Fashion Sustainability Articles

27 minute read

Podcast: Science, Sustainability, And The Slow March Of Reality

byBen Hanson
May 12, 2026
804 views

Despite individual brand efforts, fashion’s footprint has continued to grow. The upshot might not be immediately catastrophic, but a slow set of signals are reinforcing the urgency - and the potential benefits - of near-term action.

29 minute read

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Podcast: Sustainability Through A Different Lens

byBen Hanson
April 28, 2026
863 views

How a combination of hard-coded values around size and price inclusivity, a willingness to recognise the limits of existing systems, and commitment to looking at things differently manifest themselves in a unique sustainability strategy.

6 minute read

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Northshore Apparel Selects Coats Digital’s Full Suite of Solutions to Power Ghana’s First Regenerative Apparel Manufacturing Hub

byLydia Mageean
March 11, 2026
817 views

GSDCost, FastReactPlan and FastReactFabric to form the digital foundation of a purpose-built, zero-waste apparel facility creating thousands of jobs in Northern Ghana.

7 minute read

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Water Is Fashion’s Blind Spot. That Is Now a Business Risk

byAmira Jehia
February 9, 2026
1.5K views

As water scarcity accelerates across global fashion supply chains, sustainability claims are colliding with a much harsher reality on the ground - and translating into measurable business continuity risk.

6 minute read

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Driving Sustainability Through 3D Digital Product Creation At Patagonia

byKeala Stephan, Iain Finch and Cassandra Casas
January 22, 2026
2.0K views

More than just a different approach to design and development, 3D has become one of the key levers that industry leaders can pull to align talent, technology, and process innovation to strategic objectives and deeply-held business values. But pulling it the right way can take time.

34 minute read

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Podcast: Affordability, Domestic Supply Chains, And Sustainability

byBen Hanson
January 20, 2026
1.5K views

Ben is joined by Simon Platts, industry veteran and consultant, for a sideways look at the foundational pillars of the fashion business model - and why the time might have come to challenge them.

9 minute read

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Ten Themes That Will Define The Fashion And Beauty Technology Agenda In 2026

byThe Interline
January 9, 2026
3.2K views

Predicting the evolving attitudes, strategic objectives, and trends that will influence how fashion, beauty, and technology all interact over the course of the coming year.

11 minute read

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2025: The Fashion Technology Rearview

byThe Interline
December 22, 2025
3.7K views

An annual tradition: our team recaps and comments on the stories that defined each month of this year in fashion technology.

6 minute read

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The Trouble With Trying To Regulate Demand

byThe Interline
November 21, 2025
1.4K views

Europe is stepping up enforcement and legal challenges against fast-fashion platforms, while domestic retailers struggle with the deeper reality of an affordability crisis. In that context, is “fair competition” really the right lever for fashion to pull?

5 minute read

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Can Shared Data Help Fix Fashion’s Climate Problem?

byThe Interline
November 14, 2025
1.9K views

The Fashion Pact’s European Accelerator aims to bring consistency to supplier reporting, and to test whether standardised data can help fashion make real headway on emissions.

5 minute read

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Regulating Fast Fashion in a Cost-Conscious Market

byThe Interline
November 11, 2025
2.2K views

France and Italy are tightening scrutiny on Shein and ultra-fast fashion, but consumer demand shows little signs of slowing in a price-driven market.

6 minute read

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Fashion’s Coal Addiction Is Blocking The Very Innovations That Could Save It

bySaboto Caesar
November 5, 2025
2.3K views

While the rest of the world embraces renewables, the fashion industry remains hopelessly besotted with coal. In doing so, it’s not only polluting the planet but also locking itself out of the very innovations that could make sustainability possible.

6 minute read

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Fashion And Beauty’s Race To Lock In Recycled Inputs

byThe Interline
October 31, 2025
2.2K views

Forward-thinking companies are shifting from published commitments to pre-emptive contracts designed to redress the balance between the materials they need and the availability of recycled and preferred feedstocks and inputs.

25 minute read

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Podcast: Climate Transformation And The Circular Economy

byBen Hanson
October 30, 2025
1.7K views

A grounded perspective on environmental tipping points, the reality of recycling, and the gap between fashion’s linear growth economy and the vision for a viable circular alternative.

Sustainability And Circularity

Podcast: Science, Sustainability, And The Slow March Of Reality

Podcast: Sustainability Through A Different Lens

Northshore Apparel Selects Coats Digital’s Full Suite of Solutions to Power Ghana’s First Regenerative Apparel Manufacturing Hub

Water Is Fashion’s Blind Spot. That Is Now a Business Risk

Driving Sustainability Through 3D Digital Product Creation At Patagonia

Podcast: Affordability, Domestic Supply Chains, And Sustainability

Ten Themes That Will Define The Fashion And Beauty Technology Agenda In 2026

2025: The Fashion Technology Rearview

The Trouble With Trying To Regulate Demand

Can Shared Data Help Fix Fashion’s Climate Problem?

Regulating Fast Fashion in a Cost-Conscious Market

Fashion’s Coal Addiction Is Blocking The Very Innovations That Could Save It

Fashion And Beauty’s Race To Lock In Recycled Inputs

Podcast: Climate Transformation And The Circular Economy

Naia App Announces Launch

Carbonfact Acquires Vaayu, Uniting Fashion’s Two Largest Environmental Sustainability Platforms

So, Are We Just Done With The Internet Now?

Self-Coded System Integrations, Style Deliveries, And An Ultra Fast Fashion Fight

Design Forward 2026: AI Is Fashion’s New Talent Equalizer

Podcast: Earning The Right To Replace Spreadsheets

Podcast: The Image Trade Is Booming. Can The Trust Economy Keep Up?

Podcast: Science, Sustainability, And The Slow March Of Reality

Podcast: What’s Really Inside A Forecast?

The AI Survey 2026 – Share Your Perspective

Podcast: How Fashion And Beauty Show Up In AI Search

Ten Themes That Will Define The Fashion And Beauty Technology Agenda In 2026

Podcast: Making Sense Of The AI Shopping Journey

Fashion’s Coal Addiction Is Blocking The Very Innovations That Could Save It

The New Architecture of Beauty

Download: The Real-Time Roadmap

What Fashion And Beauty Can Teach One Another About Digital Transformation