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The Carbon Trust provides guidance on decarbonising fashion in the 2024 ‘Status of German Fashion’ study by the German Fashion Council

Stuart Mitchell

The German Fashion Council, in partnership with ebay and Oxford Economics, last month launched its 2024 ‘Status of German Fashion’ study, which aims to serve as a guide for policymakers, industry stakeholders, and businesses to foster collaboration, drive innovation, and ensure the sustainable growth of the German fashion industry. The Carbon Trust has contributed by providing guidance on how to accelerate the decarbonising of the fashion sector, with the following insights and recommendations. Decarbonising fashion: A path to Net Zero – challenges, strategies, and future perspectives The fashion industry is…

GANNI Joins Canopy to Advance Forest-Friendly Fashion

Stuart Mitchell

Leading fashion and lifestyle brand GANNI has announced its commitment to ensure its textiles and paper packaging are free of fibre sourced from climate-critical forests through a new partnership with solutions-driven non-profit Canopy.  Preserving forests is one of the fastest, most cost-effective, and impactful strategies for combating climate change. However, each year, over 3.4 billion trees are logged to produce paper packaging and fabrics such as viscose.  As a new CanopyStyle and Pack4Good partner, GANNI is committed to eliminating sourcing from Ancient and Endangered Forests in their textile and paper…

Rainbow Wool – The World’s First Fashion Statement Made from the Wool of Gay Sheep

Stuart Mitchell

Homosexuality remains a crime in 62 countries worldwide. In 12 countries, the death penalty is still a looming threat. Rainbow Wool funds initiatives that raise awareness for the queer community and supports the fight for legal and social equality. The wool for Rainbow Wool comes from the farm of shepherd Michael Stücke in Löhne, North Rhine-Westphalia. Stücke, a member of the Gayfarmer Association, produces yarn for various creative applications. This yarn is spun from the wool of over 20 gay sheep. While gay rams typically have no “value” in industrial…

Pioneering the Future of Footwear: A New Initiative by Fashion for Good

Stuart Mitchell

Fashion for Good and its footwear focused partners adidas, Inditex, ON Running, PVH Corp., Reformation, Target, and Zalando announce an ambitious new initiative aimed at accelerating and validating the next generation of footwear innovations. This builds on the organisation’s existing work leveraging their expertise in scouting, validation, and pioneering innovation and collaboration. This initiative will address the key intervention points needed to drive footwear circularity spanning four work streams across the supply chain from materials to end of use. Industry wide collaboration will be vital to overcome the various roadblocks…

Soorty Announces SBTi Validation, Reinforcing Commitment to Sustainable Fashion

Stuart Mitchell

Soorty Enterprises, a global leader in responsible denim production, announces the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) validating its near-term and net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets. These targets align with the 1.5°C ambition and represent the highest level of commitment within the SBTi framework. We’ve taken a pioneering step towards sustainability and become the first organization in Pakistan to commit and achieve net-zero GHG emissions across our value chain by 2050. This landmark pledge and our unwavering dedication to environmental stewardship and sustainable practices are taken despite the challenges…