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VF Corp meets recycled polyester target early, shares sustainable materials progress

VF Corp meets recycled polyester target early, shares sustainable materials progress

The firm has traced 61% of its key materials all the way from Tier 1 to Tier 5 suppliers.

08 October 2025

UK retailers likely to pass on EPR-linked costs to consumers

UK retailers likely to pass on EPR-linked costs to consumers

"Unless funds are spent transparently and effectively, EPR threatens to just be another burden."

03 October 2025

Is fashion on the cusp of a circular reinvention?

Is fashion on the cusp of a circular reinvention?

Why the fashion landscape could look dramatically more circular five years from now.

15 September 2025

Hewland Group Sustainability Director Agnes Ragondet on circularity, product ownership and shifting customer perceptions

People & Culture

Hewland Group Sustainability Director Agnes Ragondet on circularity, product ownership and shifting customer perceptions

“You need to answer so many questions, but it's an opportunity for innovation."

10 September 2025

UK extends electronic waste fee to online marketplaces

Circular Economy

UK extends electronic waste fee to online marketplaces

An estimated 100,000 tonnes of electricals are thrown out across the UK every year.

12 August 2025

Interface Head of Global Sustainability Strategy Liz Minné on giving up carbon offsets to focus on value chain carbon reductions

People & Culture

Interface Head of Global Sustainability Strategy Liz Minné on giving up carbon offsets to focus on value chain carbon reductions

"Offsets were always a bridge strategy for us."

06 August 2025

Report highlights gaps and loss of momentum in circular economy investment

Circular Economy

Report highlights gaps and loss of momentum in circular economy investment

"The global financial system still remains geared towards linear, not circular, models of resource use."

30 June 2025

Businesses ramp up calls for legally binding Global Plastics Treaty

Plastic Pollution

Businesses ramp up calls for legally binding Global Plastics Treaty

Harmonised regulations should include phase-outs, product design and extended producer responsibility (EPR).

26 June 2025

Gap Inc., Houdini, Target partner with recycled polyester firm Syre on textile circularity

Gap Inc., Houdini, Target partner with recycled polyester firm Syre on textile circularity

Syre was co-founded by H&M in 2024 to accelerate textile-to-textile recycling.

24 June 2025

Circularity, supplier engagement and the ‘elephant in the room’ of sustainable procurement

Circularity, supplier engagement and the ‘elephant in the room’ of sustainable procurement

EPR policies may be insufficient on their own.

19 June 2025