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Designer makes eco-burial clothes which form part of the earth

A designer has created a series of biodegradable burial garments to make funerals more eco-friendly.

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Sophie and Georgia Habboo reject fast fashion with eco swimwear launch

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Designer creates stunning dresses from discarded electrical wires

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The company making t-shirts from gone off milk

Another innovative example of sustainable fashion at its weirdest.

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Google and WWF use artificial intelligence to revolutionise fashion

With WWF's environmental know-how and Google AI, the platform will help brands to make sustainable decisions.

11/06/2020

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Europe’s largest online fashion store to go fully sustainable

Brands will have to meet requirements for ethics and environmental actions to sell their products on the site.

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Boohoo booms and Primark plummets as coronavirus affects fast fashion

Living under lockdown boosted some brands in the short-term, but the future of fast fashion is unclear.

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Could the coronavirus crisis spell the end of fast fashion?

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Experts call for 'total abandonment' of fast-fashion

Things need to change drastically to stop the industry's damaging impact on the planet.

10/04/2020

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Leading sustainable fashion summit cancelled in May due to coronavirus

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06/03/2020

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How these unique trousers are helping to tackle our body shame

Sustainable brand Lucy & Yak has launched the Vulva collection with the hope that it will start a conversation.

04/03/2020

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Fashion brand rallies to protect nature on World Wildlife Day

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Waste from worship: solving India's unique river pollution problem

Tonnes of flowers are dumped into waterways each year but this company is turning them into something beautiful.

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Designer fills London store with 90,000 plastic bottles

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20/02/2020

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