Sustainability
Kenneth Ize RTW Fall 2023
The designer worked with upcycled clothes plucked from the streets of Lagos.
Gabriela Hearst Stages Handbag Installation at Selfridges
The space has been reimagined by the designer with several shades of camel.
Puig Joining the Sustainable Markets Initiative Task Force
The company's fashion brand Dries Van Noten will be its first to collaborate with the SMI.
REI Pledges to Be Zero Waste by 2025, Touts 2022 Impact Report
REI's latest impact report highlights how zero waste, community impact and DEI efforts stacked up in 2022.
Kim Jones and Cyrill Gutsch Talk Dior x Parley for the Oceans Collaboration
To present their second capsule, the two discussed the challenges of sustainability and meaning of luxury in…
Four Game-changer Technology Solutions to Level Up Retail, Fashion Climate and Biodiversity Reporting
Data is everything. Tech solutions to aid fashion climate reporting, biodiversity gains, reforestation…
Protesters Crash Sustainable Fashion Forum, but Earth Day Momentum Sustained
Though protesters disrupted Sustainable Fashion Forum 2023, the event saw numerous learnings. Also for Earth…
Grant Blvd Opens on University of Pennsylvania Campus, Aims to Create Local Jobs for the Formerly Incarcerated
The 900-square-foot store focuses on activism and ethically produced fashion.
Golden Goose Makes Sustainability Progress With R&D Lab, Online Repair Service
Coinciding with Earth Day, the 500 million euro shoemaker debuts the Yatay Lab, aimed at cocreated and…
Emporio Armani to Celebrate Earth Day
For this occasion, the brand unveils a special collection and a new project.
Generation Z and Millennials Can’t Buy Sustainably
A study shows that the cost of living is directly impacting Gen Z and Millennial U.K. consumers from…
‘Mawejje Creations’ Puts Banana Plants, Uganda Into Innovative Fiber Scene
In a special Earth Month series, each week WWD will profile the Gen Z talents seeking to demystify climate…
Photonic Labeling Stokes Demand in Fashion
The fashion and textile recycling industries could benefit from photonic labeling. But what is it?
Inside Retail’s Plastic Bag Problem — and Efforts to Curb It
Retailers are making sustainability efforts, but many still require items to be shipped in individual plastic…
Baobab Sets Global Expansion on Back of Stellar Growth
Colombian label Baobab has grown 720 percent annually since its partnership with Malagon Group.