New Zealand Merino launches 100% regenerative wool platform with Allbirds, Icebreaker, Smartwool
The New Zealand Merino Company (NZM) and global Merino wool apparel and footwear brands Icebreaker, Smartwool and Allbirds will work collectively with 167 sheep growers in New Zealand to create ZQRX, the world’s first regenerative wool platform. “ZQRX is an important and necessary evolution of our ethical wool program, ZQ,” ...
Scarpa introduces Green Manifesto
The Italian producer of outdoor footwear Scarpa has announced the Green Manifesto, comprehensive strategy that summarizes the company’s pledge and initiatives for sustainability.
VF to promote labor diversity
In line with its Council to Advance Racial Equity (CARE) and Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Action (IDEA) initiative, VF Corp. is implementing a number of new measures in its labor policy. “All VF employees will participate in a foundational inclusion and diversity learning journey to ensure they share a common ...
Itochu and Aquafil join forces to sell recycled nylon
The Japanese trading company Itochu and the Italian chemical firm Aquafil have entered a partnership to promote and expand the businesses of circular nylon production.
VF wants to eliminate single-use plastic packaging by 2025
VF Corp. has announced new sustainable packaging goals, defined as “a critical component of VF’s global sustainability strategy” for its large portfolio of brands, which includes The North Face, Vans, Timberland, icebreaker and Eastpak, among others.
Gucci goes beyond carbon neutrality
Italian fashion house Gucci, part of French luxury goods group Kering, announced the extension of its climate strategy, moving beyond carbon neutrality to also focus on measures to protect and restore ecosystems that mitigate climate change.
Oeko-Tex carries out its annual standards revision
Oeko-Tex, an association of 18 independent research and testing institutes worldwide that sets standards for more safety in products of the textile and leather industry and their manufacture, is proceeding with its annual revision of test criteria, limit values and requirements for its sustainability certifications and labels – the objective ...
Interview: Diversity equals innovation - D’Wayne Edwards
As part of our survey on diversity and inclusion, the first part of which was published on Dec. 23, we had an email interview with D’Wayne Edwards who was the lead designer of Nike’s iconic Air Jordan brand for a decade from 2001, making him one of the most prominent ...
Diversity and inclusion are a growing corporate issue
In 2020, the year of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests, diversity and inclusion burst onto the public agenda. The theme has emerged on companies’ radars, too. Diversity and inclusion are increasingly criteria by which companies are evaluated. And, while some footwear and sportswear brands have come under fire for ...
EU to cut greenhouse emission by 55% by 2030
The 27 members of the European Union agreed on Dec. 11, after a night of negotiations, to reduce by at least 55 percent their greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, compared with 1990 levels, increasing the target from a previous objective of 40 percent.