The sorely missed writer, traveller and chef Anthony Bourdain once said ‘we all have blood on our hands’. When it comes to the clothes on our back, can many of us say otherwise? Responsible for 10% of global carbon emissions and numerous human right violations of garment workers worldwide, the fashion industry has long been …
On a mission to make smartphone consumption circular, Swappie has just secured €108 million. The round was led by growth equity firm Verdane, specialising in tech-enabled, sustainable businesses, alongside existing investors Lifeline Ventures, Inventure, Reaktor Ventures and TESI. Co-founded by Sami Marttinen (CEO) and Jiri Heinonen (CMO) in 2016, Swappie has the aim to provide… …
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The Rebound Plastic Exchange platform launching this summer has been described as ‘an intervention that will transform the world’s plastic recycling industry’. Set up by the International Holding Company (IHC), it is a global marketplace for recycled plastic feedstock that aims to trigger growth in the circular economy, while reducing toxic plastic pollution. “We’ve developed …
Fashion for Good has launched the D(R)YE Factory of the Future initiative in a bid to clean up one of the most polluting processes in the industry. It is in the pre-treatment and colouration phases of textile production that the highest emissions of the fashion value chain are generated. To combat this, the new global …
Back Market has joined France’s growing 2022 list of unicorns with mega funding this January, after reaching over €5 billion in valuation following a €449 million funding boost. This comes after a mega-funding round in May 2021 and reflects sustained belief in the young startup’s offering and French tech as a whole. The funding was… …
Responsible, a startup with Belfast roots and founded in 2021, has just raised €5.8 million for its pioneering embedded finance platform for the fashion industry. The funding was led by Barclays Sustainable Impact Capital and Techstart Ventures, participants include InPost founder Rafał Brzoska and Nextdoor CEO Sarah Friar. With the vision to make meaningful change… …
Pieter Pot, the fully circular e-grocer launched in 2019 in Rotterdam, has just received a €9 million investment boost led by ETF Partners. With the surge of plastic use continuing across the world, and the associated increasing emissions from its production and pollution through its waste, we are at a critical time where we need… …
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The South Korean city of Busan this month signed an historic deal to build the world’s first sustainable floating city. Blue tech pioneer and designer of the prototype city, OCEANIX, along with UN-Habitat, are collaborating with Busan Metropolitan City to test what promises to be a transformative solution for citizens in coastal cities threatened by …
The fashion industry, currently responsible for up to 10% of global emissions, can still reach net-zero by 2050 if $1 trillion of investment is mobilised to scale a range of targeted solutions, a report published today reveals. Co-authored by Fashion for Good, the Apparel Impact Institute, and sponsored by HSBC, the report headlines with the …
Founded in 2017, Deesup is the first Italian online marketplace to purchase and sell iconic and second-hand design furniture, with an aim to make the furniture supply chain more ethical and sustainable. The startup from Milan is dedicated to high-quality second-hand design, has just closed a new €1.4 million investment round, with participation from ALIcrowd… …