Accessories chats with Nina Farran, founder of Fashionkind, a luxury site for sustainable fashion and accessories.
WHY IS IT TAKING FASHION SO LONG TO GET ON BOARD WITH SUSTAINABILITY?
Fashionista / May 24, 2016
Lands’ End Announces “Lands’ Friendly” Initiative in Celebration of Earth Day
Dodgeville, Wis.–Just in time for Earth Day, Lands’ End announces its “Lands’ Friendly” #IAMLANDSFRIENDLY initiative, a mission to continually strive to be a leader in sustainability. Founded 50 years ago by Gary Comer, an active environmentalist who encouraged Lands’ End employees to be good stewards of the Earth, the company …
Item of the Day: WeWood
“I think that I shall never see. A poem lovely as a tree.” The lead sentence from that famous poem resonates now more than ever. What with wide swaths of natural forest being ripped up for farming and other purposes, trees, which supply oxygen, are even on the endangered list …
RILA Launches Retailers on the Road to Sustainability
Arlington, VA—While the annual Retail Sustainability Conference held by Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) ended this week, a major project launched at the event will continue to aid retailers toward the road to sustainability. The Retail Horizons project, a collaboration between RILA and Forum for the Future, made possible through …
Kering Report Charts Sustainability Progress
Paris—Kering is “making progress” towards reaching sustainability targets, two years after announcing a four-year program on tackling environment and social issues. ‘Clean by Design’ The owner of Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent and Bottega Veneta said its Progress Report recorded the important milestones already attained in a number of areas, as …
National Retail Federation Honored By Environmental Protection Agency
Washington—On Tuesday, Earth Day, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded the National Retail Federation (NRF) with its 2014 SmartWay Affiliate Challenge in recognition to the NRF’s support for policies and practices that reduce truck emissions and enhance freight efficiency. “I commend the National Retail Federation for its level of commitment, …
H&M Campaign Encourages Young People to Reduce Clothing Waste
New York—On Tuesday, April 22, to celebrate Earth Day, H&M which has partnered with DoSomething.org, an organization for young people and social change, will have a pop up sustainability booth in Union Square Park. Visitors will be encouraged to recycle their old and unwanted pieces of clothing at the booth. …
Top Retailers Sign On to New Sourcing to Save Forests
Vancouver—Two of the world’s largest fashion companies, H&M and Inditex, have set out new sourcing commitments to ensure the rayon and viscose fabrics used in their clothes and accessories is not derived from ancient and endangered forests. They are working with environmental organization Canopy, which has produced research that suggests …
JCPenney Boasts Gains in Latest Sustainability Report
Plano, TX—In many ways 2012 was the annus horribilis for JCPenney. The department store posted a $985 million loss, not to mention the loss of longtime customers who fled under the discredited strategies of former CEO Ron Johnson, directions the retailer is still struggling to revive from. But 2012 also …
We (Heart) Hearts
Scottsdale, Arizona–There is definitely a movement afoot among e-commerce sites to ethnically source merchandise from global sources, preserve local artisan craftsmanship, give back to communities via fair trade practices and help the earth with upcycled materials and sustainable practices. The drawback can sometimes be that such merchandise isn’t trend-right enough …