June 13, 2025 (Fashion for Good (via LinkedIn)) –
Fashion for Good, a prominent organization in sustainable fashion, posted 10 LinkedIn updates from June 6 to June 13, 2025. The company's posts covered a range of topics including circular economy initiatives, innovative materials, traceability in supply chains, and sustainable fashion practices. Let's delve into the key areas of focus for Fashion for Good during this period.
Circular Economy and Sustainable Materials
Fashion for Good continues to champion circular economy initiatives and the development of sustainable materials. The organization highlighted the Sorting for Circularity Europe: Rewear project, which explores Ghana's secondhand clothing ecosystem. This research, conducted by Eric Agyare and THE REVIVAL, aims to shed light on the challenges and opportunities in the rewear landscape, with the final report expected in September 2025.
In a significant development, Fashion for Good innovator Paques Biomaterials opened their Caleyda Extraction Facility. This facility will produce Caleyda®, a biobased and biodegradable alternative to plastic, derived from various residual streams. This innovation represents a crucial step in bringing scalable, sustainable material solutions to market.
The organization also spotlighted BESTSELLER's efforts to integrate next-generation fibers, including recycled ones, into their garments. Through collaborations with innovators like Ambercycle, SPINNOVA®, Infinited Fiber Company, and Renewcell, BESTSELLER is transforming textile waste and other feedstocks into high-quality designs, reducing dependence on virgin materials.
Sorting for Circularity Europe project highlighted
Paques Biomaterials opens Caleyda facility
BESTSELLER integrates next-gen recycled fibers
Innovation and Technology in Fashion
Fashion for Good continues to support and showcase innovative technologies that are reshaping the fashion industry. Two of their innovators, Matereal and Refiberd, were named finalists for the Trailblazer Award by Global Fashion Agenda and PDS Ventures. Matereal is developing renewable non-isocyanate polyurethanes (NIPUs) for use in footwear and outdoor gear, while Refiberd offers an integrated automated sorting system for blended post-consumer textile waste.
The organization also highlighted TrusTrace, an innovator tackling data fragmentation in the fashion industry. TrusTrace's latest playbook outlines a framework to address the challenges brands and suppliers face when collecting, distributing, and analyzing data to comply with supply chain regulations.
Innovators recognized for trailblazing solutions
TrusTrace tackles data fragmentation issues
Traceability and Supply Chain Transparency
Fashion for Good emphasized the importance of traceability in the fashion supply chain. They highlighted a new collaboration between their innovator TextileGenesis and Recover™. This partnership aims to trace Recover's recycled cotton and polycotton inputs from fiber production through to finished garments using TextileGenesis' Fibercoin™ technology. This initiative demonstrates how traceability can be embedded into circular business models, creating verified data infrastructure for regulatory compliance and brand accountability.
TextileGenesis and Recover™ partner for traceability
Sustainable Fashion Education and Community Building
Fashion for Good is actively working to educate and build a community around sustainable fashion. They shared insights on the environmental impact of cotton in denim manufacturing, highlighting that the impact often attributed to cotton isn't inherent to the fiber itself but depends largely on how and where it's grown. This educational content aims to increase awareness about the complexities of sustainable material sourcing.
The organization also promoted their co-working space in central Amsterdam, the only one in the city dedicated to sustainable fashion. This initiative aims to foster a powerful community of mission-aligned organizations working towards accelerating sustainable change in the fashion industry.
Cotton's environmental impact in denim explained
Sustainable fashion co-working space promoted
Mentorship and Expertise
Fashion for Good highlighted their mentorship program by spotlighting Michelle Legatt, Founder and principal consultant at Lab in the Woods. With over 15 years of experience at companies like Patagonia, 3M, and Hasbro, Michelle brings expertise in sustainable materials and chemistry to guide innovators in the fashion industry.
Mentor spotlight: Michelle Legatt's expertise
Fashion for Good's LinkedIn activity during this period showcases their multifaceted approach to driving sustainability in the fashion industry. From supporting innovative technologies and materials to promoting traceability, education, and community building, the organization continues to play a pivotal role in transforming the fashion ecosystem towards a more sustainable and circular future.
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