Tag: sustainability

Parley for the Oceans X Adidas Brings 3D-Printer Sneakers Made from Ocean Waste to the Forefront Launches A.I.R. Strategy

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More stories are surfacing over the past two weeks that directly address how the fashion and footwear industries are among the biggest contributors to CO2 emissions on the planet during the COP21 conference that took place in Paris. In interesting new story from Business of Fashion, they report on the recent collaboration of Adidas with […]

Patagonia CEO On Panel at 2015 Paris Climate Conference, Launches “Repair is a Radical Act” Campaign

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Nothing could be more important than the global climate talks taking place in Paris this week. We have to act fast if we want to save this planet, and young people clearly know that they are the ones that are the most effected. In our upcoming 4th Annual Sustainability and the State of Youth Culture […]

H&M Conscious Collection 2016 Partners with Palais du Louvre and Inspirations from Gustave Moreau

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H&M continues its trendsetting forays into sustainability, this time with the recent announcement of their historically inspired collection from Palais du Louvre Paris, for the exclusive April, 2016 collection. H&M’s collaboration with the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, located in the Palais du Louvre, will help celebrate the new H&M Conscious Exclusive collection. This new range […]

Trade Show Round-up: Capsule Move’s Men’s Show; MAGIC Gets New Boss; Denim Premiere Sports Coachella Trends and Sustainability

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There’s been a lot of movement in the world of fashion trade shows as the industry gears-up for another round. First, Magic Marketplace, run by Advanstar Communications, which is owned by UBM PLC, has made another big change in the year that it’s owned it. First, Chris DeMoulin, who was the president of Magic, will […]

Vimeo Partners with Connect4Climate To Challenge Citizens to Film Climate Action on One Day, November 29—Call to Action for All Video Producers

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A one-day film challenge has been set-up by a unique partnership between Vimeo and Connect4Climate for November 29th, 2015, just before the climate takes to take place in Paris. Given all of the new young video producers and filmmakers among our readers, this is a great opportunity to express your message about global climate change […]

FYF Fest x Global Inheritance, Featuring The Oasis, Illustrates How Getting Educated on Recycled Water Can Be Fun and Important at a Music Fest—Especially In California

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The Oasis Water Challenge is one of the most original and educationally fun on-site festival sustainability programs we’ve seen in awhile. At the FYF festival in Los Angeles, along with Global Inheritance, they called upon attendees to do something 99% of them had never done: taste the difference between recycled wastewater, desalinated ocean water, LA […]

Olympics Works with UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and Calls for Sports as Integral Part of the Plan for Global Youth Culture

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During this past weekend’s United Nations meetings on global sustainability, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach praised the inclusion of sport in the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), calling it a historic moment that recognizes the important role that sport plays in promoting healthy lifestyles, education, peace and social inclusion. “Sport is natural partner […]

Incase, Apple-centric Cult Brand for Go-Pro Generation, Bought by Incipio Technologies

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It’s been clear from the beginning that the designers of the brand Incase targets someone who appreciates the Apple-aesthetic and thinks of their backpacks as an extension of their lifestyles. Instead a loads of straps for carabiners, it’s more important to have departments for one’s tablet, iPhone, or GoPro set-up. It takes into account the […]

Freitag Creates Compostable Denim, Launches Cool, Creative Campaign on a Horse

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Freitag continues push trends when it comes to sustainability, fashion, and style, this time with their five-pocket denim jeans that are completely 100% compostable. First, as they describe it, denim is back in Europe where the name started, “de Nimes” for denim and “genes” in French. Using their F-ABRIC denim, they’ve created denim jeans using […]

Zalando, Who Bought Bread & Butter, Cancels Its B&B Fashion Festival Spin-off as Tempelhof, Plans to Launch Band Aid-Like Charity Event

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Zalando, the online fashion retailer that bought Bread & Butter earlier this year, was planning a fashion festival-like spin-off of the show in January during the Berlin Fashion Week, but do to the refugee crisis plaquing the city of Berlin, has had to change courses and consider humanitarian solutions. Last week, according to Sportswear International, […]