Sustainability

Buying second-hand was surging in popularity before the pandemic shook up the retail industry but supply chain issues and tightening household budgets has added to consumers’ unabating drive to find…

According to a 2020 report by consultancy BCG and Fashion for Good, sustainable innovation will cost between $20 billion and $30 billion every year for the next decade. While it’s…

Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL) announces the debut of the RLX CLARUS® Polo Shirt exclusively at the 2022 Australian Open Tennis Tournament, showcasing the Company’s latest work in groundbreaking product innovation and…

Sustainability innovations are kicking off in the new year. For one, Patagonia and Samsung are teaming up to develop a new washing machine that aims to curb the impact of…

Toray Industries, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, has developed a nylon 510 fibre that incorporates 100% biobased synthetic polymer content as defined under ISO 16620-1: 2015, the international standard for the…

Two-thirds of countries have now committed to reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions at some point this century, and during 2021, the share of large companies with net zero commitments…

The global sustainable initiative Fashion for Good has launched a new consortium project called the D(r)ye Factory of the Future. Its aim is to accelerate the shift from wet to…

In 2021, fashion made pledges to sustainability at COP26, material innovation accelerated and interest in circularity piqued. Most importantly, a growing realisation emerged that climate change is as much about…

It took a pandemic for society to slow down and reevaluate priorities, and fast-fashion brands and retailers are feeling pressure to do the same. The Clean Clothes Campaign, a nonprofit…

Last September, as New York Fashion Week was taking place for the first time in a year, Kathy Hochul, the new governor, sat front row at the Prabal Gurung show,…