Ellen MacArthur Foundation | YnFx - Part 6

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2021-01-20 16:20:26

Unspun's denim can be a solution for circular fashion

Genesis, the sustainable jeans by the company Unspun, has been marked under "Best Inventions of 2019" in TIME magazine. This comes under the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's Jeans

2020-08-17 13:11:27

WeDesign launches design competition with the UN

Future Fashion Now, A global sustainable design competition has been launched by the WeDesign agency in collaboration with the United Nations (UN) and Ellen MacArthur Foundation, to rethink how the

2020-05-06 09:49:01

World is paying a high price for cheap clothes

When shoppers entered H&M's flagship store in central London last summer, the first thing they would have seen was a dark blue, flowery minidress hanging front and center. On sale for just £4

2020-04-29 11:19:22

ReCircled seeks to create a sustainable fashion loop

ReCircled, a start-up business focused on sustainable fashion, announced today the opening of two modern factories that will provide the infrastructure for fashion brands to move from a linear

2020-03-04 09:21:55

ASOS report on carbon emission reduction

Fast fashion retailer ASOS has published its Carbon 2020 Progress Report for 2018-19, in which it reflects on efforts to mitigate carbon emissions at its sites, those associated with delivery and

2019-12-11 09:04:07

Has textile engendered a fifth of all water pollution?

Some of the figures quoted to demonstrate the impact of fashion and textiles on the environment are so staggering that they beggar belief. But does the scientific evidence stack up behind the

2019-08-23 10:30:00

New technology enhances natural cotton properties

If anyone doubts the staying power of cotton, consider that it was used 7,000 years ago for clothing in Ancient India, according to “The History of Clothing.” Its popularity has only continued,

2019-07-02 00:00:00

Indian texile and apparel industry reinventing itself

India feels the adverse social and environmental impact of ‘fast fashion’; however, this may change soon. India is a global manufacturing hub for textiles and apparel, coping with growing

2019-05-03 21:00:00

Roughly USD 500 billion of barely worn clothing is discarded

Every second, the equivalent of a truckload of fabric is thrown into a landfill or burned, leaching chemicals (such as dye) or non-biodegradable synthetic fabrics (such as polyester) into the ground.

2019-04-30 18:00:00

The apparel and footwear industries together accounted for more than 8 percent of global climate impacts

The apparel and footwear industries together account for more than 8 percent of global climate impact, greater than all international airline flights and maritime shipping trips combined. The

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