Ethical Fashion
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Copenhagen Fashion Week Challenges Capitals With Sustainability Mandates
The Zalando Visionary Award winner, Institution by Galib Gassanoff, normally shows in Milan.
Sustainable Fashion: Why Your 'Eco-Chic' Is Harming the Planet
From $138 billion in 2021, the global secondhand apparel market surged to $211 billion in 2023, yet only 20% of donated clothes actually make it to a thrift store rack.
Project Runway's 2026 ethical fashion challenge could reshape the industry.
Project Runway, a bastion of high fashion, is dedicating an entire design challenge to cruelty-free, sustainable, and animal-free materials, partnering with Humane World for Animals.
What Is GOTS Certification and Why Does It Matter for Sustainable Wardrobes?
Despite a surge in "eco-friendly" fashion labels, a garment must contain at least 70% organic fibers to even qualify for the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) certification, revealing a vast gap
What is the Sustainable Fashion Lifecycle and Why Does it Matter?
A single t-shirt, an everyday item, carries a median carbon footprint of 3.
What is the environmental and social impact of fast fashion?
Every year, the global fashion industry consumes 79 trillion liters of water and generates 92 million tonnes of waste, contributing up to 10% of global emissions.
Fast fashion's water use is a ticking time bomb for the planet.
Each year, 85% of all textiles produced for clothing are dumped into landfills, a staggering waste fueled by an industry projected to grow to over $2.
OEKO-TEX & Certifications: Your Guide to Sustainable Clothing
OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 tests textiles for over 1,000 harmful substances, a hidden complexity most consumers never consider when buying clothes.