Fashion for Good (FFG) is synonymous with the world of regenerative fashion. This month we reported the impact being made by the Amsterdam-based platform’s investor network, which since 2017 has ploughed €1.9 billion into reshaping the future of the industry. Now, as it plans for the next stage in its evolution, FFG is bringing the curtain …
Fashion for Good (FFG) is the global trendsetter when it comes to creating the right environment for a regenerative fashion industry to grow and prosper. The Amsterdam-headquartered platform, alongside its investor network, has directed €1.9 billion in funding to change makers reshaping the future of the industry since 2017 – and it now plans to …
The fashion and retail industry has been facing a series of formidable challenges, from the intricacies of supply chain management to rising production costs, and evolving consumer behaviours. Brands and retailers in the industry are rethinking how they can stay competitive and win over customers. Could artificial intelligence (AI) hold the key to unlocking new… …
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Adopting a culture of ultra-fast fashion is what not to do if you want humanity to have a future wearing clothes. Right now the industry comes with a critically high price tag, causing 10% of all global greenhouse gas emissions. But is one of the world’s worst emitters changing its appearance. According to journalist and …
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Students at Aryabhatta College, Delhi University are behind innovative social entrepreneurship organisation, Enactus Aryabhatta, which runs projects focused on building a community that is socially, economically and environmentally sustainable. I caught up with the Enactus Aryabhatta team to learn more about three of these projects. And first up they told me about Project Palaash and …
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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 …
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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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… …
Today Vinted, Europe’s largest online C2C marketplace dedicated to second-hand fashion, has announced the acquisition of United Wardrobe, the largest second-hand fashion platform in the Netherlands. The transaction will enable the combined group to accelerate its rapid expansion to new markets and extend its international footprint. With a combined member base of 34 million buyers… …