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What's been going on in Sustainable Fashion this week? ⬇ 1) The CSDDD (Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive) has finally been approved by the EU. Last week 27 member states gave final sign off to the legislation which will make companies liable for human rights and environmental impact in their supply chains. For more info on the CSDDD join Sustainable Fashion School 2) Polyester textile-to-textile recycling start up Syre, (formed through a partnership with investors Vargas Holding and H&M Group) has completed a $100 million Series A funding round, allowing it to scale up its operations and invest in patented chemical recycling technology. Syre has already negotiated a commitment from H&M to buy $600 million of its recycled polyester output over a 7 year period. 3) School uniform supplier David Luke Ltd have launched a 'circular blazer' which will be recycled through Project Re:Claim, the polyester recycling plant which opened in the UK in Jan 2024 - a joint venture between The Salvation Army and Plan B (Project Plan B) . Up until 2023, the eco-blazer from David Luke was made from recycled plastic bottles, but now they have the tech to enable blazers to be recycled & recyclable. 4) Last week in at #TheGlobalFashionSummit, Bloom Labs won 'The Trailblazer Award', which will enable them to accelerate their sustainable innovation of developing next-gen alternatives to natural and synthetic fibres and plastics from biomass waste food and textile feedstock. 5) TrusTrace launched a new playbook - 'Unlocking DPP: The Why, What and how of DPPs', which is a guide for fashion professionals to support implementation of Digital Product Passports, expected between 2026 - 2030. 6) Ellen MacArthur Foundation announced their latest project 'The Fashion ReModel Project' - focusing on raising the profile of rental, resale and repair, and demonstrate that it is possible to scale circular business models. EMF report that these models could make up 23% of the global fashion market by 2030, representing a $700 billion opportunity to transform the future of fashion. Brands participating in the project include Arc'teryx, COS, Reformation, Primark, Weekday, Zalando, ARKET, H&M Group 7) Meanwhile, John Lewis & Partners have announced that they have launched menswear rental, powered by HURR, focusing on occasionwear. 8) Nobody's Child has made its online rental pop up a permanent fixture on its site, with a 17 piece collection of occassionwear available for rent, powered by rental platform Zoa Rental. 9) Last weekend Selfridges held their 8th Charity Car Boot Sale, hosted by Reselfriges, and SOJO hosted a pop up repair workshop in the newly refurbished Ganni A/S store in Copenhagen. and what can we learn from other industries... 10) the LEGO Group have linked their bonus scheme with reaching green targets to incentivise staff to play their part in cutting emissions across its factories, stores and offices. Have a great week! Lydia

Incase you missed it, here's the latest weekly Sustainable Fashion insights from Lydia Brearley at Enkel ⬇ 1) Last week saw ASOS.com, Boohoo Group PLC and Asda agree to file regular reports to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to ensure that their claims are substantiated and not misleading customers. 2) Back in August 2022, Copenhagen Fashion Week banned fur, and now it has introduced a policy to ban feathers and exotic skins as of next years run-ways. 3) In other material news, adidas have developed a new range of stretch performance garments which use innovative knits or woven construction, called TWISTKNIT / TWISTWEAVE. The twisted yarns create springs within the fabric structure which alleviate the need for synthetic derived elastane. 4) H&M have released their latest annual sustainability report 2023, which reportedly show a 22% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in the H&M Group supply chain. Other highlights include 85% recycled or sustainably sourced materials, making progress towards their goal of 100% by 2030. 5) Pakistan's largest vertically integrated denim company Soorty Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. has set up an initiative that promotes regenerative farming practices to reduce the environmental impact of its cotton in its denim supply chain. 6) Still talking supply chains, a latest report from Planet Tracker unveils the water-related risks confronting major fashion brands and retailers which will impact profits. The report urges companies and investors to prioritise water risk management for long term sustainability. See the full report here https://lnkd.in/gu2ztZn3 7) The latest partner to join Reskinned is Deliveroo. Workwear is notoriously difficult to recycle, and as it is worn 'on repeat', it generally cannot be resold in the same way fashion is. Reskinned will responsibly recycle, so if you have workwear in your business and don't have a waste solution, get in touch with Matt Hanrahan. 8) Finally for this week, Sizekick, the Munich based start up specialising in AI-driven size recommendations for online fashion retailers, has announced its latest partnership with Stockholm based activewear brand STRONGER. Sizekick aim to deliver exceptional user-experience and aligning sustainability with their mission to eliminate returns based on size uncertainty. What do you think of these stories and any more to add? If you'd like this (and more) direct to your inbox each week, sign up to our weekly newsletter at www.thisisenkel.com #enkel #sustainablefashion #fashionnews

