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Regenerative Fashion Brands: Who’s Supporting Them?

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Regenerative fashion brands are helping to reshape the industry by supporting farming practices that restore soil health, biodiversity and natural ecosystems.

Regenerative Leather Explained: A Sustainable Future for Fashion

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From farm to fashion, regenerative leather is sparking debate. We break down what it is, how it’s made, and whether it really is the sustainable choice.

Digital Decay in Modern Tech: What Is the Enshittocene?

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Digital Decay in Modern Tech explores Cory Doctorow's concept of enshittification and how digital platforms often decline as they prioritise profit over users.

The Ultra Processed Chemicals In Fashion

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The Ultra Processed Chemicals In Fashion explores PFAS, dyes, phthalates and other hidden textile chemicals affecting clothing, workers and wearers.

Women Garment Workers: The Hidden Cost of Fast Fashion

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Women Garment Workers explores the hidden cost of fast fashion, from poverty wages and unsafe conditions to labour rights and brand responsibility.

Next-Gen Sustainable Fabrics: Who’s Using Them?

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Next-gen sustainable fabrics are reshaping fashion, from pineapple leather and orange fibre to plant-based down and innovative wool alternatives.

Textile Waste Fashion Industry Crisis: What You Need to Know

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Textile waste fashion industry problems continue to grow as billions of garments are discarded every year, creating environmental, social and economic consequences across the globe.

Textiles Made From Food Waste: Pros and Cons

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Textiles made from food waste could help fashion become more circular, but questions remain around plastics, chemicals, recycling and biodegradability.

Modelling Industry Issues: The Hidden Cost of the Catwalk

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Modelling industry issues exposed: how vulnerable young refugees are recruited with promises of success, but can return home facing debt.

Leather in High Fashion: The Cost of Style

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Leather in high fashion explores luxury, rainforest destruction, animal welfare and the difficult debate between traditional and alternative materials.