circular economy
Fashion Companies Are Having Trouble Meeting Circular-Economy Goals
The signatories of the 2020 Circular Fashion System Commitment have made just 21 percent progress toward…
Teemill’s ‘Circular’ T-shirts Are Designed to be Returned for Recycling
British clothing maker Teemill launched a new line of "circular" T-shirts that can be returned after use for…
Farfetch, Ted Baker to Pilot Circular Business Models
The retailers will be piloting resource-efficient strategies such as garment rental, resale and repair.
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This New Project Aims to Scale Rental and Recommerce Business Models
Circular Economy and Fashion for Good have a new project in place to accelerate recommerce and rental…
Circular-Design Agency Launches Fashion Pilot to Test Digital Clothing IDs
What does the life cycle of a garment look like? Circular.Fashion, a Berlin-based "sustainable change…
This Sustainable Fiber Startup Just Received a $4.1 Million Investment
Finnish textile startup Infinited Fiber Company has raised $4.1 million in funding to ramp up capacity for…
PrimaLoft Polyester Fibers Are Now Deemed Circular
PrimaLoft Bio polyester fibers have been proven capable of being chemically recycled, making them renewable…
Inditex and MIT Ink $4M Agreement to Fund Sustainability Research
Fast-fashion firm Inditex and MIT signed a $4M agreement to collaborate on sustainability research, including…
AI Offers Billions in Untapped Value for the Circular Economy
AI can "unlock" an annual value of nearly $217 billion in the food and consumer-electronics industries by…
Latest Circular Fashion Games Explores ‘Out of the Box’ Ideas for Retail
A rental and community platform, created for outdoor outfitter Vaude, is the winner of the latest iteration…
Brands Striving to be Circular Need to Balance Sustainability and Aesthetics
For companies on a mission to be true participants in the circular economy, the challenges of getting and…
The Circular Fashion Games Are a Boot Camp for Sustainable Design
The Circular Fashion Games convenes teams that will co-create new circular innovations for the fashion…
Did the Circular Economy Find Its Groove in 2018?
2018 might go down as the year the circular economy hit the big leagues.
The Benefits of a Circular Economy in Denim Outweigh the Hurdles, Experts Say
The buzz about circularity in the denim category grows louder as proof of concepts successfully launch at…