What's been going on in Sustainable Fashion this week? ⬇ There's been some great steps forward in terms of EU Legislation this past week. Due to limited word count I will write separate posts but here's the headlines: 1) After a volatile few weeks, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD, aka CS3D) has finally been approved by the European Commission 🇪🇺. The CSDDD creates a legal liability for companies relating to environmental and human rights violations within their supply chain. The latest proposal is, however, a filtered down version in terms of what sizes businesses will be impacted and affected, and the transitional phase of adopting these. Nothing is finalised until the final vote is made, and we can expect to hear more towards the end of April 2024. 2) Last week also saw France 🇫🇷 approve a bill to tackle the growing problem of textile waste, by introducing a charge on fast fashion products to make them less attractive to buyers. The charge would see €5 per item from 2025, rising to €10 by 2030, although the charge cannot exceed 50% of an items price tag. The bill also aims to protect France's luxury fashion industry - CHANEL, Hermès, LVMH, and Christian Dior Couture. The latest measures still need to be voted into law and then precise criteria will be published. Watch this space.. 3) Last week also saw the EU Parliament adopt its proposal to better prevent and reduce waste food and textiles across the EU. The proposal includes that producers that sell textiles in the EU will need to cover the cost for collecting, sorting and recycling textiles - know as EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility). 4) Recycle Exchange Ltd have partnered with UPTEX and the Bangladesh Apparel Exchange (BAE) to establish a textile recycling and sorting facility in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The facility will manage textile waste in Bangladesh in a compliant, traceable and transparent manner. Contact Olaf Lohle for more details. 5) Responsible fashion brand Nobody's Child has launched Digital Product Passports for SS24 to strengthen its commitment to transparency - enabling customers to track the journey of their clothing from design to production. The DPPs are powered by Fabacus and cover over 100 touch points in the supply chain. 6) Ganni A/S have partnered with Fairly Made® to trace and map their supply chain and help them reach their goal to achieve visibility across their full supply chain by 2025. 7) Renewcell, the Swedish textile recycler which filed for bankruptcy in February, have an extension to find a buyer until end March 2024. During this time, potential buyers could acquire the entire company, or specific assets like machines, technology or intellectual property. I ran out of room, but there's more! For this and more news direct to your inbox, sign up to our newsletter at ➡ www.thisisenkel.com Have a great week Lydia #sustainablefashion #enkel #circulareconomy

What's been going on in Sustainable Fashion this week? ⬇ 1) With the industry focus the past couple of weeks on Renewcell, we're seeing a plethora of collaborations and partnerships to drive sustainability and circularity in the fashion industry. Last week saw H&M Group collaborate with Vargas Holding to unveil Syre - committing to buying $600 million worth or recycled polyester over 7 years to support scaling up textile-to-textile recycling of polyester. 2) Meanwhile, Gap have committed to Ambercycle's recycled polyester made from end of life textiles in its Athletica branded performance apparel for 2026. 3) Infinited Fiber Company, which produce cellulosic fibres from textile waste, has raised €40 million in a new funding round, including investment from several leading brands and retailers, including Zara owned Inditex, H&M and UNIQLO. 4) Textile waste management company Reverse Resources and Pakistan's National Textile University have launched a join programme aimed at transforming Pakistan's textile to textile recycling landscape. The partnership aims to improve the quality and commercial viability of textile to textile recycled products, as well as boosting transparency. 5) Chemical company Archroma has launched Albafix Eco Plus - a wet-fastness treatment that helps brands and mills improve the durability and colour quality of clothing and other textiles without the use of hazardous chemicals. 6) A report from Germany's Nova Institute demonstrates that the global market for bio-polymers (polymers produced from things such as plants instead of petroleum) will grow by 17% over the next 5 years (Report: Bio-based Building Blocks and Polymers - Global Capacities, Production and Trends 2023 - 2028). 7) The latest 'Fashion Accountability Report 2024' from remake.world demonstrates that brands need to take more urgent action and progress on their promises. The report measures the performance of 52 large fashion companies (more than $100 million in annual revenue) , including Fast Retailing, H&M, Inditex, Kering, LVMH and PVH Corp. measuring 6 areas - traceability, wages and wellbeing, commercial practices, raw materials, environmental justice, and governance. Companies can score up to 150 points, but the average accountability score was just 14!!! 😳 8) Finally for this week, eBay UK and British Fashion Council have announced the finalists for this years 'Circular Fashion Innovators Fund' which aims to propel circular fashion. Congratulations to the 6 finalists and ONES TO WATCH, who are Swoperz, Give Your Best, Supercycle, Thrifthood UK, LOANHOOD and FINDS. 👏🏻 What do you think of these stories and initiatives and any more to add? 🤔 If you'd like this (and more) direct to your inbox each week, sign up here www.thisisenkel.com Have a great week Lydia #sustainablefashion #enkel #circulareconomy

