As it has been months since we last posted about fashion, textiles and apparel sector in this blog:
2021 March: "The future of fashion: Sustainable brands and ‘circular’ business models" (by McKinsey)
2020 August: "How the fashion industry can reduce its carbon footprint" (by McKinsey)
But there has been recent articles in our spotlight:
May 2022, in Brazil, "Malwee creates “future yarn” from used clothes and launches, for the first time, a recycled sweatshirt that cannot be bought". The company started a continuous process of stimulating and collecting used clothing from any brand in 65 points throughout Brazil to transform it into new pieces. Those in good condition are donated to the São Paulo Red Cross, an 110 years old institution helping the most vulnerable; and those that can no longer be used are sent to Eurofios for recycling to produce new clothes.
October 2022 article by the NY Times, "How Many Clothes Do I Really Need?" (a frequent question, just Google it). The article quotes surveys e.g. from the British Vogue. Interesting a reference to the 1896 Italian economist Pareto's principle ... translated to clothing ... 80 percent of what is in your wardrobe is not worn most of the time.
September 2022 article by the WSJ "Fashion Firms Look to Single-Fiber Clothes as EU Recycling Regulations Loom" indicating the European Commission's Plan that aims to put “fast fashion out of fashion” by 2030, referring to the trend of people buying clothes and throwing them out in less than a year. Clothing should be “long-lived and recyclable, to a great extent made of recycled fibers,” the EU said.
And with that "mood" , we share GRI's project to create a Textiles and Apparel Sector Standard. For now a recruitment open until 21 March 2023 to join their Textiles and Apparel Working Group. You can learn more by clicking at the image below and reading a short article and the Project Proposal.
According to GRI, there will be future opportunities to comment the draft version of the new Standard.
