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A Consumer’s Guide to Reducing Pollution
Everyday activities can contribute to air, water or land pollution. You may not even realise it but you can reduce your footprint! How so?
Feb 22


Resale Report 2024 by ThreadUp
ThreadUp reports that the global secondhand apparel market is expected to reach $350 billion by 2028.
Jan 31


2024 First Year to Pass 1.5C Global Warming Limit
The planet has moved closer to warming more than 1.5C. Climate impacts get progressively worse the more warming we have.
Jan 13


Fast Fashion Waste Is Choking Developing Countries With Mountains of Trash
By Natalie Obiko Pearson, Ekow Dontoh, and Dhwani Pandya. Bloomberg. Less than 1% of used clothing gets recycled into new garments,...
Nov 8, 2022


Women Feel More Comfortable with Second Hand Than Men
WRAP has published a new report called 'Citizen Insights: Clothing Longevity and Circular Business Models Receptivity in the UK' in order...
Oct 9, 2022


Would You Rent Children's Wear Instead of Buying?
Around 75% of clothes are largely lost to landfills or incineration, never re-entering the economy and children's wear industry has by...
Sep 20, 2022


183 Million Pieces of Children’s Clothing Is Discarded in the UK Every Year
Written by Victoria Bell. Drapers. The kidswear recommerce market is having a moment. Awareness is growing quickly, spurred by demand for...
Sep 16, 2022


Organic Cotton Emits 46% Less GHG Emissions Than Non-Organic
Textile Exchange’s Organic Cotton Market Report (OCMR) is a unique analysis of key data and emerging trends in organic cotton production...
Sep 16, 2022


Looming Ecosystem Collapse: I Don’t Think You Understand How Doomed We Are
There’s war in Europe, Africa, and Asia, and for the first time since World War II, world peace is hanging on a thread. Human rights are...
Jul 8, 2022


Making Renting & Lending Kidswear Simple & Beneficial
Transforming consumption habits is playing an important part in fighting climate change and reaching net zero. I’m more than excited to...
Jul 7, 2022


"We're Sleepwalking' To Climate Catastrophe", warned Antonio Guterres
The 7th edition of Economist Impact’s Sustainability Week has kicked off. The keynote speech was delivered by UN Secretary-General...
Mar 21, 2022


Climate Action Failure is The Top Global Risk 2022
Reported by the World Economic Forum. According to the latest The Global Risks Report, climate action failure is the biggest medium to...
Jan 16, 2022


Dirty Greenwashing: Watchdog Targets Fashion Brands
Written by Sarah Butler. The Guardian. Brands could be forced to change the way they advertise or face court action if they are found to...
Jan 16, 2022


Resale Report 2021 by ThreadUp
Resale sector is expected to grow 11x faster than the broader retail clothing sector by 2025, and that is driven by more sellers putting...
Jan 16, 2022


Fashion on Climate Report by McKinsey
Published by McKinsey & Company and Global Fashion Agenda, 2020. COVID-19 is having a significant effect on the fashion industry,...
Jan 1, 2022


World Heading for 'Catastrophic' Global Warming Unless Leaders Act Now
First published by Sky News. The US climate envoy John Kerry told Sky News that the problem is "extremely urgent" and that "countries are...
Apr 19, 2021


Bitcoin Has a Mind-Blowing Environmental Impact
First published by DigiConomist. The record-breaking surge in Bitcoin price at the start of 2021 may result in the network consuming as...
Apr 1, 2021


A Circular Economy Isn’t Just Planet-friendly. It’s Huge Market Opportunity
First published by WEF and ThePrint. In the circular economy, waste is designed out, products are looped back into the production system...
Feb 16, 2021


Will Fashion Begin to Recycle Clothing the Same Way It Does Trends?
Published by Thred. Written by Sopia Phillips. 2020 was a year of reckoning for the industry, which is now expected to continue making...
Feb 8, 2021


3 Reasons Why Embracing the Circular Economy Can be Powerful for Middle Income Countries
First published by WEF. Written by Maria Carolina Schmidt ZaldÃvar. The circular transition is crucial to building a resilient economy,...
Jan 30, 2021
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