What's been going on in Sustainable Fashion this week? ⬇ 1) First up this week, The North Face are exploring opportunities for alternatives to fossil-derived conventional polyester. They are working with a US Department of Energy-Led Consortium to determine whether bio-based synthetic textiles could offer a more sustainable raw material for its products. 2) A latest report from the Materials Innovation Initiative (MII) demonstrates an 8.6% rise in investment funding of Next Gen Materials, showing that $496 million was invested in next-gen materials in 2023. 3) Moving on to production, a new study by Cornell University highlights the threat to key fashion supply countries who are at risk from the impacts of climate change. Collectively Bangladesh, Cambodia, Pakistan and Vietnam are the four countries highlighted at risk of losing $65 billion in export earnings and one million jobs by 2030. Extreme heat and flooding risks are key risk factors. 4) N Brown Group have committed to reduce direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions by 46% by 2030. This is part of their wider ambition to achieve net zero emissions by 2040, under the British Retail Consortium Climate Action Roadmap. 5) URBN (Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie Group, Free People & Nuuly) have reported a record net income £227 million ($287.7 million) for the year ending 31 Jan 2024. What's notable here is that the company saw sales for Nuuly (a clothing rental platform) skyrocket by £91.01 million ($115.3 million) driven by an increase of 82% in average subscribers YOY. 6) France has introduced a proposed levy of €5 on each fast fashion item sold. The tax proposal is a decisive statement against the environmental and social havoc wrecked by fast fashion brands such as Shein and Temu. 7) Nike's latest 'Re-Creation' collaboration with Bodega sees the opening of a shop in LA. The store features a mix of upcycled apparel, textiles, accessories and footwear, reimagined from archived products and deadstock materials. "Through the Re-Creation initiative, we've been able to support Nike's mission for alternative methods to produce meaningful, intentional clothing, meant to be worn and re-worn, time and time again." Matthew Zaremba, Marketing Director at Bodega. 8) Finally for this week, Canadian outdoor brand Arc'teryx Equipment launches repairs at its new London Store. As part of their circularity program 'ReBird', the first repair service launched in 2021 in New York, and has since rolled out to 9 locations including Vancouver and Tokyo. The program aims to make product care and repair more accessible than ever, and allows customers to learn about how to care for their technical gear properly, and offer minor repairs on site. What do you think of these stories and initiatives and any more to add? 🤔 If you'd like this (and more) direct to your inbox each week, sign up here www.thisisenkel.com Have a great week Lydia #sustainablefashion #enkel #circulareconomy

What's been going on in sustainable fashion over the past week? ⬇ 1) After last weeks news about misleading claims, lululemon have announced they have joined forces with Samsara Eco to create what is claimed to be the 'worlds first garments' made with recycled nylon - recycling nylon (one of their most used materials), back into nylon using enzymes. 2) Merino wool supplier NATIVA™ is expanding into cotton grown through regenerative agricultural practices. The cotton will be grown in Greece under the Nativa Regenerative Agriculture Program, and aims to improve soil health, whilst improving farmers livelihoods. 3) H&M are exploring more sustainable means of denim production with their long standing denim supplier Arvind Denim Lab. Working with India start up Deven Supercriticals, they are developing technology to deliver 'waterless denim', achieving reductions in energy, water and chemicals compared to traditional denim production methods. 4) Textile pioneer Renewcell are in-and-out of the news around demand for their innovative Circulose material, but last week it has welcomed 35 new members to its Circulose Supplier Network (CSN). The network includes vertical suppliers, yarn suppliers, garment manufacturers, denim and textile mills, now reaching 151 partners building circular textile systems. 🚨 SEE COMMENTS 5) Zalando have been in the news this week for misleading claims following an investigation from European regulators. From April 2024, Zalando will make changes to the way it promotes sustainable credentials of its clothing collections, and symbols such as leaves or trees will no longer appear. 6) Sportswear giant adidas have joined the environmental non-profit Canopy initiatives CanopyStyle and Pack4Good. This means they are committed to all of its textiles paper and paper packaging being free of fibre sources from ancient and endangered forests. 7) VEJA have opened their General Store in Paris, focused on repairing sneakers and clothing (from any brand). The 100 sq metre space has 2 cobblers who work on repairs 7 days a week, and an in-house tailor also gives a new lease of life to clothes, whatever the brand. 8) Nudie Jeans are also set to open their latest Repair Store in April, in Hamburg, Germany. The store will also serve as a hub for their jeans to be repaired, resold as second-hand, or even donated to the Nudie Jeans recycling program. 9) As pre-loved, second hand and re-sale continues to rise, Thrift+ have launched a new collection of high quality and authentic vintage pieces from the 1960's and 1990s. 10) MR PORTER launches virtual try on for its own 'Mr P' label, with technology which uses 3D avatars that 'mirror' customers measurements. This will allow customers to more accurately visualise how a garment will fit and look on them, and help to reduce returns. What do you think or these stories, and any more to add? To get this direct to your inbox, sign up here ➡ www.thisisenkel.com Image: Nudie Jeans