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Euratex’s ReHubs initiative to tackle Europe’s massive textile waste problem

ReHubs, an initiative by the European Apparel and Textile Federation (Euratex) launched in 2020, aims to tackle Europe’s huge textile waste problem - currently, 7 to 7.5 million tons of it are generated (mainly by private households) but only about 30 to 35 percent are collected. The European waste law wants to change that and accordingly, all...

Jun 28, 2022

Fashion Featured

Finisterre partners with Circular Flow on neoprene regeneration scheme

Sustainable outdoor and surf brand Finisterre is teaming up with Circular Flow, which has devised the world’s first closed-loop neoprene regeneration scheme to recycle wetsuits into new neoprene products. Finisterre states that the manufacturing process of wetsuits and other neoprene products is toxic, as finite rubber and limestone create...

Jun 14, 2022

Business |Beauty

Murad partners with TerraCycle to launch recycling initiative

Clinical skincare brand Murad is launching an international packaging recycling programme in partnership with TerraCycle to divert plastic waste from landfills and transform them into new recycled products. The Murad Free Recycling Programme will allow customers to recycle Murad product packaging of its tubes, bottles, tubs, jars and containers,...

May 9, 2022

Business

Seven innovators join Fashion for Good’s 2022 Asia Innovation Programme

Dutch organisation Fashion for Good has announced that seven new innovators have been selected to participate in its 2022 Asia Innovation Programme, the fourth edition of the project. The selected companies were chosen by the organisation’s brand and manufacturing partners during an event in Mumbai. The nine month programme will provide those...

Apr 8, 2022

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Europe to crackdown on fast fashion

The Europe Union wants to slow down the pace of fashion. By laying down a sustainable textile strategy the EU aims to tackle fashion’s environmental impact and labour abuses. The move was plainly summed up by Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission president, in a speech last year: “Fast fashion is poison for our planet,” The strategy outlines...

Mar 31, 2022

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Sustainability round-up January 2022

As FashionUnited is continuing its monthly sustainability round-up in 2022, we have decided a change in format was in order. In the three years since the first regular round-up began, much has changed - sustainability has finally risen from “nice to have” to “must have” with companies increasingly realising that investing in sustainability also...

Feb 8, 2022

Business

New digital platform aims to bring circular fashion to shopping experiences

The Loop Digital Wardrobe is a new sustainability and marketing platform developed with the goal of increasing the size of the circular fashion industry through digitisation and analytical data. Established by Jack Ostrowski, the founder of circular solutions firm Yellow Octopus, Loop similarly looks to make sustainable standards a part of the...

Feb 4, 2022

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Underwear brand Parade launches recycling programme

Inclusive underwear brand Parade is expanding its sustainability efforts with a free recycling programme in the US with international recycling leader, TerraCycle. ‘Second Life by Parade’ is a first-of-its-kind national recycling programme through TerraCycle for the underwear category, looking to divert unwanted underwear from landfill and help...

Jan 18, 2022

Fashion

LilySilk launches recycling programme with TerraCycle

Leading silk brand LilySilk has launched a recycling programme in partnership with TerraCycle to strengthen its commitment to zero waste. The LilySilk Recycling Programme allows consumers to recycle non-donatable LilySilk textiles, including bedding, apparel, and sleepwear made from silk and cashmere, for free across the US. David Wang, LilySilk...

Jan 4, 2022

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Roundup: sustainable initiatives of the fashion industry in 2021

The second pandemic year made it clear that sustainability is a must; the industry needs to renew and innovate. 2021 saw a number of collaborations, initiatives and commitments that will continue in 2022 and beyond. What is needed now is real change and goals that work towards it in the long term and seriously; it is too late for empty promises....

Dec 31, 2021

Business

Recycle Router tool launches in UK to inform public on recycling

Three UK companies have come together to launch the Recycle Router tool to aid in informing the public on how, where and what to recycle. Software solutions company Provenance partnered with the sustainable consultant, Valpak, and Wrap, a British recycling charity, to develop the platform made to demonstrate how to recycle specific types of...

Dec 10, 2021

Business

Fashion for Good launches project to scale polyester recycling

Dutch innovation platform Fashion for Good has announced the launch of its Full Circle Textiles Project - Polyester, with a goal to scale chemical recycling technologies and encourage financing and implementation into the wider industry. According to the organisation, polyester makes up 52 percent of the global fibre market, making it the most...

Dec 10, 2021