sustainable fashion

Vestiaire Collective, the Paris-headquartered global resale site for premium pre-owned fashion, has announced the closing of a €178 million (US$216 million) financing round, led by luxury group Kering and New York-based investment firm…
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In August of last year, American denim brand Levi’s and millennial-favourite brand Ganni joined forces to create a rental-only collection of three staple denim pieces, all created from upcycled vintage Levi’s and repurposed…
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Sweden-based TreeToTextile recently invested EUR€35M (approx. US$42M) in constructing a demonstration plant in Sweden to upscale the production of new sustainable textile fiber. Owned by H&M Group, Inter IKEA Group, Stora Enso, and…
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Head over the Bandung, the city set in the middle of volcanoes and tea plantations in Indonesia, and you’ll find a startup working on turning waste into sustainable animal-free leather. Called Mycotech Lab, the company was inspired by…
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Big fashion labels are hopping on the sustainable bandwagon, backing a new recycling scheme in Bangladesh garment factories. The program will see brands like H&M, Bershka, Marks & Spencer, Bestseller and others forge commercial…
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H&M Group’s newly issued €500 million (US$606 million) sustainability-linked bond (SLB) garnered huge interest on the market. The bond was 7.6-times oversubscribed, attract ingmore than US$4.6 billion orders in a strong sign of the…
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Hong Kong-based platform Retykle has closed a seed round to expand its designer children’s clothing resale service to international markets as demand for sustainable fashion continues to grow. Backed by a group of angel investors, the…
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A new study conducted by Kering, the luxury fashion giant that owns the likes of Gucci, Saint Laurent and Alexander McQueen, has found that the majority of Chinese consumers are keeping their luxury products for just one to three years.…
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Hong Kong has just welcomed a new homegrown eco sneaker label, as the category becomes increasingly heated with mainstream and boutique brands quick to tap into the trend. These new Lono sneakers describe themselves as “insanely…
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Aquaman’ and Game of Thrones actor Jason Momoa recently launched a sustainable vegan shoe line that is part of the So iLL x On the Roam collection that incorporates upcycled and biodegradable materials in its footwear. Hawaiian-born…
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The Apparel Impact Institute recently announced a project, informally called ‘The Italy Project’ in partnership with Stella McCartney, Burberry, and French luxury fashion group Kering with the aim of improving the environmental footprint…
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Nike has released a brand new iteration of its popular SB Dunk sneakers, this time giving it a vegan makeover. Made with animal-free leather, the new Baroque Brown SB Dunk High Pro shoes will be launched in limited quantities at select…
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A new sustainable vegan accessories manufacturer has just opened up in China, the world’s largest textile producer and exporter, to transform the industry’s wasteful and polluting practices. Launched in the southern city of Guangzhou,…
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Love or hate them, big brands and corporations are not about to disappear. Since we're facing a major climate crisis, we need big companies to be better. And H&M, basically the face of fast fashion and a huge part of the problem, is…
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Lapidary Limited, a Hong Kong-based impact venture building platform has announced the launch of its first wholly-incubated eco clothing brand. Called AndAll, the new e-commerce label will offer a collection of gender-free, sustainable…
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Genomatica, a San Diego-based sustainable biotech, has announced plans to drastically increase production of its renewable bio-nylon solution to meet “surging brand demand”. Partnering with European nylon producer Aquafil, the firm says…
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Plant-based algae textile company Algaeing, led by CEO Renana Krebs, has won top prize at VWS Pathfinder, the world’s first global competition dedicated to female vegan founders. Taking home the winner’s reward package valued at over…
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As sustainability continues to take over fashion, a new report says that the circular fashion industry has the potential to become a US$5 trillion market. While businesses have been keen to incorporate the concept of circularity in recent…
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H&M Group has just announced an expansion of its partnership with Swedish textile recycling startup Renewcell as it strives to become more circular. As part of the multi-year agreement, Renewcell will supply the fast fashion giant with…
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Los Angeles recently welcomed the Vegan Fashion Library, the world’s first showroom and boutique dedicated to supporting ethical vegan designers. Developed by the Vegan Fashion Week as a solution to the social distancing restrictions amid…
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Alternative mycelium-based material firm MycoWorks has announced the completion of a US$45 million Series B funding round, which will go towards the scale-up of its Reishi animal-free leather material. The round saw participation from…
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