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M&S targets £1m from charity day
LONDON - UK retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) has urged its customers to clear out their wardrobes as part of a campaign to raise £1 million for Oxfam.
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US eco-brand launches in UK
LONDON - A US based eco-fashion company is hoping to build on its awardwinning success in the American market by launching in the UK.Founded in San Francisco in 2009 by sisters AlisonStanich Power and Jennifer Stanich-Banmiller, A Lot To Say Inc offers a rangeof eco apparel and accessories which also use imprinted statements related tohealth, well-being and environmental issues.
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Kuyichi opens its first UK store
LONDON – Dutch fashion brand Kuyichi, which was founded by the NGO Solidaridad as a way to introduce moe organic cotton into the mainstream market, has opened its first stand-alone retail concept store in Manchester, UK.
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Interview: Philip Chamberlain, C&A Europe
Two minutes with … Philip Chamberlain, Head of Sustainability, C&A Europe. Ecotextile News gives readers an insight on how C&A intends to expand its organic cotton and sustainable fabrics programme, and finds out if its customers also 'care' .
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C.L.A.S.S. does it RITE
LONDON – C.L.A.S.S., the eco-fashion network with showrooms in Milan, London and New York is to partner the RITE Group at its up-coming conference on sustainable textiles in London as part of its ongoing mission to bring sustainable innovations to the forefront of commercial and retail fashion.
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The Finisterre sustainable pipeline
CORNWALL – Cult outdoor clothing brand Finisterre has developed a new range of highly technical apparel sourced from sustainable raw materials – a combination which is fast becoming the hallmark of the UK company.
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Another eco-award for Klättermusen
SWEDEN – Outdoor clothing brand Klättermusen recently won a GOLD OutDoor award for its rugged, lightweight ‘Einride 2.0’ wind and rain jacket, which is made from recycled polyester, organic cotton and has a fluorocarbon-free durable water repellent finish.
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Inditex launches new sustainability plan
ARTEIXO - Inditex, owners of global brandssuch as Zara, Pull & Bear, Massimo Dutti, Bershka, Stradivarius and Oysho,has launched its new ‘Sustainable Inditex, 2011-2015’ Program.
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Environmental extravagance
MILAN - Growth in CSR initiatives by the luxury clothing sector is typified by a new set of supplier objectives published by the PPR Group which owns the Gucci, Yves St Laurent, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta and Alexander McQueen brands.
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Brands outline purchasing practices
SANFRANCISCO - Several of theworld’s major apparel brands and retailers have described how changing theirpurchasing practices resulted in improved working conditions and costreductions.
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