Sustainability Pulse #48
Sustainability Trends & News Worth Exploring — September 4th, 2022
Earth Action: Petition for Sustainable Fashion
Whether you’re a trendy fashionista or your style stopped evolving with grunge, you put on clothes every day. And those clothes have a tremendous environmental impact. To honor 52 years of action inspired by Earth Day, Earth911 is presenting 52 Actions for the Earth. Each week through Earth Day 2023, we will share an action you can take to invest in the Earth and make your own life more sustainable. This week, you can invest in the Earth by petitioning for regulations that will make the garment industry more sustainable.
Action: Sign the Petition
Meet Fashion Roadman, fashion critic for a new generation
Fashion journalist Odunayo (Ayo) Ojo has amassed over 90,000 subscribers and 3 million views on his YouTube channel, Fashion Roadman, by answering these questions and many others, explaining the ins and outs of the industry to newcomers, and offering analysis to insiders. Last year, he trialed a print magazine, the Fashion Archive, printing 350 copies at £50 a piece. They sold out the first day, Ojo says, taking him by surprise.
FASHION TELL THE TRUTH: Understanding Greenwashing in the Fashion Industry
Join XR Fashion Action in conversation with leading experts and activists from Adfree Cities, Changing Markets Foundation, and Labour Behind the Label for a panel discussion about the dangers of greenwashing in the fashion industry, how to spot it, and what's being done to tackle it.
H&M Is Being Sued for Greenwashing. What Does That Mean For Fashion?
Last month, a lawsuit was filed against Swedish fast-fashion giant H&M in New York federal court, accusing it of it “greenwashing,” or engaging in false advertising about the sustainability of its clothing.
Fashion is making little progress on transparency when it’s the ‘bare minimum’
Overproduction, tax evasion and human rights abuses: fashion has a long way to go on transparency, according to the latest report from non-profit Fashion Revolution.
Fashion Briefing: The next era of women’s suiting is upon us
On Friday, 15-year-old INDOCHINO, maker of custom men’s suits, announced its expansion into women’s custom suiting. Two suit silhouettes developed with women’s bodies in mind are now being offered in eight of its stores across Toronto, Seattle, Vancouver and New York. It also introduced its first skirt.
What a runway show really costs
"When our investors go through the numbers, it's really hard for them to see an actual return," designer Christian Siriano says of his biannual runway show at New York Fashion Week.
How to shop responsibly, according to a UN sustainable lifestyle expert
Our future depends on how we choose to live, work and play as global consumers. How we run our homes, what food we eat, how we get around, how we relax, what we buy and how we care for our planet."
Selfridges vows to make almost half its fashion products sustainable by 2030
The move follows from the launch of Selfridges’ Project Earth initiative in 2020, at which Selfridges committed to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2040
How Dressing for Success Can Take on a Whole New Meaning for the Environment
Young business leaders are becoming more aware of the origin of their clothing, how it's manufactured and the effects their purchases could have on the environment.
Spinning laundry sustainably Oxwash picks up €11.7 million and earns B Corp certification
UK-based startup Oxwash is cleaning up the laundry industry. Picking up about €11.7 million, the cleantech startup is now ready to expand its footprint and has also become B Corp certified.
Behind the Scenes of a Women-Led Acquisition
Ever wonder what goes on during an M&A deal? Here, Tradesy founder Tracy DiNunzio reveals what it's like to say goodbye to the company she built as it merges with Vestiaire Collective.
The Hunt for an Easy Way to Recycle Old Clothes
Technologies that can recycle old clothes back into new ones have been touted as a holy-grail sustainability solution. As they begin to scale, the industry is facing a tricky new logistics challenge.
Sustainable innovation in the lifestyle and fashion industry
Sustainability is no longer merely a desired bonus or competitive advantage; it’s an absolute necessity. Every industry is under pressure to perform, none more so than fashion and lifestyle. 56% of consumers say brands should play more of a role in reducing fashion’s environmental impact – higher than any other stakeholder group. And where there’s this level of demand and pleas for action, the fashion and lifestyle industry must stay ahead of the curve.
Driving fast fashion out of fashion: how the EU plans to reform the textile sector by 2030
On 30 March 2022, the European Commission adopted the long-awaited EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles (Strategy), a document that outlines the EU’s vision for the future of the fashion industry and the major reforms that will affect the sector in the coming years. The EU’s overarching goal is to make textile products on the EU market “long-lived and recyclable, made as much as possible of recycled fibers, free of hazardous substances and produced in respect of social rights and the environment” by 2030.
Boom in sustainable fashion market increases job opportunities
Dalal believes that people are now more aware of the detrimental environmental effects of synthetic fibers such as polyester, rayon, and nylon and this will create new job roles for students. She says, “Companies are looking for textile chemists and bioengineers to produce more sustainable materials. To manage the resale and rental influences on the fashion industry, a sustainability manager is a new and demanding portfolio that companies are now looking for.”
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