Prince Charles in his first Australian interview with the Australian Financial Review Magazine said, “It is extraordinary how fashions change and, speaking as someone who, on the whole, hates throwing away things without finding...
Environmental Fashion Show Raises Awareness on Sustainable Living and Clothing Concepts
What a delight it was reading this article! If the aim of the ECOuture environmental fashion show was to make a social impact rather than just be aesthetically pleasing then we think the students...
Plastic recycling: Shoppers in England to pay more for plastic bottles
A great initiative and an incentive from the government. Statistics like over five trillion pieces of plastic filling the world’s oceans which can take years for it to break down paints a bleak...
Kering Partners with London College of Fashion to Launch Sustainability Course
Kering and London College of Fashion's new sustainability course | Source: Courtesy
It’s nice to see initiatives from Kering and London College of Fashion to offer the certificate courses that address the complex and interconnected sustainability challenges facing the fashion industry. As the chief sustainability officer...
How we can all reduce CO2 emissions by making one simple change within our lifestyles…
It is amazing to think that if we extended the life of our clothes for 3 months by reusing or recycling them, we would be able to reduce our carbon, water and waste footprint...
Our Christmas ‘Sustainable Heroes’ 2017!
This year’s ‘Sustainable Heroes’ were the hard-working volunteers at Kingston Environmental Centre! To show them just how much we appreciate all the work they do to spread the sustainable message, the KAPDAA Offcut Team were...
Landfill to High-Fashion, with Stella McCartney AW17
We were blown away when we first saw the AW17 advertising campaign for Stella McCartney’s collection was photographed in a landfill site! As a keen advocate for ethical and environmentally-friendly fashion, we’re so excited to...
Sweden doing sustainability right!
Sweden is doing sustainability right, with their new shopping mall that sells only repaired and recycled goods! Customer donations are refurbished and repaired, from furniture to clothes to gardening equipment! It’s great that they’re...
Feeling inspired by Patagonia’s Worn Wear initiative
We love hearing about Patagonia’s latest ‘Worn Wear’ pop-up initiative which invites customers to trade in their old clothes, so that they can be repaired and restored back to life! We are especially proud to...
Mumbai’s project for increasing plastic bottle recycling
Nish came across these fascinating Swachh Bharat Recycle machines from Wockhardt Foundation whilst travelling in Mumbai. They take your empty PET plastic bottles and safely recycle and dispose of the waste! In return, users get...