adidas Soft Launches Its First-Ever Fully Recyclable Running Shoe
Sportswear brand adidas has surprised customers with the soft launch of its first-ever fully recyclable running shoe, the UltraBOOST DNA LOOP.
ARKET Releases Upcycled Down Jackets for FW20
With the colder months just around the corner, H&M’s minimalist label ARKET has debuted a new range of upcycled pieces for the Fall/Winter 2020 season.
Ikea Announces Buy-Back Program to Resell Second Hand Products
For Black Friday, Ikea will allow customers in 27 countries to sell back used Ikea furniture that will then be resold.
Major Fashion Houses Back New Mycelium-Based Vegan Leather, Mylo
Stella McCartney, adidas, Lululemon, and Gucci’s parent company Kering have all teamed up to invest in a novel material called Mylo, which is grown from mycelium, the root structure of mushrooms and other fungi.
adidas’s Ingenious Futurecraft STRUNG Is the Future of Running
German sportswear purveyor adidas has debuted its new ingenious Futurecraft STRUNG sneaker silhouette, which is constructed from a new type of textile.
Prada Debuts New Sustainable Fabric, EXTREME-TEX
Italian luxury fashion house Prada has introduced a new sustainable material as part of its technical Linea Rossa Fall/Winter 2020 collection.
Einride Aims to Revolutionize Freight Shipping With Its All-Electric Autonomous Pod
Einride has developed the Pod, an all-electric and autonomous transport vehicle. Powered by Autonomous Electric Transport (AET) and a Freight Mobility Platform, the Pod is capable of freight shipping on public roads without a driver on board.
Circumference Debuts Moisturizer Made From Grape Waste
New York-based skin-care brand Circumference, helmed by husband-and-wife team Chris and Jina Kim, has just debuted its latest eco-friendly product, a vegan moisturizer made from grape waste.
Hyundai Re:Style – Fashion Created From Car Scraps
Hyundai Re:Style 2020 sees the vehicle manufacturer team up with 6 sustainably-minded designers to create fashion, accessory and jewellery pieces made of scrap materials left over from the automobile industry.
Reebok Releases Its First-Ever Plant-Based Running Shoe
American footwear and sportswear brand Reebok has just released a plant-based running shoe. Dubbed “Forever Floatride GLOW,” the new shoes are a key step in Reebok’s sustainability strategy.
H&M Customers Will Soon Be Able to Recycle Clothing In-Store With Looop
With the goal of realizing a circular fashion industry, H&M has created a garment-to-garment recycling system that enables customers to convert old clothing into new pieces.
Canada to Ban Single-Use-Plastics That Are Hard to Recycle by 2021
Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada's Minister of Environment and Climate Change has announced a nationwide plan to ban single-use plastics such as bags, straws, stir sticks, cutlery, six-pack rings and food containers.
Levi’s Launches Denim Buyback Program, SecondHand
After debuting their most sustainable jeans earlier this summer, American denim purveyor Levi’s has now launched its first-ever buyback program aptly named SecondHand.
Our Clothing Donations May Be Doing More Harm Than Good: Here Are Some Alternatives
With the prevalence of fast fashion, clothing donations have become a routine consequence of each season's newest trends.
Ashya Crafts Eco-Friendly, Unisex Travel Accessories
Since launching in 2017, Brooklyn-based brand Ashya has focused on one goal and one goal only: producing luxury, eco-friendly travel accessories. Needless to say, a quick look at their collection and it’s obvious that they’ve achieved their goal.
Marks & Spencer Partners with Nobody’s Child to Offer Sustainable Clothing
London-based sustainable womenswear brand Nobody’s Child has partnered with Marks & Spencer to sell its clothing on the British retailer's website.
Jean Riley’s Eco-Friendly “1987” Jewellery Collection Is a Node to Spring
Jean Riley's latest release is a 10-piece range, which pays homage to the season of spring.
Parafina – The Waste-Based Eyewear Brand Providing Education To Kids In Need
Spanish based eyewear brand Parafina is shining a light on the wasteful nature of the eyewear industry and has created a business focused on waste-based spectacles and sunglasses.