All Circularity articles – Page 11
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ArticleDaring to think de-growth in the textile industry
Over-consumption can’t go on, but does de-growth have to equal financial losses in the textile industry? Charles Ross explores alternatives.
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ArticleGood momentum but high hurdles remain: Circularity in the eyewear sector
With performance and scale both large barriers, what can the eyewear sector do to become circular?
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ArticleCircular value chain? Don’t forget the consumer
When it comes to circular business models, remembering to include consumers is key. The European Outdoor Group offers tips for businesses.
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ArticleCircular Economy: a comprehensive link collection
Beat the circularity information overload and start your sustainable journey as a brand, supplier, manufacturer and retailer. We’ve collected the most useful links and resources.
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ArticleEva Karlsson: “Transform or die”
It’s one of our industry’s most frequently cited examples of a successful circular business model. Houdini’s CEO tells us how she does it.
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ArticleFrom circular products and business models to circular ecosystems
We explain the opportunities for your company to engage with circularity and explore you some successful examples.
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ArticleInvesting in circularity: A fortune for the future
Investments in circularity are increasing. In the first of four articles, we give you an overview of the whos, the whats, and how much.
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News briefsBergzeit Re-Use expanded to include outdoor clothing for kids
Bergzeit is expanding its “Re-Use” online store, launched earlier this summer, to include second-hand outdoor clothing and footwear for children. The store now offers jackets, pants, sweatshirts, shoes and even equipment such as hiking backpacks or bike bags for the whole family from well-known brands such as Patagonia, Ortovox, Maloja, ...
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News briefsScarpa leads EU-funded recycling project
Scarpa, the Italian outdoor footwear specialist, has announced the launch of Re-Shoes, a recycling initiative backed by the European Union (EU). As the project leader, Scarpa will coordinate the efforts of a consortium of international companies that involve the recycling of end-of-life footwear reprocessed into new footwear. The project, which ...
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ArticleClosing the textile loop: Think circularity at every stage
“Talk to us at the beginning, not the end.” OnceMore’s Angeline Elfström on enabling a circular textile system throughout the value chain.
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SponsoredSave your company. Save your planet
How do I save my company? Is it enough to solve cost issues? How do we open up new sources of revenue? Know your priorities.
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Sponsored“If you’re interested in circular economy in the sports business, you can’t miss ISPO Munich 2022.”
ISPO Munich promises dialogue and exchange in the industry, and thus collaborations and faster progress. Learn the program highlights.
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News briefsPertex and Cycora join forces for circular woven performance fabrics
The U.K. fabrics supplier Pertex and the Cycora division of Ambercycle, Inc. (a U.S. material science company) have announced a new cooperation for the joint development of fully circular, woven fabrics using end-of-life textile waste. Cycora is the first branded fiber solution developed by Ambercycle. The company’s ecosystem enables the ...
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News briefsNew CISUTAC consortium welcomes Lenzing, Decathlon and others
The newly founded consortium Circular and Sustainable Textile and Clothing (CISUTAC) already has 23 active members. Among them are Austrian fiber supplier Lenzing, Decathlon, the European Apparel and Textile Confederation (EURATEX), the Global Texile Scheme (GTS) and Oxfam. CISUTAC sets out to remove current bottlenecks along the textile supply chain ...
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News briefsWorn Again Technologies secures investment for ground-breaking textile recycling facility
In its latest funding round, Worn Again Technologies has raised GBP 27.6 million to support the construction of a textile recycling demonstration plant in Winterthur, Switzerland. This latest investment round brings Worn Again Technologies’ funding total to £42.9 million (€49.3m), representing the start-up’s most successful funding tranche since its founding ...
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News briefsThe North Face is expanding Clothes the Loop program to France and U.K.
The North Face (TNF) has expanded its recycling program “Clothes the Loop” into stores in France and the U.K. The project that was piloted in the U.S. in 2013 and rolled out in all American TNF retail and outlet stores two years later invites consumers to bring in unwanted clothing ...
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News briefsGlobetrotter rents new retail space in Bonn, reuses previous store’s furniture
According to the real estate development company Redos, German retailer Globetrotter will rent a new location in Bonn, Germany, as of Dec. 1, 2022. The two-story building with 2,600 sqm retail space is a former Conrad Electronics store for consumer and professional electronics. Globetrotter is working on a concept to ...
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News briefsTimberland and Ræburn launch new circular boot
Source: Timberland The new Earthkeepers by Ræburn Timberloop Utility Boots The result of the latest collaboration between Timberland and Ræburn for Fall/Winter 2022 are the new Earthkeepers by Ræburn Timberloop Utility Boots, “an innovative circular design that allows them to be fully disassembled and recycled at the ...
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News briefsTexaid partners with Ridestore for the retailer’s Renewed program
Swedish retailer Ridestore has signed the Swiss circular services company Texaid as its new service partner. Texaid is sorting, cleaning, impregnating, repairing, relabeling, repackaging, reselling and recycling used merchandise that are part of the newly established Ridestore Renewed secondhand project. Texaid is also a founding member of the European Arm ...
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News briefsArc’teryx opens largest ReBird repair center globally in Boulder
Canadian brand Arc’teryx has opened a new brand store in Boulder, Colorado, integrating a hybrid retail store and service center that includes in-store care and repair and after-sales product support. With three pillars of upcycling, resale, and care and repair, the service center offers circular services, including ...
