#SustainableFinds - July 2020

July news collection about sustainability and related topics

Regularly we publish articles, we have found in our research on the subject of sustainable fashion or related topics, on our social media channels. The articles here on #SustainableFinds are a monthly selection which we recommend to read on the publisher’s website. The content need not necessarily correspond to the mission of Gwand. We want to create consciousness with knowledge, this is what we mean by #GWANDEducation. The GWAND Sustainable Fashion Festival is a non-profit organization. On our blog or on our social media channels (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Pinterest) you will find more exciting articles on the topics.

Note: We have not been paid by the publisher or anyone else for sharing these articles.

#SustainableDevelopment - Article from Vogue Business by Nyshka Chandra

Elevating artisans: What luxury fashion can learn from social enterprises

#CoronaCrisis - Article from The Business of Fashion by Zoe Suen

How the Wholesale Crisis Could Benefit Independent Fashion Brands

#SustainableFabrics - Article from Material Source by

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#BioCouture - Biodegradable Fabric

Via AEG’s YouTube

#SustainableMaterials - Article from Vogue Business by Rachel Cernansky

Fashion’s steep climb to sustainable viscose

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#PlasticPollution - Article from Mongaby by

‘Our life is plasticized’: New research shows microplastics in our food, water, air

#SustainableDevelopment - Article from Vogue Business by Rachel Cernansky

Most fashion designers never meet their suppliers. They should

#UpcyclingFashion - Article from gal-dem by Kemi Alemoru

Priya Ahluwalia weaves her Indian-Nigerian heritage into her recycled menswear looks

#FashionTech - Article from BBC Future by Abigail Beall

Why clothes are so hard to recycle

#SupplyChain - Article from Vogue Business by Laure Guilbault

Is it too early for physical fashion shows?

#FastFashion - Article from The Guardian by

The fast fashion fix: 20 ways to stop buying new clothes for ever

#CircularEconomy - Article from Eco Age by Ruth MacGilp

The Next Generation Innovations Making Fashion More Sustainable

#BioDesign - Article from Forbes by Brooke Roberts-Islam

The Rise Of Biodesign - Growing Our Way To A More Sustainable Future

#SustainableEducation - Article from Condé Nast

The Sustainable Fashion Glossary

#SustainableDevelopment- Article from Foreign Affairs by

#SustaionableFashion - Article from The Business of Fashion by Vikram Alexei Kansara

What Happened to Rethinking the Fashion System?

#SustainableFinds - June 2020

June news collection about sustainability and related topics

Regularly we publish articles, we have found in our research on the subject of sustainable fashion or related topics, on our social media channels. The articles here on #SustainableFinds are a monthly selection which we recommend to read on the publisher’s website. The content need not necessarily correspond to the mission of Gwand. We want to create consciousness with knowledge, this is what we mean by #GWANDEducation. The GWAND Sustainable Fashion Festival is a non-profit organization. On our blog or on our social media channels (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Pinterest) you will find more exciting articles on the topics.

Note: We have not been paid by the publisher or anyone else for sharing these articles.

#SustainableDevelopment - Article from LUXIDERS

How Coronavirus Is Affecting Sustainable Fashion Businesses

#GWANDCoffeeBreak - Article from GWAND Sustainable Fashion Festival

GWAND Coffee Break with Diane Pernet

#SustainableFabrics - Article from eco-stylist.com

#Sustainability - The life cycle of a t-shirt - Angel Chang

Via Ted Ed’s YouTube

#SDGoals - Article from TextileExchange

Companies Creating Material Change

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#SustainableEducation - Article from edX

Circular Fashion: Design, Science and Value in a Sustainable Clothing Industry

#PlasticPollution - Article from Remake by Allison Griffin

Our Clothing is a Major Source of Plastic Pollution in Our Oceans: Here’s What to Do About It

