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Fashion Icon Tommy Hilfiger to be Honored at Save the Children’s Centennial Celebration in New York; James Taylor to Perform at Save the Children’s Centennial Celebration on the West Coast, Hosted by Jennifer Garner

Stuart Mitchell

Save the Children, the international humanitarian organization have announced that Jennifer Garner will host its “Centennial Celebration: Once in a Lifetime” event on October 2 in Beverly Hills, with a special performance by five-time Grammy Award winner James Taylor. Tommy Hilfiger, founder of Tommy Hilfiger, will be honored at “The Centennial Gala: Changing The World for Children” gala in New York City on September 12. To help celebrate the night in New York, chef and humanitarian José Andrés will create a special dessert for guests to enjoy. As previously announced, the two events are a culmination…

Burberry announces science based targets, expanding our ambition to build a more sustainable future for fashion

Stuart Mitchell

Building on the environmental targets already included in their Responsibility strategy to 2022, Burberry have set two new, ambitious climate goals approved by the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi): Reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions 95% by 2022 from a 2016 base year Reduce absolute scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions 30% by 2030 from a 2016 base year The scope 1 and 2 target focus on emissions from their direct operations (including electricity and gas consumption at their stores, offices, internal manufacturing and distribution sites), while the…

Make Fashion Circular launches the Jeans Redesign

Stuart Mitchell

Leading fashion brands and manufacturers are to transform the way they produce jeans, tackling waste, pollution, and the use of harmful practices, thanks to new guidelines published by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. The Jeans Redesign Guidelines set out minimum requirements on garment durability, material health, recyclability, and traceability. Based on the principles of the circular economy, the guidelines will work to ensure jeans last longer, can easily be recycled, and are made in a way that is better for the environment and the health of garment workers. The Jeans Redesign…

Glastonbury stars donate festival outfits in stand against throwaway fashion

Stuart Mitchell

Kylie Minogue and The Cure’s Robert Smith are among the artists who donated clothing to Oxfam following Glastonbury festival. Kylie, who performed in front of thousands of people on the Pyramid stage, donated her sun visor, while Robert donated a Disintegration Era shirt, as worn in 1989 and again at Sydney Opera House earlier this year. Bastille, Billie Eilish, Frank Turner, Gabrielle Aplin, Johnny Marr, Lewis Capaldi, Loyle Carner, The Lumineers, Pond, The Proclaimers, Sheryl Crow, Tame Impala and The Wombats also joined in by donating their festival outfits to…

Fashion retailers leading sustainability trend by trialling new business models

Stuart Mitchell

The London Waste and Recycling Board (LWARB) and QSA Partners have announced that they are working with a number of fashion retailers to develop and pilot a range of new circular economy business models such as clothes hire, product resale, repair and rental services. The retailers – including Ted Baker, Farfetch and FW – will be exploring more sustainable ways of operating through the Circular Fashion Fast Forward project. Each retailer will explore its own bespoke approach to becoming a more circular business, developing new business models which will be…