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Fashion for Good all set to open new museum in October

Fashion for Good, the global sustainability initiative based in Amsterdam, has finally shared details of its new technology-forward museum for sustainable and circular fashion innovations, which was first announced at the initiative’s Innovation Day in June that celebrated the first year of its existence. The new museum will be the world’s first...

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Video: Global Change Award 2018 Winner - Algae Apparel

Algae Apparel - Turning algae into bio-fiber and eco-friendly dye that is also good for your skin. Source: H&M Foundation, YouTube

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Video: Global Change Award 2018 Winner - Crop-A-Porter

Crop-A-Porter - Making sustainable bio-textiles by using left-overs from food crop harvests. Source: H&M Foundation, YouTube

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Video: Global Change Award 2018 Winner - Smart Stitch

Smart Stitch - A dissolvable thread that makes repairing and recycling a breeze. Source: H&M Foundation, YouTube

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Video: Global Change Award 2018 Winner - The Regenerator

The Regenerator - Recirculating fashion into new textile fiber by separating cotton and polyester blends. Source: H&M Foundation, YouTube

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'Innovative materials will become more mainstream if they fulfill consumers desires'

Rotterdam - The fashion industry is one of the world's largest and most creative sectors - but it is also one of the most polluting industries, responsible for 10 percent of the world's CO2 emissions. The current production models of clothing are incredibly harmful to the environment, as it takes more than 2,500 liters of water to grow enough...

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64 Brands set 143 Targets for a Circular Fashion Future

London - 64 international fashion companies have set a total of 143 targets to help accelerate the industry’s transition to a circular fashion system. Leading companies, ranging from Bestseller and H&M to Kering and Inditex have shown their commitment to sustainability after signing the 2020 Circular Fashion System Commitment and released their...

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Alliance for Responsible Denim calls on the industry to use more recycled Denim

Amsterdam - The denim market remains one of the ‘dirtiest’ areas within the fashion industry, as it takes more than 7,000 litres of water to create a single pair of jeans as well as numerous dyes and potentially harmful chemicals. With over 2 billion pairs of jeans being made a year and the limitation on the available resources vastly...

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7.5 percent of the fashion industry commits to circularity

London - 7.5 percent of the global fashion industry have signed the Global Fashion Agenda's 'Call to Action for a Circular Fashion System', committing to accelerate the transition to a circular fashion system. 64 leading fashion companies and corporations have signed the commitment letter, which represents a total of 143 brands and account for...

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H&M to source 100 percent recycled & sustainable materials by 2030

London - The H&M Group has taken another step towards taking on a 'closed loop' business model by pledging to use 100 percent recycled or other sustainably sourced materials in its products by 2030. The promise was one of several new sustainability commitments announced by the Swedish fast-fashion giant on Tuesday morning with the publication of...