With the rise of the ‘conscious consumer’, corporations have no choice but to be increasingly transparent about the role they play in climate change. However, despite our demands for honesty and accountability, some of our favourite brands still try to mislead us through ‘greenwashing’.
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Fashion brands found their voice at COP26
In November 2021, the world’s leaders and thousands of environmental activists descended on Glasgow for COP26, the UN’s annual climate summit. Fashion has previously been marginalized…
How do we revolutionise
The fashion industry accounts for around 10% of greenhouse gas emissions and 20% of wastewater. It is no surprise then that a global dialogue surrounding its impact has intensified in recent years.
A Conversation with Richard Burke
In 2021, CPI announced its partnership with Waste2Fresh. CPI’s Alice Fair (AF) spoke to Richard Burke (RB), founder of Nanofique and leader of the project, about the future of sustainability in fashion and the global cooperation needed to implement sustainable solutions such as Waste2Fresh.
Unstitching colonialism
Threads of colonialism have been woven into the fabric of the globalised fashion industry, leading to environmental damage and suffering in developing countries. This year’s COP26 climate conference provides a vital opportunity to break this cycle.
5 sustainable clothing manufacturing process
Worried about the pollution in the textile industry and the impact your clothes are having? Worry not, here are five ways the clothing manufacturing process can be environmentally supported and how companies are learning to de-risk their development.
Five Steps to Buying Sustainable Fashion
The term ‘sustainability’ has gained traction in the fashion industry in recent years as we become more aware of the serious environmental impact of clothes.
Unequal access to sustainable technology
Here is why there is currently unequal access to sustainable technology, and what Europe can do/is doing to change this
How the textile industry could become more sustainable
With research identifying that 50% of minerals could be recycled from wastewater, here is how the textile industry could become more sustainable.
Dye Pollution in the Textile Industry
Dye pollution in the textile industry is a little known but a damaging by-product of clothes manufacturing. Here is how Europe is tackling this problem.