Apparel
Take a factory tour of the $350 million fast-fashion brand making surprising sustainability gains
Reformation's executives call themselves a walking contradiction by combining rapid creations with an industry-leading phaseout of virgin synthetics. Read More
Sustainability plummets as priority in 2025 for fashion brands
Climate issues are near the bottom of the list of apparel execs' concerns for the year ahead, according to McKinsey's 2025 State of Fashion report. Here's how sustainability teams can push ahead. Read More
This polyester T-shirt can be recycled forever if French startup Carbios has its way
Puma, On, Patagonia, PVH Corp and Salomon all teamed up with Carbios. The result was what they call the world's first 'biorecycled' T-shirt. Now can it be scaled? Read More
Fashion’s addiction to polyester helps Big Oil, hurts the rest of us: New report
Petroleum-based fibers are spiraling out of control as Zara, Calvin Klein and other brands pay little regard to the harm they cause, the Changing Markets Foundation finds. Read More
Lego’s sustainability shift draws questions, doubts
Lego says it will abandon fossil fuels for good in 2032, but anti-plastics groups decry a 'sleight of hand.' Read More
Arc’teryx, Zalando and H&M ask how to ‘make money without making more clothes’
Eight fashion brands have banded together to form The Fashion ReModel, a project that hopes to create a $700 billion market for reuse and recycled clothes. Read More
How H&M will push suppliers to use thermal batteries for energy
The fashion company wants to decarbonize its textile vendors by switching them to heat brick startup Rondo Energy. Read More
Circular Fashion Index awards failing grades to apparel brands
Clothes are complicated to make, difficult to recycle and have low resale value — and that’s holding back the industry’s green credentials. Read More
Asics designed a sneaker that’s made to be torn apart
White polyester and special glue allow the Nimbus Mirai to be recycled into new running shoes. Read More
How Dr. Martens got past the ick factor of second-hand shoes
The footwear brand’s logistics partner uses liquified CO2 to make vintage boots as good as new. Read More