#UpcyclingFashion - Article from CNN Style by Ben Westcott, Nanlin Fang

Chinese artist Wan Yunfeng is turning trash into high fashion

#FashionTech - Article from Vogue Business by BY Maghan McDowell

#FashionFuture - Fashion for Good: Lab Tour with Spinnova

Via Fashion For Good’s YouTube

#SupplyChain - Article from The Daily Star by Mostafiz Uddin

Global suppliers are stronger working together

#FastFashion - Article from Eco Textile News

Research shifts perspectives on fast fashion

#CircularEconomy - Article from Vogue Business by BY Rachel Cernansky

Fashion’s most interesting sustainability efforts can also help fight racism

#SDGoals - Article from uN environment programe

On trend: sustainable fashion in the wake of COVID-19

#Nylon - Article from Fashionista by

DOES SHOPPING SECONDHAND ACTUALLY REDUCE OVERALL CLOTHING CONSUMPTION?

#FashionFootprint - Article from WWD by Natalie Theodosi

#FashionFuture - Biocouture on Biodegradable Fabric

Via AEG’s YouTube

#WorkersRights - Article from open democracy by Alysha Khambay

Garment workers are facing a humanitarian crisis – but don’t blame COVID-19

#SustainableFinds - May 2020

May news collection about sustainability and related topics

Regularly we publish articles, we have found in our research on the subject of sustainable fashion or related topics, on our social media channels. The articles here on #SustainableFinds are a monthly selection which we recommend to read on the publisher’s website. The content need not necessarily correspond to the mission of Gwand. We want to create consciousness with knowledge, this is what we mean by #GWANDEducation. The GWAND Sustainable Fashion Festival is a non-profit organization. On our blog or on our social media channels (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Pinterest) you will find more exciting articles on the topics.

Note: We have not been paid by the publisher or anyone else for sharing these articles.

#FashionRevolution - Article from Fashion Revolution by Elizabeth Lwanga

Don’t Stop Sewing after the Pandemic

#SustainableFashion - Article from BRICKS Magazine by Tamsin Blanchard

FASHION SUSTAINABILITY POST-PANDEMIC

#Awareness - Article from The Guardian by Alec Leach

#SDGoals - Article from Remake by Audrey Stanton

How the United Nations’ SDGs Relate to the Fashion Industry

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#SustainableDevelopment - Article from The Guardian As told to

‚Lockdown has been a wakeup call for the industry‘: what next for fashion?

#SustainableFashion - Article from Vogue by

Creating the Future: How Fashion Designers Are Responding to the Crisis

#FashionTech - Article from WTVOX

Is the Future of Fashion Going to be Blockchain?

#SustainableFashion - Article from Forbes by Elizabeth L. Cline

#DigitalFuture - Fashion for Good Webinar

Via Fashion For Good’s YouTube

#Cotton - Article from Apparel Insider by Brett Mathews

Cotton paper released as FREE download

#Denim - Article from Vogue by Rachel Cernansky

The fight for clean and recyclable denim

#CircularEconomy - Article from Vogue by

Circular fashion’s timely opportunity

#FashionHistory- Article from Smithsonian Magazine by Emily Spivack

Stocking Series, Part 1: Wartime Rationing and Nylon Riots

#Nylon - Article from Good on you App by Ashlee Uren

Material Guide: How Sustainable is Nylon?

#SustainableFashion - Article from Vogue by

#Sustainability - Article from London Business School by Alex Falconer

6 ways to set sustainability at your organisation’s core

#ClimateChange - Article from Fast Company by Evan Nicole Brown

What indigenous design could teach us about surviving climate change

#SustainableFinds - April 2020

April news collection about sustainability and related topics

Regularly we publish articles, we have found in our research on the subject of sustainable fashion or related topics, on our social media channels. The articles here on #SustainableFinds are a monthly selection which we recommend to read on the publisher’s website. The content need not necessarily correspond to the mission of Gwand. We want to create consciousness with knowledge, this is what we mean by #GWANDEducation. The GWAND Sustainable Fashion Festival is a non-profit organization. On our blog or on our social media channels (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Pinterest) you will find more exciting articles on the topics.

