Multi-Million Dollar UN Initiative Aims to Reduce Environmental Impact of Fashion Industry

UN Environment Programme leads initiative to reduce environmental impact of the fashion industry. On December 9, 2024, the governments of...

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Dec 10, 20241 min read

Green Story is the New Story

Is it possible for small brands, without the budgets of of brand giants, to achieve sustainability in their supply chains? A...

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Nov 29, 20201 min read

Technik-Leather 2.0

Former Audi designer develops new, leather-like material that biodegrades in landfill.

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Aug 26, 20201 min read

Milking Sustainable Fashion

LA-based sustainable brand Mi Terro makes t-shirts out of excess milk. How is this done? It began when CEO and co-founder Robert Luo...

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Oct 1, 20191 min read

One Stop Sustainable Shop

Shoppers can now access a variety of different sustainable brands at the convenience of just one site. Buho, an e-commerce retailer, went...

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Sep 28, 20191 min read

One X One

At the UN General Assembly last Monday, Swarovski and non-profit Study Hall announced the launch of One X One, a new global initiative to...

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Sep 25, 20191 min read

Is Algae the Answer?

Algae and other similar types of bacterias may be the answer to creating sustainable fabrics in fashion. Algae can be grown to fit the...

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Sep 19, 20191 min read

Gucci Goes Green

Shortly after Gabriela Hearst announced that she produced the first carbon-neutral runway show with her Spring 2020 collection, Gucci...

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Sep 16, 20191 min read

Certifiably Sustainable

As labels incorporate sustainability into their brand strategy, it becomes increasingly difficult to determine who is sustainable, and...

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Sep 12, 20191 min read

Mushrooms and Pineapples - The New Leather

The fashion industry creates 20% of the world's waste with areas like the United Kingdom buying twice as many clothes as compared to a...

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Sep 11, 20191 min read

Hyundai Car Seats Become Chic

Last Friday, Maria Cornejo of Zero + Maria Cornejo and Hyundai unveiled their 15-piece collection named Re:Style. The collection featured...

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Sep 9, 20191 min read

Fashion Week's Slow Shift to Sustainability

The need for sustainable fashion has quickly overtaken the fashion industry, but Fashion Week, its most outspoken character, is slow to...

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Sep 9, 20191 min read

Runway Shows Running Their Course

A single runway show has the potential to generate millions of dollars for a label. An example of this is last season's Christian Dior...

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Sep 5, 20192 min read

First Italian Label to Receive EU Sustainability Certification

Chiara Boni La Petite Robe is the first Italian fashion label to receive the European Union's Product Environmental Footprint...

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Sep 4, 20191 min read

Blockchain for the Supply Chain

In 2013, a large garment factory located in Bangladesh collapsed, killing over a thousand people. The tragic event triggered a fresh...

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Aug 30, 20192 min read

A Student's "Fresh" Take on Trash

A University of Michigan student takes initiative to clean up the nearly 22 million pounds of plastic in the Great Lakes by establishing...

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Aug 28, 20191 min read

Sustainable Fashion, No Longer A Niche

After the signing of the G7 Fashion Pact, many are wondering whether the agreement will have any significant impact on the fashion...

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Aug 27, 20191 min read

The G7 Fashion Pact

The fashion industry is one of the world's worst polluters, producing 20% of global wastewater and more carbon emissions than all...

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Aug 26, 20191 min read

Sustainable Fashion Volunteering with FABSCRAP

Last Saturday, I headed to Brooklyn Army Terminal to spend the morning volunteering with FABSCRAP, an organization that collects unused...

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Aug 26, 20192 min read

Let Me Eat Your Clothes

A new approach to the sustainable fashion lifecycle focuses not only on the types of materials used but also the disposal of those...

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Aug 23, 20192 min read

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High Fashion/Low Impact curates the latest fashion sustainability news, focusing on events that balance environmental responsibilities with stakeholder interests. We aim to provide short, informative articles for busy individuals who are interested in fashion sustainability and business strategy. High Fashion/Low Impact was founded in New York City in 2019.