Towards a more sustainable & circular fashion sector: four COSME projects making it happen
The European Commission is committed to supporting a more sustainable industry to facilitate the transition towards a low-carbon and circular economy The transformation of our companies towards more sustainable and resource-efficient business models helps protect the environment and provides a competitive advantage by creating important cost savings and boosting innovation for sustainability. In March 2020, the Commission […]
Closing the loop on take, make, waste: Investigating circular economy practices in the Swedish fashion industry
Abstract The fashion industry is one of the most wasteful consumer industries in the world. Through the advent of fast fashion – trendy, low-cost clothing produced by global fashion brands – clothing has evolved from a durable good to a daily purchase. In recent years, the concept of the circular economy, a framework for a […]
Fifth session of Next LATAM-EU Generation successfully held on the occasion of International Youth Day
The webinar was held on 10 August 2021 to commemorate International Youth Day. It focused on training and mobility opportunities for young Latin American people The main goal of Next LATAM-EU Generation is to promote business cooperation between EU and Latam countries The event was assisted by Red Business Market and the Congreso Iberoamericano de […]
Next Textile Generation opportunities and CirCoAX Open Call Info Day 2
INFO DAY: Open call for the European accelerator CirCoAX, which will scale SMEs in the fashion and textile industry that favour sustainability in the sector, and its potential synergies with other EU programmes aligned with the circular economy principles such as LIFE. The application form is open from Wednesday, 21st July at 17h CET. The […]
Seizing the opportunities of a circular economy in textiles
By Henrique Pacini, Economist, UNCTAD The global textiles market is estimated at around $1.4 trillion, and employs over 300 million people, especially in developing countries like Bangladesh, Brazil, China, India, Pakistan and Turkey. While socially important, the textile industry is a major source of pollution and waste. It’s characterized by overproduction and overconsumption of low-cost clothes, often produced […]
Webinar: Public Private Partnerships for Green City Solutions
📢Mañana martes 20 de julio no te puedes perder el webinar sobre asociaciones público-privadas para soluciones de ciudades verdes🌿🏙 (#GreenCities) organizado por World Forum of Democracy en colaboración con el Consejo de Europa en el que participará la Fundación Finnova de la mano de su CEO, Juanma Revuelta. ✅Durante el evento se explorarán los diferentes […]
Regenerative Fashion
We’ve all heard about sustainable fashion, but the term “regenerative fashion” is also interesting to consider. This term is based on regenerative agriculture, which consists of farming principles that seek to enhance the entire ecosystem by focusing on soil health. In this sense, what is extracted is then also replenished 04.21.2021by Solenne Spitalier Regenerative farming […]
A new approach to fashion sustainability: Fixing past mistakes
Dirt, a charity launched by model-turned-activist Arizona Muse, wants fashion to focus on reparations in its sustainability efforts. Will it work? BY RACHEL CERNANSKY Many of fashion’s sustainability pledges look to the future. Dirt, a new charity launched by model-turned-activist Arizona Muse, is interested in the past. The charity aims to push fashion to “[pay] reparations to the […]
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 […]