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Today the fashion industry is saturated with terms such as fair fashion, ethical fashion, eco-fashion, sustainable fashion, and much more. But what do these terms actually mean, and how are they different? In order to have a positive impact on the fashion industry, it’s important to understand how it operates at a social and human […]

A big part of ethical and sustainable fashion is making clothes last longer. The Sustainable Clothing Action Plan (SCAP) recently held its first Extending the Life of Clothes Design Award to reward designers. The aim of the contest was to find long-lasting, sustainable, and fashionable clothing that people would actually wear. Designers were also tasked

The currently predominant fashion model, in which a creative director designs collections which are then advertised by reps, purchased by retailers, and then purchased by customers, is a model based on guesswork and dated tradition.  Retailers order enough garments to fill a whole season, and if customers don’t like the clothing it ends up stockpiling

The human body is made up of trillions of microorganisms. To put this into perspective, they outnumber cells in the body by 10 to 1. Microorganisms have many jobs in the body, from digesting food to boosting the immune system. But now people are using microorganisms to help solve some of the fashion industry’s biggest

The fashion industry has been shifting towards more eco-friendly and ethical fashion. But there’s more to the fashion industry than the clothing itself. After it’s designed and manufactured, the clothing must be packaged, shipped, stored, and then marketed and sold to customers.  If fashion itself can be more sustainable, what about the logistics? If logistics

One of the biggest challenges in the fashion world is products being returned to stores due to incorrect fit. A study by Body labs has discovered that approximately $62.4 billion of apparel and footwear is returned every year – this is roughly 57% of footwear and 64% of clothing purchases. One of the reasons there

There is little room for error when loading a shipping container; each row must be loaded calmly and carefully. The average shipping container will fit approximately 45-47 bales loaded length-wise, totaling seven rows. It’s important to ensure you have five more bales than you need just in case. If a bale breaks, get it out

When loading a truck it’s important to keep in mind the needs of your customers, the truck driver, and legal requirements. Adhering to weight requirements and properly organizing a load so it’s easy to unload will ensure goods are delivered on time and in good condition. There are a lot of decisions to make when

From charities and private graders in North America, to the retail stores in London, to local communities worldwide, and now to British royalty; Beyond Retro is creating a global connection based on eco-friendly practices and fair working conditions. In collaboration with its wholesale sister company, Bank & Vogue, both firms prevent over 90 million pounds

New International Maritime Organization (IMO) shipping-container weight regulations are scheduled to come into effect on July 1, 2016. The SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea) Convention amendments, which require packed shipping containers to have a verified gross mass before being loaded onto a ship for export, are aimed at improving container ship safety. Accurate container