circular economy
Denmark’s First Major Textile Recycling Project Makes Headway
After three years, the Bestseller-backed initiative "ReSuit" has identified two new methods for recycling…
5-Year Project to Advance Africa’s Circular Economy Begins
The venture seeks to promote a circular economy in the textile and garment sector of several African…
Under Armour Drops Eco-Conscious, Recyclable Stretch Fiber
Made in partnership with Celanese, NeoLast can produce more sustainable, power-stretch garments as the fibers…
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Stella McCartney’s Parka From Plastic-Eating Enzymes Makes Debut
Protein Evolution and Stella McCartney partnered up at COP28 in Dubai to release the jacket made with Biopure…
Germany’s Eeden Tackles Chemical Recycling for Cotton-PET Fiber Blends
Eeden effectively separates cotton from the PET portion of a blended textile so that both can be spun into…
On the Eve of COP28, Fashion Must Overcome the ‘Era of Polycrises’
There remain "significant gaps" between the sector's ambition and its action in addressing social and…
The Footwear Collective Wants to Tackle Shoe Circularity at Scale
Brooks Running, Crocs, Ecco, New Balance, Reformation, On and Target are among the fledgling nonprofit's…
Fashion Has an Acute Case of ‘Tunnel Vision’ and it’s Making Real Transformation Impossible
The latest Fashion CEO Agenda aims to provide a "granular" roadmap of how executives can achieve a…
Lycra Expands Adaptiv Fiber Family
The Lycra Company introduced three new spandex innovations as well as a circular campaign during Intertextile…
Why NRF Acquired the Reverse Logistics Association
Returns are now a $816 billion problem in a retail industry serving sustainability-minded consumers.
Levi’s Recommerce Partner Closes $30M Series E, Teases New Verticals
Trove plans to use the funding to add new brands and verticals, expanding beyond the outdoor and luxury…
Toad&Co Wants a Piece of America’s Nearly $40 Billion Resale Market
The California purveyor of hemp fashion and organic cotton clothing launched a peer-to-peer secondhand…
ReCircled and Kaltex Aim for Circular Denim Supply Chain
The recycler entered into a strategic partnership with the Mexican manufacturer to create a channel for…
Faherty Partners with Archive to Launch Resale Channel
The California lifestyle brand has joined the resale game with the launch of Second Wave.
Bangladesh Sees Opportunity to be ‘Leader in Circularity’
The first Bangladesh Circular Economy Summit gathered stakeholders from Bangladesh as well as global brands…