Sustainability
Vivobarefoot Uses Algae to Make Footwear
Vivobarefoot’s new shoes are designed to give back to the environment. The London-based footwear brand…
Opportunities to Scale Green Chemistry
Green chemistry is “great chemistry that meets cost and performance requirements that just happens to be…
L’Oréal USA Partners with MBDC for Cradle to Cradle Certification
The L'Oréal-owned hair care brand, Biolage, has received a sustainability certification for its R.A.W…
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Benu Berlin and Philomena Zanetti Chosen for Sustainable Fashion Mentoring Program
Fashion Council Germany, Berlin Senate and Messe Frankfurt initiate program for sustainable fashion.
Cotton 2040 Project Wants to Make Sustainable Cotton Mainstream Option for Sourcing
Target and Marks and Spencer have signed on to a new initiative that’s working to make sustainable cotton the…
Real Change Requires Fewer But Better Sustainability Initiatives
It often takes tragedy to bring people together. Unfortunately, in the case of the fashion industry, it took…
In Denim, Commitment to Change Requires More Than Water-Saving Measures
There’s more to going green than saving water. And it requires a holistic approach to sustainable…
From Ghana to New York, a First Look at <b>Kwame Baah</b>
Designed in Fort Worth, Texas and produced in Ghana, each shoe from George Baah’s footwear line, Kwame Baah…
A Closer Look at WGSN’s Sustainable Denim Collection
Avery Dennison RBIS, M&J Group and Absolute Denim joined WGSN’s effort to encourage brands to produce denim…
Students to Draft First UN Resolution on Fashion in Copenhagen
Students at the fourth edition of the Youth Fashion Summit in Copenhagen next week will work on a draft…
Fashion Players Losing Online Market Share to Innovating Rivals
Forever 21 and other big fast-fashion names are seeing online popularity shrink as competitors try address…
Australian Scientists Are Dyeing New Denim From Old Jeans
H&M has made no secret of its aim to turn old clothes into brand new ones, but an innovative idea could help…
Adidas Announces Sustainability Goals for 2020
Adidas released its 2016 sustainability report last week, announcing goals it hopes to achieve by 2020, with…
The CFDA and Lexus Rewards Sustainable Designers
Erin Snow, Zero + Maria Cornejo and Wwake took home prizes.
Consumers and Retailers Can Help Denim Go From Blue to Green
With Earth Day coming up Saturday, thoughts are centered on sustainability, and Blue Jeans Go Green, a denim…