Seven years ago the factory collapsed in Bangladesh, affecting over 2500 people. This disaster has led to the foundation of Fashion Revolution, that’s why you will find articles in the April issue mainly on the subject of Fashion Revolution.

Note: We have not been paid by the publisher or anyone else for sharing these articles.

 

#FashionRevolutionWeek - Article from Fashion Revolution

The Fashion Transparency Index 2020

#FastFashion - Article from The Guardian by by

Fast fashion speeding toward environmental disaster, report warns

#CircularEconomy - Article from Ellen McArthur Foundation

#PlasticPollution - Article from Rolling Stone by

How Big Oil and Big Soda kept a global environmental calamity a secret for decades

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#SustainableDevelopment - Article from Common Objective

Is Recycled Polyester Green or Greenwashing?

#SustainableFashion - Article from WWD by Luisa Zargani

Giorgio Armani Writes Open Letter to WWD

#Sustainability - Article from Forbes by Roddy Clarke

Is COVID-19 The Reset Button We Need Towards A Sustainable Future Of Design?

#SustainableFashion - Article from Apparel Insider by Mostafiz Uddin

#WhoMadeMyClothes - Fashion Revolution Stitch & Bitch

Via Fashion Revolution’s YouTube

#FashionRevolutionWeek - Article from 10 Magazine by Tamsin Blanchard

TAMSIN BLANCHARD’S ULTIMATE GUIDE TO THE FASHION OPEN STUDIO EVENTS TAKING PLACE DURING FASHION REVOLUTION WEEK

#ClimateChange - Article from The Guardian by

Scientists confirm dramatic melting of Greenland ice sheet

#CircularEconomy - Article from Vogue by Rachel Cernansky

Circular fashion’s timely opportunity

#FashionTech - Article from Fash Nerd by Muchaneta Kapfunde

Science Introduces Human Textiles That Can Be Knitted, Crocheted or Weaved

#FashionTech - How technology can recode the unsustainable fashion system - Swim XYZ x Techstyler

Via Fashion Revolution’s YouTube

#SustainableFashion - Article from Forbes by Brooke Roberts-Islam

The True Cost Of Brands Not Paying For Orders During The COVID-19 Crisis

#WhatIsInMyClothes - Article from Vogue by Alice Cary

#FashionRevolutionWeek - Article from The Voice of Fashion by Orsola de Castro

Special Dispatch: “It is An Obligation Not an Opportunity”

#SustainableFashion - Article from Elle by Subhanjana Das

Craft revivalist Kavita Parmar’s IOU Project champions sustainability

#SustainableFashion - Article from Fashion Roundtable by Bev Malik

„It’s time for a total reset and rethink“: How the pandemic will redefine the future of fashion month

#SustainableFinds - February 2020

February news collection about sustainability and related topics

Regularly we publish articles, we have found in our research on the subject of sustainable fashion or related topics, on our social media channels. The articles here on #SustainableFinds are a monthly selection which we recommend to read on the publisher’s website. The content need not necessarily correspond to the mission of Gwand. We want to create consciousness with knowledge, this is what we mean by #GWANDEducation. The GWAND Sustainable Fashion Festival is a non-profit organization. On our blog or on our social media channels (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Pinterest) you will find more exciting articles on the topics.

Note: We have not been paid by the publisher or anyone else for sharing these articles.

#Fibers - An introduction to fibers and their impact on the environment

Found by research on YouTube via WRAP.

Webinar from Made-BY

#FashionRevolution - Article from and by Fashion Revolution

THE GREAT FASHION REVOLUTION CLOTHES SWAP

#SustainableDevelopment - Article from The Guardian by

Landmark French law will stop unsold goods being thrown away

#DeconstructedClothing - Articel from ASVOF by

Institut du Monde Arabe welcomes Renaissance – a way to revolutionize creation, art and clothing

#Innovations - Article from Fast Company by Ian Fletcher

Climate change is the greatest design problem of our time. Mushrooms to the rescue?

