Topics: Fashion & Apparel Archives

Close-up at hanger level of clothes on a rail, in focus on right foreground, with background blurred.

April 1, 2025 Jim McClelland

Renting clothes model fits best in niche markets

News: Renting clothes can reduce environmental impact of the fashion industry, but study shows why business models struggle to make a profit.

Close-up of orange and grey threads strung out of garment fragment.

April 4, 2024 Jim McClelland

Fibre reuse from old garments in circular workwear

News: Reusing fibres from worn-out garments to make new ones, a leading workwear manufacturer is pioneering a method of circular production.

Face of dark-haired model peeking out of fluffy white material.

January 22, 2024 Jim McClelland

VCs back vegan biomaterials in luxury textiles

News: Investors back biomaterials startup for sustainable, plant-based alternatives to animal-derived and plastic fabrics in luxury textiles.

Graphic shows range of facts and statistics around circularity of second-hand market across four retail categories in Greater Southeast Asia.

January 10, 2024 Jim McClelland

Counting carbon savings of shopping second-hand

News: Circular Economy Impact Report for leading re-commerce retailer across SE Asia calculates carbon emissions saved by buying second-hand.

Bales of whiteish cotton stacked in a farm building, or shed.

November 8, 2023 Jim McClelland

Traceability boost for cotton in fashion and textiles

News: Cotton sustainability initiative launches first-of-its-kind traceability solution to boost transparency in fashion and textile sectors.

Illustration depicts wood-based block across outflow pipes, removing magenta dye from wastewater, leaving it blue again.

March 30, 2023 Jim McClelland

Wood-based water tech removes 80% dye pollutants

News: Researchers discover new method of purifying contaminated water using wood-based tech to remove toxic dye discharge from textiles.

Image of dresses hung on clothes rack in garden, overlaid with text: 'Sustainable fashion report: Which countries are the most interested in dressing sustainably? And which actually recycle the most clothes?

July 6, 2022 Jim McClelland

Which countries are best for sustainable fashion?

News: Research reveals which countries show the most interest in sustainable fashion; but also which import and export most clothing waste.

Cover image for interactive asset showing little girl about to start climbing ladder next to pile of clothes, with text "if we stacked up all the fashion landfill created in a 12-month period, how high up this ladder would you have to climb to the top?"

March 10, 2022 Jim McClelland

Fashion waste landfill piled high as the moon

News: Piled high, the volume of fashion waste sent to landfill worldwide every year is enough to reach up to the moon in less than 8 months.

POZ sneaker - Off White Special Edition with Green Cucti Embroidery

December 11, 2020 Jim McClelland

Cruelty-free vegan sneaker uses cactus, not cows

News: Cruelty-free vegan sneaker will harness plant-power throughout, with unique design using cactus, sugarcane, bamboo and organic cotton.

June 11, 2020 Jim McClelland

Guest Blog: Will hemp replace cotton in the next 10 years?

With fashion under scrutiny on sustainability, Vishal Vivek challenges us to rethink what we wear and asks: Will hemp replace cotton in the next 10 years?

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