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Ralph Lauren Canada Comes Under Fire for Alleged Forced Labor
Ralph Lauren is under investigation for potential involvement in forced labor within its supply chain, linked to Chinese entities suspected of using Uyghur forced labor.
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US Cotton Trust Protocol Partners with Averum for Enhanced Verification
The US Cotton Trust Protocol has partnered with Averum to enhance its expanding membership of ecologically grown US cotton and intends to collaborate with Control Union Certifications to enhance third-party verifications.
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Fair Wear and GoodWeave Team up to Fight Child and Forced Labor
Fair Wear Foundation and GoodWeave International join forces to combat child and forced labor in hidden supply chain corners, their expertise gaining significance with impending EU human rights legislation.
PVH Corp. Unveils Innovative Financing Initiative to Empower High-ESG Score Suppliers
PVH Corp., the force behind Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger, spurs suppliers to act on climate goals, highlighted in its CSR report with carbon analysis and risk assessment, led by Chief Sustainability Officer Rick Relinger.
Sustainable Materials
Unspun and Renoon Forge Alliance to Enhance Transparency in Fashion
Unspun and Renoon's powerful partnership ventures to satisfy demands for transparency, weaving together sustainable fashion and ethical accountability in an unprecedented alliance.
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Revealing Allbirds' Innovative Design: The World's First Net Zero Carbon Shoe
Allbirds has unveiled a groundbreaking net zero carbon shoe, urging industry peers to follow suit and sharing comprehensive methodology, which features a carbon-negative regenerative wool.
Sustainable Materials
Spinnova Secures Business Finland R&D Grant to Advance SPINNOVA® Fiber Development
Spinnova secures a EUR 1.9 million grant from Business Finland to advance its SPINNOVA® fiber project, aiming to pioneer pilot-scale production from textile and agricultural waste streams.
Ethical Consumerism
Sizekick's AI Innovation Promises Sustainable Shopping and Reduced Returns
Munich's Sidekick introduces pioneering AI to revolutionize e-commerce, prioritizing sustainability by minimizing size-related returns, supported by Hohenstein for a greener shopping future.
Levi's Recommerce Partner Secures $30 Million in Series E Funding
Levi’s Recommerce partner Trove secures $30 million in Series E funding, driving the expansion of its innovative resale network and partnering with industry experts for strategic growth.
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Better Cotton and Search For Justice Join Forces to Combat Child Labor
Better Cotton and Search For Justice unite with strong support to enhance child welfare, striving to eradicate child labor in cotton farming communities via an 18-month initiative backed by the Better Cotton Growth & Innovation Fund's Knowledge Partner fund.
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The Green Machine to Transform Textile Recycling in Cambodia
An ambitious project to address textile waste in Cambodia was announced. The lead role is played by the Green Machine, the world’s first technology that can recycle blend textiles at scale, developed by The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel Limited (HKRITA) and the H&M Foundation.
COP26: The Estée Lauder Companies Convenes Business Leaders to Drive Action on Climate Change
ELC and its UK & Ireland Affiliate unite the business community to help scale climate solutions to address global Scope 3 footprints
Repsol and Iberia Make the First Flight with Biofuel Produced from Waste in Spain
Repsol and Iberia have completed the Madrid–Bilbao route with sustainable fuel produced from waste at the Petronor Industrial Complex. The flight was operated with an Iberia Airbus A320neo, one of the airline company’s most efficient aircrafts.
Sustainable Suppliers News
Burberry Builds on Climate Positive Commitment with Biodiversity Strategy to Protect, Restore and Regenerate Nature
Burberry announces its biodiversity strategy to support global conservation efforts. Through this plan, Burberry will take action to protect, restore and regenerate nature, helping to slow further global warming as part of the transition towards the 1.5°C pathway set out in the Paris Agreement.
Life Cycle Analysis Finds Cargill’s Eversweet® Stevia Sweetener Proves to be “Sweeter” to the Earth Than Other Stevia Options
Life Cycle Analysis, Virtual Stevia Harvest Experience offer greater transparency into company’s stevia sustainability efforts