • July 19, 2024
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    Debrand aims to scale textile recycling in US amid growing brand and policy demand

    WM-backed Debrand’s expansion into the U.S. aims to strengthen textile sorting and recycling infrastructure in North America. Factors like chemical recycling and EPR could influence the market for textile recycling.

    By Megan Quinn • July 18, 2024
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    SEC’s ESG greenwashing, human capital disclosure rules pushed to October

    The Securities and Exchange Commission’s delayed rulemaking timeline comes against a backdrop of increased scrutiny on ESG-related regulations.

    By Zoya Mirza • July 11, 2024
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    Shein invests $270M to create Circularity Fund in EU, UK

    The fast fashion giant said the money will support startups as well as more mature businesses working in the textile-to-textile recycling space.

    By • July 11, 2024
  • An interior view of Jeanologia's new Miami hub. Multiple pairs of jeans of different cuts and shades are on the ground in an office space.
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    Sustainable garment tech hub to open in Miami

    Spain-based Jeanologia is opening the production center as it looks to expand its presence in the U.S.

    By • July 9, 2024
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    Worldly expands C-suite with 2 new hires

    Kevin Vranes and Jay Gaines were brought in to work on product innovation and marketing as the sustainability data platform looks to expand its reach.

    By • July 1, 2024
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    TrusTrace upgrades forced labor screening

    The platform’s supply chain tool uses AI to reduce “the likelihood of human error” and help fashion brands with regulatory compliance.

    By • June 28, 2024
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    Consumers want ethical sourcing, labeling on manmade fibers: report

    Nearly three quarters of survey respondents think materials such as viscose and lyocell should come from sustainable forests.

    By • June 26, 2024
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    Zara owner pledges to stop using endangered and ancient forests in paper packaging

    The initiative builds on Inditex’s previous commitment to remove those materials from textiles.

    By • June 25, 2024
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    Gap, H&M, others join initiative to decarbonize fashion supply chain

    The Future Supply Initiative will provide brands with financing models and technical support to help their suppliers transition to low carbon technologies and solutions.

    By Zoya Mirza • June 18, 2024
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    Target, FibreTrace and Cargill partner to verify raw cotton

    Luminescent pigments are integrated into raw cotton to track it throughout the global supply chain to verify U.S. and Brazilian cotton.

    By Xanayra Marin-Lopez • June 17, 2024
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    New York EPR for packaging bill fails to pass before end of legislative session

    The state Senate approved the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act last week, but the bill stalled in the Assembly. Bottle bill expansion and mattress EPR legislation also didn’t advance.

    By Megan Quinn , Cole Rosengren • June 14, 2024