The EU directive on sustainable textile products. In March 2020, the European Commission adopted the New Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP), as part of the European Green Deal, the agenda for sustainable growth.The need to switch to an environmentally and socially sustainable -still competitive- economy comes from simple, but disturbing, evidence.As reported in the official document...

Blockchain can bring great benefits to the textile and fashion industries. Indeed, they are among the most polluting activities, but more and more consumers are asking for sustainable manufacturing processes. This pushes companies to find ways to demonstrate and guarantee their ecological and social commitment. What Is Blockchain IBM defines the blockchain as: a shared,...

From circular design, sustainable materials, and better manufacturing processes, to repair and reselling services. Let us highlight a broad range of innovative sustainability strategies adopted by brands that are leading the way when it comes to reducing their environmental and social impact. The textile & fashion industry is the planet's third-largest polluter, after food...

Every year, on April 22, the United Nations celebrates Earth Day. This date is not by chance, as it is the day after the spring equinox and refers to the 1962 book (and environmental manifest) "Silent Spring" by US biologist Rachel Carson. It is from this book that Earth Day draws its inspiration. The...

The Hoxton Trend view on the needs and wants of fashion lovers and their desire for more sustainable choices. Sustainability is becoming a much bigger conversation within the industry. New trends are gaining momentum within the market in support of the movement, such as re-wearing/re-using products, buying second hand items, circular products, and plant...

Just a year ago, a few weeks after the lockdown began, we made the prediction that the increase in online sales would facilitate the distribution of fake products. While past data gathered by our platform showed that the situation was largely stable over several years, today they reveal that one in four products is...

Transparency is just a smartphone scan away. Sustainability is the new disruption. According to Nielsen*, already in 2015, 66% of global consumers and 73% of global Millennials had stated that they would be willing to pay more for sustainable goods. Now forecasts suggest that sustainable goods will make up 25% of store sales in...

The second hand market explodes in the era of Covid-19. Are Fashion brands ready to welcome new targets and let themselves be inspired by them? In the Annual Resale Report published at the end of 2019, GlobalData analysts forecast the exponential growth of the luxury and second hand clothing market, estimating an overall market value in 2021 of 37 billion...

The hottest fashion trend going isn’t the croc-effect purses, the fluorescent fabrics, the disco collar, or the chain-accented shoes walking down the runways this season, it’s sustainable and ethical luxury products with a simultaneous goal of transparency. Forty-two percent of Millennials and 37% of Generation Z say they want to know what goes into...