On October 30, the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) Foundation and the Bezos Earth Fund officially announced a new joint project, The Next Thread Initiative, aimed at shaping the next era of sustainable fashion.
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On July 14, Loro Piana, the high-end cashmere brand, was placed under court-appointed administration for one year by a Milan court due to allegations of labor exploitation within its supply chain.
OTB Group, the global fashion and luxury conglomerate behind brands such as Diesel, Maison Margiela, Jil Sander, and Marni, has released its 2024 Sustainability Report.
L’Oréal Groupe, the world’s largest beauty company, has officially launched the first call for applications for its new global initiative, the Sustainable Innovation Accelerator.
On July 3, Christian Dior Couture and UNESCO held the 5th edition of their joint initiative, the Women@Dior & UNESCO Global Conference, at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris.
In April 2024, French luxury group Kering announced a new “Water-Positive Strategy” as a key step in its commitment to water conservation.
A bio-based material designed to replace microplastics has taken a major step forward, backed by European funding.
L’Oréal, one of the world’s largest beauty companies, has launched a new accelerator program to further drive innovation in the field of sustainability.
Grown Brilliance, which sells lab-grown diamonds, has opened a new retail store in Los Angeles.
Prada released a new fragrance, Prada Paradoxe, and held a pop-up event from August 26th to 28th, 2022 at Gansevoort Plaza, New York.
At the pop-up, the entire venue is in the shape of a triangle that symbolizes the brand’s logo, just like the Prada Paradox fragrance bottle, and the front is a photo booth area where people can take pictures with the huge logo of Prada.