Sustainability Pulse #69
Sustainability Trends & News Worth Exploring — February 5th, 2023
Nicholas Kirkwood to close footwear business
In an open letter on the brand’s website, Kirkwood said: "It's been an immense privilege to bring my vision for a shoe brand to life over the past 18 years. I launched Nicholas Kirkwood in 2005 with a mission to deliver a dynamic new architectural but still feminine silhouette executed to the highest quality I could achieve.”
Paco Rabanne, Couturier of the Space Age, Dies at 88
He burst onto the French fashion scene in 1966 and, with dresses made from metal, plastic and paper, changed the definition of couture.
Is Your Leather Bag Causing Deforestation In The Amazon Rainforest?
Now, an eye-opening new report by advocacy organisation Stand.earth has linked more than 100 fashion brands – including the likes of LVMH, Prada and H&M – to deforestation in the Amazon rainforest, via their leather supply chains.
Sustainable Apparel Coalition Partners with Bangladesh Apparel Exchange for the Fourth Edition of the Sustainable Apparel Forum
The event aims to bring together stakeholders to discuss and exchange ideas on how to advance sustainability within the textile and apparel industry.
Innovation Intervention: Demystifying Sustainability Legislation
The fashion industry has a lack of genuine commitment to sustainability, despite claims to the contrary. The rate of sustainable progress is slow and self-policing is insufficient, leading to the need for government intervention and accountability. The possibility of rules forcing accountability and innovation intervention to meet sustainability legislation is being questioned.
It’s Not Easy Being Green: Transparency Within the Textile, Apparel Industry
While many companies make promises to include more-ecologically and -socially sound components of apparel making, their environmental, social and community commitments aren’t always clear, which could result in accusations of greenwashing.
The Femtech Founder Creating Sportswear That Prevents Vaginal Infections Secures $1.3M To Scale
After years as an athlete and product designer with a love for women’s health and sportswear, Mitchella Gilbert one day found herself at the doctor’s office with a yeast infection. Puzzled by how it may have started, Gilbert turned to her OB-GYN who shared, “If you want to reduce the frequency of your yeast infections scale back on wearing leggings.”
These ugly sweaters make you invisible to AI.
We’ve known for years that certain visual patterns known as ‘adversarial images’ can’t be seen by AI object recognition algorithms. A few individuals and organizations have made T-shirts with these patterns, but Italian startup cap_able is the first we know of to try knitwear.
Harvey Nichols to go fur-free
Luxury department store Harvey Nichols has pledged to stop selling fur by the end of 2023.
Podcast: Laure Betsch of Fairly Made unpacks sustainable fashion challenges
Laure Betsch, the latest guest in the LuxurynsightXFashionNetwork podcast series, is the co-founder of Fairly Made, a Parisian start-up founded in May 2018 which helps fashion companies become more sustainable and environmentally friendly.
This New Sustainable Site Will Help You Score Tons of Name-Brand Stuff at Deep Discounts
Top-quality fashion for up to 75% off—it's almost too good to be true.
Nudie Jeans expands free repair service
Swedish brand Nudie Jeans has linked up with UK-based circular fashion hub Advanced Clothing Solutions (ACS) to expand its free repairs service.
Passionate designers take fashion to Kgabalatsane
Johannesburg - Fashion is not always top of mind for most people when it comes to either a problem or a solution due to so many things going on today, including climate change, plastic pollution, deforestation, destruction of coral reefs, lack of biodiversity, and water scarcity.
Las Manuelas Art Series: a melting pot of art, sustainable fashion and inclusivity
Celebrating its ten-year anniversary, the initiative launches Las Manuelas’ Art Series, a collection designed by acclaimed international artists and realised by Peruvian artisans.
Victoria students raising awareness about sustainable fashion
Central Middle School students are holding a documentary screening and fashion show
ChatGPT and the Future of Fashion Business: How Artificial Intelligence is Poised to Shake Up the Industry
The Future of Fashion Grows in a Pond
These startups are developing biodegradable yarns and dyes from algae as a sustainable solution to fast fashion.
Berlin fashion spoof causes chaos as Adidas denies involvement
German sportswear company says event announcing new co-CEO and ‘realitywear’ nothing to do with it
The fashion industry's dirtiest secret
The boom in quick, cheap knock-offs is creating a looming environmental disaster
Global fashion brands exploiting Bangladesh workers: Study
Study of 1,000 clothing factories found some fashion firms ‘engaged in unfair practices’, including H&M, Lidl and GAP.
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