All Circular Economy articles – Page 2
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ArticleDecathlon France navigates challenging 2024 with flat revenues, eyes growth in 2025
Despite a flat sales performance in 2024, the French retail chain and sporting goods manufacturer sees momentum building for 2025 with growth plans centered on circularity and innovation.
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ArticleDecathlon Group generates a turnover of €16.2bn in 2024
Decathlon boosted its 2024 revenue by over 5 percent while cutting emissions, expanding globally and investing in sustainability and circular business models.
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ArticleEU urged to address textile waste crisis as consumption rises
As Europeans buy more clothes and shoes than ever, the EEA’s latest report, which takes 2022 as its baseline, highlights rising environmental costs and calls for a circular economy in fashion.
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ArticleRetail’s new role: Enabling circularity
Retailers must seamlessly integrate omnichannel, consumer- and product-centric approaches while embracing circular economy principles, says our author.
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ArticleBeyond ownership: The future of omni-channel sports retail in a circular economy
As the outdoor and sports industry grapples with rapid change, a two-part series by our expert contributor Sébastien Willefert explores the opportunities and pitfalls of circular business models in retail.
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News briefsReBound and ESO Recycling join forces to boost circular footwear recycling
The returns and recycling specialists team up to recycle returned footwear into new materials, helping retailers reduce waste and meet EPR compliance goals.
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News briefsAclima expands ReBorn collection with new recycled wool garments
The ReBorn collection features new jackets and shirts made from factory wool scraps and recycled materials, reinforcing circular sustainability.
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News briefsFristads introduces circular services to extend workwear’s lifecycle
The Swedish workwear brand celebrates its 100th anniversary with new circular services – repair, reuse and recycle – to extend workwear life and reduce environmental impact.
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ArticleThredUp’s 2025 resale report: online resale is booming amid changing consumer trends
The resale platform’s 2025 Resale Report shows rapid growth in online resale, with AI and social commerce reshaping secondhand shopping trends.
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OpinionIndustry 4.0 in sporting goods manufacturing
Industry 4.0 transforms sporting goods manufacturing with AI, IoT, and automation, driving efficiency, sustainability and competitive growth.
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Article“The Key” project pioneers circular textile recycling
A new German project is tackling one of the textile industry’s biggest challenges: recycling polyester-cotton blends.
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ArticleT2T Alliance launched to promote a circular economy for textiles in the EU
The new alliance unites recyclers to push for stronger EU policies, ensuring textile circularity and industry-wide sustainability efforts.
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ArticleDecathlon Germany partners with Rebike on shop-in-shop concept
The retail chain brings refurbished e-bikes to select German stores, enhancing circular economy efforts with in-store sales and services.
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News briefsLöffler’s ‘Second Life’ initiative extends the lifespan of apparel
The Austrian sportswear manufacturer expands its circular economy efforts with upcycling, recycling and resale programs.
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News briefsAmbercycle partners with Huilong
The shared goal is to scale up the production of polyester in cycles and thus accelerate the global change towards sustainable and environmentally friendly textiles.
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News briefsH&M Foundation backs The Fashion ReModel
The foundation joins Ellen MacArthur’s Fashion ReModel to scale circular fashion, helping brands decouple revenue from production and reduce waste.
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News briefsSmartwool expands 2nd Cut hike socks collection
The partially recycled product returns for 2025 with new colors, lighter cushioning and a continued commitment to sustainability.
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News briefsExtrem Ski launches ‘Re-Ski’ program
The Åre-based brand offers Swedish customers to trade in their old skis when buying new ones to support a circular ski economy.
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News briefsGore-Tex tests online repair portal in UK
Gore-Tex debuts an online repair portal in the UK powered by United Repair Centre, offering high-quality fixes for damaged gear.
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ArticleReju and Cibutex partner to advance circular textile economy
The companies want to transform post-use business textiles into high-quality regenerated polyester, tackling textile waste at scale.
