Higg starts traceability program for supply chain sustainability
Technology platform Higg has launched a new traceability program developed in collaboration with software, cloud and data processing specialists atma.io, FibreTrace and TrusTrace. The new technical solution aims to offer comprehensive transparency across the global supply chain – enabling brands to highlight and disclose sustainability information on their own and ...
Boohoo publishes global supply chain list as part of transparency drive
The British fast fashion retailer Boohoo has published details of the 1,100 factories it uses worldwide, as it looks to boost transparency within its supply chain after a scandal last year over working conditions.
SOLE launches climate accountability initiative and carbon-negative insoles
Canadian footwear company SOLE has launched CO2negative, an initiative in collaboration with ReCORK to promote and facilitate the accurate labeling of the climate impact of consumer products and the certification of CO2-negative products, and simultaneously announced its first CO2negative-certified insoles, the Performance footbed collection.
Market share of preferred fibers and materials continues to increase
After years of growth, global fiber production, hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, decreased from 111 million tons in 2019 to 109 million tons in 2020. While overall fiber production declined, the market share of preferred fibers and materials is increasing. According to a new report by Textile Exchange, entitled ”Preferred ...
H&M Q2 sales up 75% in local currencies
Hennes & Mauritz (H&M)’s sales in the second quarter ended May 31 rose by 75 percent in local currencies and by 62 percent on a reported basis to 46,509 million Swedish krona (€4,601m-$5,577m). The company benefited from the strengthening of the krona, but continued to be affected by restriction caused ...
Supply Chain Act adopted by German parliament
The German parliament passed the Supply Chain Act. The law, which aims to force companies to take responsibility for human rights abuses such as forced and child labor, forced evictions, oil pollution and land theft within their supply chains, will come into effect on Jan. 1, 2023. As a first ...
Spinnova and KT Trading develop a fiber made from leather waste
Spinnova, a Finnish manufacturer of textile fibers deriving from wood or waste, and KT Trading, a Swiss firm specialized in the sourcing and trading of materials for the leather industry, have developed a fiber made from leather waste.
Teva works to divert products from landfills with new sandal recycling initiative
U.S. company Teva, founded in 1984 and part of Deckers Brands, has partnered with international recycling company TerraCycle to launch the TevaForever program to give worn-out Teva sandals a new life. The recycling program underscores Teva’s commitment to reducing its environmental impact and keeping waste out of landfills. “The TevaForever ...
Covid-19 accelerates the shift to sustainability in the fashion industry
The Covid-19 pandemic has acted as an economic and social game changer in many respects, causing a strong disruption of previous business models as well as supply chain and production processes.
Covestro uses CO2 to make shoes
The German chemical group Covestro is using CO2, along with recycled and more sustainable materials, to produce elegant, casual and sports shoes with its footwear partners.