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Great Lakes Thrift Store Opens up on Kalamazoo Mall

A new vintage clothing store Great Lakes Thrift is opening up on the Kalamazoo Mall in southern Michigan. It offers a great selection of T-shirts, jeans, sweaters, and accessories for... Read More

Posted on Jul 05, 2020 By Alex Assoune

Lanasia Sustainable Swimwear Made by Women for Women

Lanasia is a new sustainable swimwear brand made by women for women. Two sisters Lisa-Maria and Anna-Sophia Beck from Ruggell Liechtenstein are proving that sustainability can be sexy. The designer... Read More

Posted on Jun 26, 2020 By Alex Assoune

Zalando Aims to Only Sell Eco-friendly Brands

Zalando announced that it will only retail eco-friendly labels by 2023. This change is huge progress towards improving the fashion industry as a whole. It will play a key role in... Read More

Posted on Jun 25, 2020 By Alex Assoune

Gucci Owner Kering Appoints Emma Watson to Its Board

Emma Watson has joined the Kering group's board of directors to promote sustainable fashion, as announced by the company earlier in June 2020. Didi Chuxing president Jean Liu Qing and... Read More

Posted on Jun 23, 2020 By Alex Assoune

Veja The Sustainable Sneakers You Didn't Know You Needed

Veja is a French fashion brand supplying ecological sneakers, bags, and accessories to 1,800 retailers in 45 countries. It creates shoes with organic materials, fair trade sourcing, and transparency. Many... Read More

Posted on Jun 20, 2020 By Alex Assoune

Puma New Biodegradable Collection Design to Fade

The German athletic apparel and footwear brand PUMA is launching a new activewear collection called "Design to Fade" that is high-performance and biodegradable. The collection is conducted in collaboration with... Read More

Posted on Jun 18, 2020 By Alex Assoune

Diarrablu Sustainable Collection From Senegal

Diarrablu now offers sustainable fashion made in Senegal from leftover fabrics, organic cotton, lyocell, and cupro. The brand's environmentally friendly collection includes jumpsuits, dresses, and shoes. Diarra Bousso launched her... Read More

Posted on Jun 15, 2020 By Alex Assoune

Ethletic Sustainable Sneakers Tip Factory Workers

Ethletic makes socially responsible and environmentally friendly sneakers with its garment factory workers in Pakistan in mind. The German brand partnered with Tip Me to allow its customer to directly... Read More

Posted on Jun 14, 2020 By Alex Assoune

Emilia George Makes Maternity Wear Cool With Sustainability

Emilia George makes sustainable maternity and nursing wear with natural and breathable materials. The brand designs its clothes to shine for all stages of motherhood: during and after pregnancy, at... Read More

Posted on Jun 13, 2020 By Alex Assoune

Vagabond Shoemakers Recycles Post-Consumer Shoes

The Swedish shoe brand Vagabond Shoemakers recycles used shoes to reduce waste thanks to innovations. You can bring your old shoes to your nearest Vagabond store for reuse or recycling.... Read More

Posted on Jun 13, 2020 By Alex Assoune

Zalora Partners With Vestiaire Collective

Fashion retailer Zalora just closed a partnership with Vestiaire Collective to offer used designer items on its online platform. The eCommerce giant announced the partnership in May 2020. Zalora is... Read More

Posted on Jun 12, 2020 By Alex Assoune

Pre-Owned Fashion Now Available at Walmart

Walmart just partnered with ThredUp to offer second-hand clothing on its website. It's a great step for more sustainability in the fashion industry. With its new pre-owned fashion category, Walmart... Read More

Posted on Jun 08, 2020 By Alex Assoune

COS Active New Workout and Gym Wear Collection

COS, the Swedish fashion brand, is launching is its new activewear collection, mostly made of eco-friendly materials, such as organic cotton, recycled polyester, and recycled nylon. Whether you're looking to... Read More

Posted on May 28, 2020 By Alex Assoune

Wolfhound & Elk: an Irish Sportswear Brand with a Sustainable Agenda

Wolfhound & Elk just launched on social media. It's a sustainable Irish sportswear company that designs and manufactures performance sportswear in an ethical, sustainable, and responsible fashion. Wolfhound & Elk... Read More

Posted on May 28, 2020 By Alex Assoune

Oh Scrap! Madras Makes Reusable and Upcycled Face Masks

Sustainable fashion startup Oh Scrap! Madras from Chennai in India makes sustainable, reusable, and upcycled cotton masks for both children and adults. It's easy to forget about the planet and... Read More

Posted on May 25, 2020 By Alex Assoune

Sunray Sportswear Launches with Recycled Cotton

New fashion brand Sunray Sportswear is starting to make sustainable garments with eco-friendly materials. Its new T-shirts collection is made in Japan with recycled cotton. Recycled cotton is a very... Read More

Posted on May 25, 2020 By Alex Assoune

The Business of Fashion Awards £1.2m Funding to 10 companies

The Business of Fashion, Textiles, and Technology (BFTT) just awarded £1.2m research and development (R&D) funding to 10 small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) from the United Kingdom, as part of... Read More

Posted on May 23, 2020 By Alex Assoune

Sterk and Mooi, Brittany Reukers' New Sustainable Sportswear Brand

Young Outlaws' cheerleader Brittany Reukers is launching her new sustainable activewear brand Sterk & Mooi in June 2020. It's very encouraging to see new ventures in the sustainable fashion market... Read More

Posted on May 21, 2020 By Alex Assoune

Our Goals For a Circular Apparel Industry

Climate change is happening faster than we anticipated it. It is now a priority to take action and prevent irreversible damage to the environment. The apparel and textile industry is responsible... Read More

Posted on Mar 07, 2020 By Alex Assoune

Joining the Partnership for Sustainable Textiles

The Partnership for Sustainable Textiles was founded in October 2014 and is a multi-stakeholder partnership with around 120 members from business, politics, civil society, trade unions, and standard organizations.The Partnership... Read More

Posted on Mar 03, 2020 By Alex Assoune

Joining One Percent For The Planet

Have you heard of One Percent for the Planet? I personally didn't until a few months ago when I researched how to contribute some of the revenue we make at... Read More

Posted on Feb 24, 2020 By Alex Assoune

What is a Benefit Corporation or B Corp And What Does It Mean

Benefit Corporations and B Corps have very high social and environmental performance. The certification evaluates how operations and business models affect employees, society, the environment, and customers. Benefit Corporations and... Read More

Posted on Feb 21, 2020 By Alex Assoune

The 10 Principles of a Social Business

What is a social business? What does it mean? Is it possible to pursue profits and at the same time have a social impact? The following 10 principles of a... Read More

Posted on Feb 19, 2020 By Alex Assoune

Let's Change the World Together. Become a Panaprium Partner.

Panaprium is a global apparel brand, manufacturer and online retailer. Our mission is to raise awareness around the attitude and desire of better living. To make the world greener, food,... Read More