Sustainability Pulse #72
Sustainability Trends & News Worth Exploring — October 27, 2023
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Welcome to "The Sustainability Pulse," your source for the latest sustainability trends and fashion industry news. In this edition, we dive deep into sustainable fashion, from redefining what it means to dress sustainably to exciting partnerships and innovations.
We explore topics ranging from ethical practices and worker treatment to the environmental impact of luxury brands.
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Just a buzzword? What sustainable fashion means today
Looking at sustainable fashion through transparency, innovative design, and ethical practices, plus what we can all do to dress more sustainably.
Burberry has partnered with Vestiaire Collective, making it easier to trade in (and shop) pre-loved pieces
Second-hand Burberry treasures, anyone?
Sebastian’s Career Closet 2.0: Tech-Driven Clothing Rental Company Hyde Announces the University of Miami as Its First Launch Partner
PRESS RELEASE
A Modernized Career Closet for the Next Generation of Leaders.
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They prioritize the best customer experience through ecommerce features based on feedback and resale trends.
The Cleanest fashion, where and why to buy undyed, unbleached cotton
Adele Peters' "To Dye For" investigates the hazards of chemicals used in the fashion industry, including dyes and waterproofing agents.
No empty promises—these 4 fashion brands deliver on sustainability and inclusivity
Meet the four brands with new takes on one of the most prolific—and wasteful—industries across the globe.
How Fashion’s Powerful Marketing Machines Can Promote Sustainability
We read fashion magazines, follow fashion trends, try to look like fashion models, and buy the clothes and makeup the fashion industry promotes with its powerful storytelling. But “the equivalent of one garbage truck full of clothes is burned or dumped in a landfill every second,” according to the United Nations Environmental Programme.
U.K.-based circular fashion marketplace NOLD raises $1M
U.K.-based fashion marketplace NOLD has raised $1 million in Seed funding in a round led by Tilia Impact Ventures.
Holt Renfrew explores future of sustainable fashion for fall 2023
The company's H Project has raised over $2 million to date, entering its next chapter as Holt Renfrew highlights green designers of today in new content.
Canadian department store chain Holt Renfrew celebrates its wins as an essential initiative turns 10.
TORRAMOR: THE INNOVATORS BEHIND A NEW SUSTAINABLE FASHION BRAND
Alex and Jane Brewster care for Rotmell Farm's landscape, which is located in Highland Perthshire. Built as a show farm in the 1790s by the Duchess of Atholl, Rotmell has a rich history of innovation and modernization. Despite its historic building, Rotmell uses cutting-edge Regenerative Agriculture methods.
The Other Side of Apparel Sustainability— Ethics in Worker Treatment
Conversations that cover the promotion of sustainability within the apparel industry often focus on solving environmental challenges that stem from pollutive practices and irresponsible materials sourcing. One of the most important sustainable issues, which is often overlooked, is the problem of ensuring ethical treatment of the workers whose labor makes apparel production possible—along the supply chain and in the factories where clothing is produced.
Are Luxury’s Biggest Brands Inflating Away Their Emissions?
Soaring luxury goods prices have boosted turnover at companies like LVMH and Kering, helping them to report reductions in their ‘emissions intensity’ — the volume of planet-warming gases released relative to revenue.
Are Those Feathers Faux?
Retailers including Selfridges, Asos and Boohoo have mislabelled real feathers as ‘faux,’ according to a new investigation, as the feather trend on red carpets and runways fuels debate over whether the material is ethical.
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