On 24th April 2013, 1133 people were killed and over 2500 people were injured when the Rana Plaza factory complex collapsed in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The catastrophes in our fashion supply chain continue. Fashion Revolution Day says enough is enough.
Burberry announced on Tuesday its decision to eliminate all releases of hazardous chemicals throughout its global supply chain products by 2020.
Vivienne Westwood, British fashion designer and environmental activist has launched a new line of ethical bags made in Africa from recycled materials, called Ethical Africa.
Italian fashion brand Max Mara has teamed up with eco-fabrics company Saluzzo Yarns for a new four-piece collection made from a special high-tech yarn called Newlife; available in 1500 of the brand’s stores in 50 countries, from this month onwards.
By launching it’s new recycled denim range, H&M has just closed the loop on itself. The Swedish retailer, renowned for it’s incredibly fast fashion, which in February 2013 became the first retailer to launch a global textile take-back program, is set to debut its inaugural collection of products made from those same recycled fibers.
Fashion designer and environmentalist, Vivienne Westwood, is using her pull in fashion to rally her fans to back the End Ecocide in Europe initiative.
Pop star Ke$ha, a self-professed animal-rights activist, was allegedly detained by the Department of Homeland Security a year ago for attempting to smuggle ivory into the United States, Radar Online reported earlier this month.
Live Eco’s sustainable design competition, Avant Garde, in the press. Obrigado Issue 33.
No Doubt front woman, Gwen Stafni, has joined forces with uber chic denim brand, 7 for All Mankind, founder Michael Glasser to parlay her unique brand of laidback-chic into a line of elevated basics made with dissolved tree pulp.
Working conditions in Bangladesh have been in the spotlight since the Rana Plaza factory collapse earlier this year. And if you thought the sweatshops were bad, Bangladesh’s leather tanneries are proving to be far worse.