The reasons for getting certified in textile industry are many, and the same can be said for the number of different certifications. Some might suit your company better than other.
Read our overview of the most common certifications used in the fashion and lifestyle industry below.
If we are to succeed as an industry, we need a whole army of sustainability delegates placed in fashion companies all around the world. An in-house CSR expert would not only mean shorter lines of communication. It would also mean an easier and more natural integration of CSR and sustainability. When CSR is represented in a company through a trusted employee, it doesn’t just pop up once in a while when meeting with external consultants. CSR is now present in the day to day life, at the coffee machine, during lunch breaks, meetings and more. As such it oozes into a company’s culture and the unconscious level of employees’ workflows.
Regenerative agriculture, or farming as it is also called, has very quickly become a buzzword, especially in the fashion industry. Several outlets haves even dubbed it the future of fashion. But what is it, and how is it different from the agricultural practices we already know?
The HIGG Index was developed by the Sustainable Apparel Coalition in order to help brands become more sustainable and not least to measure and score their development within sustainability and carbon footprint.