#SustainableDevelopmentGoals - time lapse to the future | Leen Zevenbergen

Found by research on YouTube via TEDx Talks

#PlasticPolution - Article from Ecotextile News by Chris Remington

Fashion For Good expands polybag recycling work

#MicroPlastic - Article from The Guardian by

Stars urged to ditch the sequins at the Oscars to save the oceans

#MicroFibers - Article from Ecotextile News by Simon Glover

#Weaving - Porfirio Gutierrez - Master Weaver from Mexico

Found by research on YouTube via Fashion Revolution

#FashionStandards - Articel from Fashion Network by

La quête de traçabilité redessine la carte du sourcing mondial

#WhoMadeMyClothes - Article from The Washington Post by Kim Bellware

Seven people died when the only escape from a fire at an Indian denim factory was up a ladder

#CircularEconomy - Article from Paptic®

First Plastic Bag Free City in Europe – Finnish NGO Providing Households with Reusable Bags for Free

#UpCycling - Article from The Guardian by Chekii Harling

Would you wear clothes made from rubbish?

#CradleToCradle - Prof. Dr. Michael Braungart, CEO, EPEA, and co-founder of the Cradle to Cradle

…we think its environmental protection if we destroy less…

#SustainableSolutions - Articel from Vogue by Grace Cook

Cactus Leather, Lab-Made Silk, And Vegan Wool: Inside The Fabric Fair Pioneering Greener Materials

#WhoMadeMyClothes - Articel from Ecotextile News by Simon Glover

#SustainableDesign - Articel from South China Morning Post by Peta Tomlinson

Plastic alternative bioplastic, made from vegetable oils, fats, fish scales, farm waste or other renewables, embraced by furniture designers

#FastFashion - Article from Vox by

Fast fashion, explained

#VOCKSDiary - IFA Paris Campus Talk

Make stars that shine not only bright but fair and green too

The Gwand will take place in Paris, which makes me extremely happy. I had imagined that the Gwand could take place in Paris earlier in the 90ies and now the first official trip in mission ‚Gwand Sustainable Fashion Festival Paris‘ in cooperation with IFA Paris was scheduled. I travelled to Paris last Saturday.

First day in Paris

On Sunday morning I enjoyed, as a mother of two adorable children, to finally get a good night’s sleep and prepare for Monday. In the afternoon I met up with some „old“ friends. In the evening, before going to bed, I went for a walk along the Canal Saint-Denis and breathed the Parisian air. I realized once again that it was the absolutely right decision to organize the festival in Paris and of course to enter the partnership with IFA Paris Fashion School - a stroke of luck. Paris is the city of fashion and is aiming to be the sustainable fashion capital of the world, here fashion finds plenty.

It is serious

On Monday morning, together with the lecturer Sandy Bontout, I had the pleasure of presenting the Gwand Sustainable Fashion Festival and its successful history to the fashion marketing students of IFA Paris. Furthermore we talked about the collaboration with the school and what part they will play in the implementation of the festival. I was overwhelmed by the knowledge and awareness of the young generation, the knowledge of the urgency to bring about change and the naturalness with which they do so. Also the many creative suggestions and new inputs, as well as the enthusiasm to participate in the first Parisian festival for sustainable fashion impressed me.

In the evening we had the IFA Paris Campus Talk, which was led by Sandy Bontout and we discussed with Catherine Dauriac from Fashion Revolution France about sustainability in the fashion industry. It was a great evening with interesting guests and above all I was very happy to meet Sylvie Grumbach from 2e Bureau, Catherine and Francis.

Paris is a hit! Admittedly, I arrived back home in Lucerne, tired but very happy, and I would like to thank everyone I met on this trip. I am looking forward to working with you - together we will make a change!