Circular economy – Page 6
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News briefsLululemon establishes partnership with enviro-tech startup Samsara Eco
Australian environmental technology startup Samsara Eco has announced a partnership with Canadian sportswear brand Lululemon. The multi-year collaboration will see Samsara Eco produce the world’s first infinitely recycled nylon 6.6 and polyester, while Lululemon aims to expand its circular economy. Together, the two companies will produce new recycled nylon and ...
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News briefsNike Re-Creation program expands to Europe
Following on from a launch in Los Angeles in May 2022, the Nike Re-Creation program is being extended to London in April and Paris later this summer. The program collects local vintage and dead stock pieces and materials and uses them to create new, locally-designed and manufactured products per circular ...
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News briefsGoldwin launches free repair service
Source: Goldwin Japanese apparel brand Goldwin is launching its own repair service to extend the life of its products further, underscoring its commitment to sustainability. The new offer is free of charge, and the request for repair can be submitted either online or in Goldwin stores, e.g., ...
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ArticleThis is Rentle, the Finnish pioneer in rental platforms now cooperating with Decathlon
Decathlon UK launched its rental service with Rentle in the spring of ’23. We explore the benefits of partnering with a rental platform specialist.
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News briefsOn expands Cyclon project to include circular performance T-shirt
Source: On Cyclon-T Swiss brand On has introduced a new product to its circular product portfolio: The Cyclon-T. It can be purchased exclusively through a subscription service called Cyclon in a one-time sale. Just like the fully recyclable Cloudneo performance running shoe, which launched in 2022, the ...
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News briefsNew store and retail concept for Peak Performance
The Swedish outdoor brand Peak Performance has opened a 180-sqm store in Innsbruck, Austria, with a new retail concept including care and repair services. As well as offering maintenance advice and professional wash services, the store opening also marks the Austrian launch of Peak Performance’s second-hand initiative, Wear Again (previously ...
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News briefsOrthoLite partners with Novamont to produce circular solution for footwear
Insole and footwear materials brand OrthoLite has announced a partnership with Novamont, a B-Corp manufacturer of bioplastics and biochemicals, to escalate the scalability of its circular foam material solution for footwear, the OrthoLite Cirql, originally launched in 2022. OrthoLite Cirql foam is positioned as free from “forever chemicals” and responsibly ...
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ArticlePerformance Days: Exciting developments push recycled and biobased fibers
Performance Days will showcase exciting improvements in recycled and biobased synthetic fibers. Here is a preview.
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News briefsFiber-to-fiber consortium gets a new member
A fiber-to-fiber consortium founded in 2022 by On, Puma, Salomon, Patagonia and the green biotech company Carbios, has welcomed a new collaborative partner: Fashion company PVH Corp (which includes brands Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger). According to the consortium agreement, during the two-year collaboration, member brands will test and enhance ...
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News briefsRemondis and H&M launch joint venture to close the textile loop
The Remondis group, a service provider for recycling, water management and alternative fuels, and H&M have founded a new company, owned 50 percent each by the two partners. The new standalone venture Looper Textile Co. intends to collect, sort and sell used and unwanted garments and textiles. According to H&M, ...
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News briefsSecond-hand isn’t second best, says Unidays fashion report 2023
Unidays, a digital marketplace for student discounts and a networking platform, has conducted a new study among 3,279 of its (27 million worldwide) users in the U.S., U.K., and Australia. As Unidays is a student-only offering, the company connects with a purely Gen-Z target group. The Unidays Fashion Report 2023 ...
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ArticleCircular economy: Rental is a business model for now and the future
Good for the environment and the bottom line. Sounds good in theory, but what does this mean in practice? We explain the whys and hows
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News briefsEU Commission advocates sustainable purchasing with new campaign
With its new “ReSet The Trend” international campaign, the European Commission aims to engage Europeans in the fight against fast fashion and raise public awareness of the EU Sustainable and Circular Textiles Strategy. Source: European Commission According to the Commission, the amount of clothing produced, worn and ...
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News briefsCourir is testing a recycling service in France
Courir, the international French-based athletic footwear chain, is testing a recycling service at three of its stores in France. Customers can return their used sneakers to the three Courir shops in Paris-Rivoli, Annecy and Grenoble. More stores are expected to launch this service by the end of January, Sport Guide ...
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News briefsNew Circularity Gap Report finds that global situation is worsening
Global impact organization Circle Economy has released its latest annual Circularity Gap Report – for the first time this year in collaboration with Deloitte. The report makes for sobering reading, with circularity down from 8.6 percent in 2020 to 7.2 percent in 2023 and the world relying almost exclusively on ...
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News briefsDecathlon among co-founders of new textile waste association in Spain
A group of major European retailers has joined forces to launch the Association for Textile Waste Management, which aims to help manage clothing and footwear waste generated in the Spanish market. The group comprises Decathlon, H&M, Ikea, Inditex, Mango, Kiabi, and Tendam. The non-profit association was formed in connection with ...
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News briefsCircle Economy and Deloitte to launch the Circularity Gap Report 2023
Amsterdam-based impact organization Circle Economy and Deloitte have announced a livestream event to launch the latest Circularity Gap Report 2023. The livestream will comprise a presentation of the outcomes of the Circularity Gap Report 2023 and a panel discussion and will explore tangible solutions that can be created across the ...
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ArticleeBay U.K. partners with ACS to make second-hand items easier to access
eBay U.K. has announced a new partnership with the textile fulfillment company Advanced Clothing Solutions (ACS). U.K.-based ACS – now B Corp-certified – is an expert in reselling, cleaning and repairing garments to expand the online marketplace’s second-hand offering and reduce waste in the fashion industry. The announcement comes on ...
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News briefsBurton launches online rental program
Burton has announced a new online rental program for snowboards, boots, bindings and outerwear in the continental U.S. The rental model is aimed at short-term rentals, with gear shipped directly to the customers. Burton promises professionally cleaned and like-new condition equipment, shipped with the tools and hardware needed to set ...
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News briefsDecathlon integrates Resortecs disassembly technologies and launches ski jacket designed for recycling
Resortecs, the textile technology company, has announced that Decathlon is launching the first ski jacket to incorporate its Smart Stitch thread, in the retailer’s winter sport’s brand, Wedze. Resortecs has received a €2.5 million grant from the E.U. to accelerate the go-to-market of its heat-dissolvable and purportedly fully recyclable sewing ...
