Make Fashion Circular welcomes six new participants

09 Jul '20

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Six new participants from across the fashion industry have joined with Ellen Macarthur’s Make Fashion Circular, an initiative that drives collaboration between industry leaders and key stakeholders to strive towards creating a circular economy for fashion. These participants include: Fast Retailing, Guess, Lee, Nordstrom, Vestiaire Collective and Wrangler.

Of these new participants, Guess, Lee, and Wrangler are also part of Make Fashion Circular's Jeans Redesign, created to transform the way jeans are produced in line with guidelines created by the Foundation and 40 denim experts across the fashion industry. The aim of the project is to ensure jeans last longer, can be easily recycled, and are made in a way that is better for the environment and health of the producers.

Fast Retailing is a leading Japanese retail holding company with global headquarters in Japan. UNIQLO is the largest brand in the Fast Retailing Group, with others including GU, Theory, Helmut Lang, PLST (Plus T), Comptoir des Cotonniers, Princesse tam.tam and J Brand.

GUESS, established in 1981, began as a jeans company and has since successfully grown into a global lifestyle brand. Guess?, designs, markets, distributes, and licenses a lifestyle collection of contemporary apparel, denim, handbags, watches, eyewear, footwear, and other related consumer products. Its products are distributed through branded stores as well as in department and specialty stores around the world.

Lee celebrates its longstanding values and 130-year heritage with a new vision for the future of our planet. Through purposeful design, meaningful partnerships, and a commitment to exploring the most sustainable options, Lee will create a more sustainable future. For people. For planet. For A World That Works.

Nordstrom, is a leading fashion retailer based in the US. Founded in 1901 as a shoe store in Seattle, today Nordstrom operates 380 stores in 40 states, including 116 full-line stores in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico; 248 Nordstrom Rack stores; three Jeffrey boutiques; two clearance stores; six Trunk Club clubhouses; and five Nordstrom Local service concepts.

Vestiaire Collective is the leading global platform for desirable pre-owned fashion. Curated by its trusted community of fashion lovers, members inspire one another whilst selling and buying unique pieces from each other's wardrobes. Encouraging consumers to join the circular economy as a sustainable alternative to throw-away fashion, the platform is unique due to its highly engaged community, its rare desirable inventory, and its authenticity and quality control process.

Wrangler is taking steps to reduce the boot-print it leaves. From supporting soil health to water conservation initiatives and a commitment to renewable energy, Wrangler is taking the reins of sustainability for a healthier planet and the people who call it home.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (JL)

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