This text examines how the displacement rate, a metric measuring new purchase avoidance, impacts the environmental benefits ...

A report from Waste and Resources Action Programme, funded by Nike, examines how EPR regulations are being applied to textile ...

A new study finds that virgin polyester carries a heavy environmental burden, but recycled polyester isn't a silver bullet, ...

Most individuals are unaware that post-consumer textile pollution is a serious public health hazard and an issue of tremendous environmental racism that disproportionately affects communities in the ...

As fashion brands work to reduce their environmental impact, a new report finds they still have a long way to go in embracing a circular economy. The Circularity Gap Report, which was authored by ...

The RealReal examined data from the Environmental Protection Agency and the United Nations to explore the impact of fast fashion. - Polonio Video // Shutterstock The RealReal examined data from the ...

A new life cycle assessment (LCA) from Textile Exchange and SCS Consulting Services identifies electricity consumption as a ...

This study examines how cotton’s environmental impacts are measured and where meaningful improvements can be made across the value chain. The new data, grounded in real‑world grower inputs, measures ...

CalRecycle, the state agency responsible for implementing S.B. 707, reports that Californians dispose of 1.2 million tons of textiles annually, accounting for 3 percent of landfilled material. S.B.

The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) today launches the Higg Index Design and Development Module (DDM). Along with the release last month of its updated Higg Materials Sustainability Index (MSI) - ...

Most people check a price tag before buying a shirt. Very few check the environmental cost. Fast fashion has restructured the way clothing is designed, produced, distributed, and discarded over the ...

A common product-consumer interaction inside retail stores suggests many American shoppers may not consider the broader costs ...