Adidas to launch new fabrics from recycled ocean plastic, polyester

Adidas first teamed up with Parley in 2015 and gradually ramped up production of shoes using plastic collected on beaches and coastal regions to make more than 11 million pairs in 2019, still…

Alibaba cannot block cryptocurrency firm from using similar name says U.S. judge

U.S. District Judge Paul Oetken in Manhattan said Alibaba did not show he had jurisdiction, having failed to establish a “reasonable probability” that Alibabacoin’s interactive websites were used to transact business with customers…

Global initiatives failing to stop labour abuses in India, activists say

The U.S.-based certifying agency Social Accountability International (SAI) and Britain’s Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) – an alliance of unions, firms and charities – are not enforcing procedures they set up to protect workers,…

Five new companies join Fashion for Good Scaling Programme

The new partners joining the Scaling Programme are: Ecovative, which focuses on advancing sustainable fabrication by using their Mycelium Biofabrication PlatformTM; cotton reformer Natural Fiber Welding; apparel repairer The Renewal Workshop; SeaChange Technologies…

Gucci launches Circular Hub to drive eco practices, will roll out to more Kering labels

It will be an “open innovation platform for the design and manufacturing of circular products and the scouting of new solutions”, with the approach starting from raw materials and design, through to production…