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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

What France’s bill on ultra-fast fashion means for the sector

What France’s bill on ultra-fast fashion means for the sector

The bill includes an advertising ban and environmental fines.

16 June 2025

H&M commended for sustainable supply chain programme – while 40% of fashion brands ‘backslide’ on climate

H&M commended for sustainable supply chain programme – while 40% of fashion brands ‘backslide’ on climate

E-retailer SHEIN obtained the lowest score in the report, with a 170% increase in absolute emissions in the last two years.

09 June 2025

Brazil seeks to cancel US$180mn carbon credit agreement with LEAF Coalition

Brazil seeks to cancel US$180mn carbon credit agreement with LEAF Coalition

Prosecutors argue that the deal was closed without the previous, free and informed consent of local Indigenous communities.

05 June 2025

From big promises to disillusion: Taking stock of fashion’s sustainable transformation

From big promises to disillusion: Taking stock of fashion’s sustainable transformation

"If we don't change, we fundamentally don't have a business model that will work in the next 20 to 30 years."

27 May 2025

More fashion brands join drive to ‘make money without making new clothes’

Circular Economy

More fashion brands join drive to ‘make money without making new clothes’

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation estimates that the equivalent to a truckload of clothes is burnt or buried in landfill every second.

06 May 2025

H&M used nearly 90% sustainable materials in 2024

Sustainability Reports

H&M used nearly 90% sustainable materials in 2024

Despite this progress, Scope 3 emissions went up 3.5% year on year.

01 April 2025

Frontier coalition makes $US80 million carbon removal purchase

Carbon removals

Frontier coalition makes $US80 million carbon removal purchase

Two firms will remove 296,378 tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere on behalf of Frontier by 2030.

19 December 2024

Fashion brands launch textile recycling pilot in Spain

Circular Economy

Fashion brands launch textile recycling pilot in Spain

The initiative aims to create an efficient system to collect and sort used clothes ahead of new EPR regulations.

15 October 2024

CSO Futures Weekly: Inspiring action with IKEA’s Global Climate and Nature Director

CSO Futures Weekly

CSO Futures Weekly: Inspiring action with IKEA’s Global Climate and Nature Director

+ a Climate Week NYC news roundup, two landmark carbon credit deals and a sign that sustainability work is becoming more holistic.

26 September 2024