Do you have a circular or sustainable solution? Act Together wants to hear from you. In 2020, Lenzing, Meidea and Officina+39 joined forces to launch Act Together, a collaborative partnership to show that together, we can achieve more. This alliance led to The Circle Book, a lookbook of ideas for sustainable and circular design. Last year, The Circle Book expanded to more partners and produced a physical collection for the first time.
Mexican denim factory Global Denim has given its image an update to reflect its commitment to sustainable innovation. With decades in the business and a vertical structure, Global Denim is working to make denim production greener with solutions that save water, chemicals and energy, such as a hydropower plant and its Ecolojean process that dyes denim with zero water discharge.
With the rise of the sustainability conversation in the apparel industry has come the fairly universal desire to own the narrative around environmental impact. But fiber, textile and apparel consultant Robert Antoshak notes that the level of understanding about the production of fibers and agriculture — topics that are integral to sustainability — varies greatly throughout the supply chain.
Denim is a community, but for the past few years, there have been scant opportunities for the industry to come together in person. In 2022, Denim Days is looking toward a return to live events, gathering bluebloods in Amsterdam. With TENCEL™ Denim as one of the event partners, a key focuses is sustainability, whether that means low-impact production, repair, upcycling or recycling.
Creating sustainable change in the fashion and lifestyle industries relies on collective action. We can all learn from each other’s best practices and wins to move the needle forward. This concept of community is central to the Conscious Fashion & Lifestyle Network, a new platform for sharing work and achievements related to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. The network aims to facilitate a sustainable and inclusive pandemic recovery…