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URBN joins US Cotton Trust Protocol to progress responsible sourcing objectives

URBN, the parent company of fashion brands like Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie, and Free People, has become a member of the US Cotton Trust Protocol. The latest brand and retailer to join the program, the move sees URBN strengthen its commitment to responsible sourcing and cotton production. URBN’s membership with the US Cotton Trust Protocol...

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Fashion for Good welcomes Responsible to its 2023 Innovation Programme

With the collaborative goal to push the fashion industry towards a “more sustainable future”, the global circularity platform Responsible was selected to join Fashion for Good’s 2023 Innovation Programme, alongside 12 other startups. The programme helps innovative fashion startups to accelerate their growth over the span of nine months, focusing...

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Circularity platform Responsible acquires re-commerce provider Haru

Two Belfast-based sustainability innovators, global circularity platform Responsible and fashion re-commerce provider Haru are joining forces to strengthen North Ireland’s position as a fashion circularity hub in Europe. In a statement, Responsible said it has acquired Haru to unite its cutting-edge re-commerce technologies and circularity...

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Côte&Ciel partners with sustainability platform Responsible

French accessories brand Côte&Ciel has launched a one-off limited collection with sustainable resell platform Responsible for spring/summer 2022. The collection features one of Côte&Ciel’s popular designs, the split and full leather ‘Nile’ backpack, which has been refurbished by Responsible’s repair specialists to showcase how a circular future...

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Responsible raises 6.6 million US dollars in seed round

Embedded re-commerce platform Responsible has secured 6.6 million US dollars of investment capital to expand its reach throughout Europe. The Belfast-based start-up, founded in 2021 by Irish entrepreneur Mark Dowds and Australian Mitch Doust, has developed a re-commerce technology solution called ‘Buy Back’ that can be added to a brand’s...

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Pepe Jeans London launches its own responsible innovation program

London - Pepe Jeans London has launched a new, responsible innovation initiative to help accelerate the denim industry shift to more sustainable production methods. Entitled 'Tru-Blu', the new program will see Pepe Jeans London launch a series of eco-minded protocols over the next coming months which will be adopted by the company to set the new...