Fashion Revolution Week got underway on Monday with a rallying call for citizens worldwide to “rise up together for a regenerative, restorative and revolutionary new fashion system”. Running until 24 April, the annual campaign led by the world’s largest fashion activism movement is urging people, brands, retailers and producers to ‘collectively reimagine a just and equitable …
Europe’s leading consumer-tech subscription platform, Grover, has raised over €303 million in a combination of equity and debt funding, at a valuation of over $1 billion. It consolidates its position as a pioneer of the circular economy in Europe. The funding round was led by Energy Impact Partners, who were joined amongst others by Co-Investor… …
The fashion industry has a shocking record when it comes to exploiting workers and damaging the environment. Responsible for up to 10% of global emissions, it is a major polluter in need of an urgent makeover. And while this won’t happen overnight, there are some really positive signs – from all across the supply chain – …
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Fashion for Good has revealed the seven new innovators that will join its 2022 Asia Innovation Programme. All of them are pioneering within the processing space, converting waste products using technologies including bioprocessing and microorganisms, to create dynamic solutions in dyeing, pretreatment and finishing. “We are extremely excited to kick off our third year in …
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The European Commission recently announced the establishment of a ‘right to repair’. The right is being considered with a view of saving costs for consumers and facilitating the development of a circular economy. It includes repair during the legal guarantee, the right to repair after the legal guarantee has expired, and the right for consumers …
Taking on the retail market with a fresh perspective, By Rotation, has raised €2.7 million in seed funding. The funding for the UK-based platform was led by Redrice Ventures with additional investors including Closed Loop Partners, True Global, Magnus Rausing, Bill Holroyd CBE, DL, June Angelides MBE, Dinika Mahtani (Principal at Cherry VC) and Riccardo… …
Young people in Canada, Mexico, or the United States – aged between 18-30 – are being urged to submit their solution for the Youth Innovation Challenge ahead of this week’s Thursday deadline. Led by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) Council, the Challenge is seeking innovative proposals for kickstarting the COVID recovery phase. Up for …
People are being urged to cast their vote for nature by picking their favourite finalist in Europe’s Nature 2000 Award. The projects going head-to-head in the Citizens’ Award category are making an impact in safeguarding Natura 2000 sites, located in what is the ‘largest coordinated network of protected areas in the world’. The sites offer …
The fashion industry is a major polluter in need of an urgent makeover. Responsible for up to 10% of global emissions, it has been a disaster for people and the planet. A new fashion world is emerging though, one that is designed to be circular and transparently fair to all those working across the industry. At …
Climate change is a disaster for millions of people right now and is likely to trigger ever more devastating consequences in the near future unless urgent action is taken. Scientists have been saying this for a very long time and today’s IPCC report is just the latest to scream DO SOMETHING – AND FAST to …