Canadian company Ecologyst Outfitters Inc., an apparel manufacturer with an assortment of 100 percent natural fibers, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Frankie Collective, a Vancouver-based company offering upcycled women’s streetwear made from used and unsold garments. With the acquisition of Frankie Collective, Ecologyst opens an ...
In a press release, Toyota Tsusho Corporation, a trading arm of the Toyota Group, announced that it is participating in Patagonia’s Tee-Cycle™ T-shirt recycling project. Toyota Tsusho is a diversified group involved in various businesses, including the manufacture of metals, chemical products and electronic components, automotive components and industrial machinery, ...
In the company’s first sustainability report, Mammut provides an update on the social and ecological efforts along its supply chain in 2021. Mammut has been an EOCA member since 2006 and a founding member of the UN Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action. Since 2008, the brand has been audited ...
Roughly 16 months after Arne Arens, the former The North Face Europe CEO, took over as new chief executive officer of the Boardriders group, the company has released its ESG and CSR report 2020/21, which is the first of its kind. The group’s purpose, mission and foundation are supported by ...
Fashion for Good and Textile Exchange have jointly released the Textile Tracer Assessment, an analysis and guide of physical tracer technologies for the industry. According to Textile Exchange, the assessment aims to benchmark capabilities and applications to help suppliers and brands choose the right solution for their traceability models and ...
Hydro Flask has released news on its sustainability efforts. As of spring 2022, the Helen of Troy brand has switched to Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)-certified packaging, including 80-100 percent recycled content, and eliminated single-use plastic packaging for more than 90 percent of the brand’s products. Working with its parent company, ...