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2025-2026 FOARE Scholarship Recipients Announced

Stuart Mitchell

The Foundation for Out of Home Advertising Research and Education (FOARE) announced the 14 students who will receive Foundation scholarships for the 2025-2026 academic year. The FOARE Scholarship Program supports the education and career goals of those who are part of the out of home (OOH) advertising industry family as well as students who may have an interest in the industry or be in a position to shape its future. Since the program was established in 2001, 248 students have received FOARE scholarships.  The following recipients have been awarded $5,000…

Price is irrelevant when it comes to the durability of your t-shirt

Stuart Mitchell

A new academic study by the University of Leeds Institute of Textiles and Colour (LITAC) with global environmental action NGO WRAP has concluded that price has very little to do with the durability of most t-shirts sold in the UK, and that spending more money doesn’t guarantee the item will be more hard-wearing.   The findings were presented by PhD student Kate Baker to the Product Lifetimes and the Environment (PLATE) Conference in Aalborg, Denmark and were developed as part of a clothing durability project through the UK Textiles Pact – WRAP’s ten-year…

Resale rises: new Amazon research shows pre-owned online shopping now worth £4.3 billion a year in the UK

Stuart Mitchell

Britain’s second-hand shopping boom has grown into a £4.3 billion economy that’s reshaping retail, according to new research carried out by the Centre for Economics Business Research (CEBR) and commissioned by Amazon. The report, which included a survey of 10,000 adults across Europe, reveals UK consumers saved £5.6 billion in 2024 by choosing pre-owned products, with three key factors fuelling this transition: increasing cost-of-living pressures, wider availability of pre-owned products, and heightened consideration of environmental issues among shoppers. The economic story: second-hand growthThe research by CEBR projects this thriving online…

New CATF/Brattle report identifies untapped solutions to address rising electricity demand and avert grid bottlenecks

Stuart Mitchell

A new report from The Brattle Group, commissioned by Clean Air Task Force (CATF), identifies actionable, near-term strategies to help policymakers, utilities, and system planners respond to a sharp rise in electricity demand driven by data center expansion, electrification, and manufacturing growth. With many new generation resources—such as renewables, storage, and natural gas—constrained by supply chains and planning processes, the report outlines the remaining practical near-term solutions to ensuring grid reliability in the next three-to-five years while maintaining public policy objectives.  The report, Optimizing Grid Infrastructure and Proactive Planning to…

Soorty and Haelixa Expand DNA-Backed Traceability Partnership to Strengthen Circularity and Transparency in Global Denim Supply Chains

Stuart Mitchell

As global regulations tighten around greenwashing and unverified sustainability claims, Soorty, one of Pakistan’s largest vertically integrated denim manufacturers, is reaffirming its leadership in circular fashion production through its deepening partnership with Swiss traceability pioneer Haelixa. Together, the two are empowering fashion brands with forensic proof of recycled fiber origin — helping them meet rising demands for transparency, due diligence, and accountability. This traceability is embedded within Soorty’s SecondLife® — a recycled cotton initiative designed to deliver measurable impact, from resource efficiency and reduced environmental footprint to supply chain visibility…