Modern life is far from restful. Every day we are bombarded by messages that we should do more, be more, buy more, and achieve more. We rarely have any time to reflect over what is important in life, what really matters to us. We just keep rushing forward, motored by…
Over the last year, “ultra-fast fashion” has become a popular term among actors working in the field of sustainable fashion. Essentially it means that fashion is designed and produced for ultra-fast consumption, ideally ending up in the compost. The most probable material for this would be paper or cellulose, which…
Upcycling is part of the growing field of circular design, furniture and fashion. Sustainable life styles and circular economies will require upcycling in ways and magnitudes that we have only seen glimpses of until now. In essence, upcycling is not simply about creating something new from wasted material, but rather…
Over the coming weeks, a new international sustainability and circularity framework for the fashion, apparel and textile industry will be released. The framework, entitled “The Circular Fashion Framework (CFF)”, is a comprehensive circularity and sustainability framework that builds on the framework of circular economy (as defined by the Ellen MacArthur…
What we once thought of as a socioeconomic system that would bring wealth and happiness to humanity, has today become a driver of environmental destruction, socioeconomic injustices, unforeseen financial risks, human diseases, impoverished health and increased stress. The ready-made society that we have created for ourselves on a global scale…
