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Remade in the USA: A Conversation with Designer Shannon South
Remade in the USA: A Conversation with Designer Shannon South

WASTE NOT - In the world of sustainable fashion, few designers are pulling off the business model with as much style and substance as Shannon South. BBMG’s proprietary community of Aspirational consumers, The Collective, recently partnered with Shannon for the Remake My Leather Challenge, and we sat down with her to discuss what makes Shannon’s line, Remade USA, different from other sustainably designed product lines.How did you get started as a handbag designer?

New Generation of Companies Emerging to Sate Demand of Conscious Consumerism
New Generation of Companies Emerging to Sate Demand of Conscious Consumerism

BEHAVIOR CHANGE - In the past two months, the garment factory collapse in Bangladesh, the second-floor failure of the shoe factory in Cambodia, and most recently, the fire in the Chinese poultry plant have resulted in the deaths of some 1,500 workers in the developing world.In China alone, more than 100,000 people die annually in factories. These numbers are raising difficult questions among European and American consumers who have become accustomed to goods being manufactured abroad.

Sword & Plough Giving Military Veterans and Fabrics New Life and Purpose
Sword & Plough Giving Military Veterans and Fabrics New Life and Purpose

WASTE NOT - The ancient phrase “to turn swords into plough shares” may not be common today, but Emily and Betsy Nunez are doing their best to keep it relevant. The phrase means to take military technologies and materials (the swords) and apply them to peaceful civilian activities (the plough shares). Their new company, appropriately called Sword & Plough, is repurposing surplus military material into fashionable bags and accessories.

Nike, Levi Strauss Publish Updated Hazardous Chemical Plan
Nike, Levi Strauss Publish Updated Hazardous Chemical Plan

CHEMISTRY, MATERIALS & PACKAGING - Nike, Levi Strauss, H&M and several other members of the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals Group have committed to publishing a list of chemicals targeted for phase out or research by 2015 as part of a plan to eliminate hazardous chemicals from their supply chains by 2020.

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H&M, M&S, Benetton, Zara Commit to Fire and Building Safety Agreement in Bangladesh
H&M, M&S, Benetton, Zara Commit to Fire and Building Safety Agreement in Bangladesh

SUPPLY CHAIN - H&M announced Monday it has publicly committed to supporting the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh, which was initiated by IndustryALL Global Union and UNI Global Union in response to last month’s deadly building collapse that has claimed some 1100 lives.

Patagonia Launches New $20M Green Venture Capital Fund
Patagonia Launches New $20M Green Venture Capital Fund

FINANCE & INVESTMENT - Patagonia is renowned for its consistent environmental support; each year, the outdoor apparel company gives away 1% of its profits to grassroots environmental nonprofits. Now, its new venture capital fund of more than $20 million will support eco-friendly for-profitbusinesses, focusing on energy, food, water or waste-related startups.

Nike, NASA, State Department & USAID Seek Innovations To Revolutionize Sustainable Materials
Nike, NASA, State Department & USAID Seek Innovations To Revolutionize Sustainable Materials

CHEMISTRY, MATERIALS & PACKAGING - Nike last week partnered with NASA, USAID and the U.S. Department of State to bring together some 150 materials specialists, designers, academics, manufacturers, entrepreneurs and NGOs to catalyze action around one of the world’s biggest challenges — the sustainability of materials and how they are made.

U.S. Brands Slow To Embrace Textile Recycling Are Missing Opportunities
U.S. Brands Slow To Embrace Textile Recycling Are Missing Opportunities

WASTE NOT - Textile and clothing recycling has always lagged behind the sustainable disposal of other household products such as glass, aluminum and even plastic. The numbers, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, are disturbing.

H&M Disclosing Supplier List Along with Sustainability Progress
H&M Disclosing Supplier List Along with Sustainability Progress

MARKETING AND COMMS - H&M for the first time has made its supplier factory list public alongside its annual sustainability report, released last week.

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The North Face Launches Recycling Program for Apparel, Footwear
The North Face Launches Recycling Program for Apparel, Footwear

WASTE NOT - The North Face has announced a new initiative aimed at reducing the amount of clothing and footwear going to landfills.

Indigenous Revolutionizes Apparel Industry by Highlighting Social Impacts
Indigenous Revolutionizes Apparel Industry by Highlighting Social Impacts

PRODUCT, SERVICE & DESIGN INNOVATION - Seventeen years ago, Indigenous cofounders Scott Leonard and Matt Reynolds were picking burs out of hand-knit South American sweaters before delivering them to The Nature Company.

Patagonia Cultivating Sustainable Wool in Namesake Region
Patagonia Cultivating Sustainable Wool in Namesake Region

PRODUCT, SERVICE & DESIGN INNOVATION - Outdoor apparel company Patagonia is working to restore grasslands in its namesake region of Argentina through a partnership with The Nature Conservancy and Ovis XXI, an Argentine company working to improve the economic, environmental, social and human sustainability of the sheep-based supply chain.

UN Launches First Industry-Specific Sustainability Initiative for Fashion
UN Launches First Industry-Specific Sustainability Initiative for Fashion

The United Nations is partnering with the Nordic Fashion industry to address human rights, labor and environmental issues.The sector-specific initiative is a first-of-its kind effort under the UN’s Global Compact, an organization that works with businesses to ensure markets, commerce, technology and finance advance in ways that benefit economies and societies everywhere.

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Levi’s Updates Forest Products Policy, Becomes Latest Brand to Avoid Asia Pulp and Paper
Levi’s Updates Forest Products Policy, Becomes Latest Brand to Avoid Asia Pulp and Paper

Levi Strauss & Company has revamped its forest products purchasing policy to ensure it does not source materials from the world’s endangered forests.

Patagonia Is First to Register for ‘Benefit Corporation’ Status in California
Patagonia Is First to Register for ‘Benefit Corporation’ Status in California

Patagonia on Tuesday became the first company in California to elect benefit corporation status.

Levi's and Goodwill Launch "Care Tag for Our Planet"
Levi's and Goodwill Launch "Care Tag for Our Planet"

PRESS RELEASE - The two companies announced the new initiative today which involves Levi's including another tag on their clothes with messaging about the project and encouraging consumers to reduce waste be donating their used clothes.

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