Urgent break with fast fashion needed in upcoming EU textile laws
25 NGOs rebuff voluntary agreements to clean up the fashion industry, calling for the EU’s upcoming textile legislation to hold brands accountable for their contribution to global pollution. Some of Europe’s largest networks of green groups are joining forces to demand an end to fast fashion in the textile industry, one of the world’s largest […]
How To Tell If A Fashion Brand Is Green — Or Just Greenwashing
As sustainable fashion becomes more mainstream, brands are latching onto this trend — some with intentions of actually being sustainable and others who are just trying to make customers think they are eco-conscious: i.e. brands that are greenwashing. The level of awareness we are reaching for sustainable fashion is “a beautiful moment, but it is also very dangerous” as sustainable […]
S4FASHION LAUNCHED ITS CALL FOR PROPOSALS
It is high time for the European fashion industry to change perspectives and redefine the fashion sector. We are reaching the tipping point of the Fashion Sector transforming to ethical, inclusive, and responsible production and consumption. S4Fashion creates a space where the whole European fashion ecosystem can innovate, collaborate, and share knowledge during and beyond […]
Fundación Mediapila, the argentine organisation that offers textile training to women in a situation of social exclusion
Being a woman and being poor in Latin America is one of the most difficult scenarios one can face. In Argentina, there is a non-profit organization that promotes the labour inclusion of women who live in this situation. Fundación Mediapila, for 15 years, has been dedicated to helping women from the most precarious socio-economic situations […]
Carbon Labels, Digital Passports And Traceability Tags – Clothing Labels’ New Normal
Amy Nguyen Gone are the days of simplistic clothing labels that merely share washing temperatures, dry cleaning instructions or details of a garment’s country of origin. Clothing labels are now fast becoming a distinct part of the digital brand experience and a new medium for fashion companies to share their sustainability story by connecting the […]
The COSME project CirCoAX by CircularInnoBooster celebrates World Environment Day, the largest annual United Nations environmental event.
Today, Saturday, June 5, is World Environment Day, which advocates environmental action and the need to protect our planet. This date has been celebrated since 1972 and more than 100 countries have joined it. The textile and fashion industries are two key sectors in reversing the climate crisis, due to the strong environmental impact of […]
The opportunities and challenges of the circular economy in the textile sector, the main topics of the webinar of the COSME CirCoAX by CircularInnoBooster project for #EUGreenWeek2021.
The event was a starting point for collaboration between COSME circular fashion projects. The webinar discussed the challenges and opportunities of the circular economy in the textile sector on an international scale, with European and Latin American representatives from the public and private sectors. A total of 140 people from 19 different countries registered for […]
Fashion Forward: Can The Industry Get Greener?
The fashion industry is responsible for 10 per cent of the planet’s carbon emissions. Yet there’s a glimmer of hope the industry is about to get a lot greener. If not by chance, then by design. “Textiles is one of the most polluting sectors there is,” womenswear manufacturer and environmentalist, Christopher Nieper, explains. “It’s worse […]
The COSME project CirCoAX by CircularInnoBooster commemorates #EuropeDay as a European project for the promotion of the circular economy in the textile and fashion industry
Europe Day is celebrated on 9 May in honour of the Schuman Declaration. EU institutions open their doors to citizens and organise activities to commemorate this date. CirCoAX by CircularInnoBooster celebrates this date as a project made possible by the COSME programme of the European Union. Brussels, 06.05.2021- 9 May is Europe Day. It celebrates […]
The COSME project CirCoAX by CircularInnoBooster commemorates #EuropeDay as a European project for the promotion of the circular economy in the textile and fashion industry.
Europe Day is celebrated on 9 May in honour of the Schuman Declaration. EU institutions open their doors to citizens and organise activities to commemorate this date. CirCoAX by CircularInnoBooster celebrates this date as a project made possible by the COSME programme of the European Union. Brussels, 06.05.2021- 9 May is Europe Day. It celebrates […]