WEAR

A Source of Inspiration for 2021 at Virtual Texworld and Apparel Sourcing

Virtual Texworld and Apparel Sourcing shows afforded opportunities for industry insiders to forge connections online and learn about pressing issues during panels such as “Addressing Climate Change From the Start,” (top left), which included—clockwise from top left—Kelly Drennan of Fashion Takes Action, Walter Bridgham of Lenzing Fibers, Diana Rosenberg of Gap Inc., Inc. and Ashley […]

This New Toolkit Is Helping To Make Sustainable Fashion More Accessible

This New Toolkit Is Helping To Make Sustainable Fashion More Accessible. A new, FREE online sustainable fashion Toolkit is bringing together hundreds of sustainable fashion resources in a centralized location for everyone. It’s about time, now brands and consumers will have access to a ton of information that will help to break down barriers to […]

FTA & PWC Launch Sustainable Fashion Toolkit

In October, an industry-leading resource was released to the public: The Sustainable Fashion Resource Toolkit. As an increasing number of consumers and business owners search for more sustainable products and practices, the demand for transparency has come to the forefront. As such, brands in Canada and beyond are combing through their supply chains ensuring they can […]

WEAR 2019 discusses managing data and supply chains

It may seem churlish to complain about an abundance of information, but for many in the apparel and textiles industry the vast quantity of data currently available on sustainability is daunting to navigate. This is particularly the case for new entrants and SMEs who rather than risk doing the wrong thing elect to wait for […]

Fashion industry fighting waste with circular economy trend

Apparel leaders push to trim fashion’s outsized carbon and waste footprint with rentals, ocean plastics and jean redesigns BY JORDAN MACINNIS October 29, 2019 Earlier this month, 200 people gathered at the sixth annual World Ethical Apparel Roundtable (WEAR) in Toronto to talk about fixing fashion. The sector, now valued at over a trillion […]

Interview with Steven Bethell, co-founder of Bank and Vogue

Steven Bethell is co-founder of the Bank and Vogue group of companies that includes the Beyond Retro vintage shops in London. A pioneer and tireless innovator in post-consumer textiles, I caught up with him at the WEAR2019 conference in Toronto this week to ask about his work in global and UK retail in particular, as […]

How THREDUP is Using AI to Create a More Circular Fashion Future

All over the world, the climate crisis is top of mind. Last week, millions of activists and concerned citizens took to the streets for a global climate strike, urging leaders to take meaningful action towards curbing catastrophic climate change. So what does this have to do with the fashion industry, you may be asking? Well, […]

New toolkit to help fashion brands source more sustainably

TORONTO – A new toolkit of resources to help fashion brands and retailers source products more sustainably is to be launched next month. The Sustainable Fashion Resource Toolkit, created by the Fashion Takes Action non-profit organisation and PwC Canada, will be launched at the annual World Ethical Apparel Roundtable (WEAR) event in Toronto on October […]

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