Boohoo links with CottonConnect for sustainable range
The company has launched a REEL (responsible environment enhanced livelihoods) commitment that focuses on sustainably-grown cotton. It’s produced in partnership with CottonConnect which has trained 2,500 farmers in…
EU proposes online turnover tax for big tech firms
However, many EU leaders, who will debate the issue of how to claw taxes from the elusive new digital economy at a Brussels summit on Thursday, oppose the…
China CO² market to cover half of total emissions by 2017 launch
“When the market begins in 2017 it will already have almost 10,000 firms,” Jiang said. “After 2020, the size will be bigger and will involve more enterprises.”The market…
Portugal’s shoemakers rethink business models, recycle in green push
The rubber is then transformed into recycled soles and other products sold by Bolflex – one of 120 Portuguese shoemakers that signed a pact on Friday to cut…
Toast launches Renewed, a collection of -creatively repaired- pieces
It’s just one in a large number of initiatives, coming from brands at present designed to increase the durability of their output, and to keep more clothing out…
UK sales to American tourists surged in May, luxury benefited
VAT refunds specialist Planet said on Monday that UK retail sales to US shoppers rocketed by 27% in May year-on-year as American consumer confidence hit a six-month high….
Nigeria needs to improve skills in fashion sector- NEPC
Awolowo was in Lagos to attend the graduation ceremony at the agency that has trained 75 candidates in fashion designing. AGOA is a legislation signed by US Congress…
Unilever’s makeover- ‘woke-washing’ or the real thing-
The Anglo-Dutch consumer giant has introduced a series of initiatives aimed at making it, in its own words, the world’s most sustainable company, while also taking a position…
Chile’s desert dumping ground for fast fashion leftovers
The social impact of rampant consumerism in the clothing industry — such as child labor in factories or derisory wages — is well-known, but the disastrous effect on…
David Schwimmer Shares One of His Favorite Memories With Late Friend Matthew Perry
Friends' Courteney Cox Shares Memory of Matthew Perry David Schwimmer is grateful for time spent with beloved friend Matthew Perry. Nearly three weeks after Perry's sudden passing, his Friends…