Fashion needs to rethink its business model to ensure that it doesn’t create excess. The second-hand market is not going to solve this problem.
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Why fashion needs extended producer responsibility regulations
How extended producer responsibility regulations shift accountability to producers, encouraging sustainable and circular practices.
Nigerian powerhouse Omoyemi Akerele champions African fashion and industry change
Nigerian fashion powerhouse Omoyemi Akerele talks about creativity, tough conversations the industry must have and why a willingness to change is non-negotiable.
Join the first seasonal Twyg Swap&Mend on 23 March 2024 in Cape Town
Twyg’s Swap&Mends are back. This time we have additional experiences to further inspire your sustainable fashion journey. We want to ensure that you take home new fashion skills and leave having...
Why embracing circularity is essential for revolutionising fashion
Let's paint a picture. You’re pulling an outfit from your cupboard. Jeans and a nice top, for instance. The jeans are old - they were your mothers. Vintage. Worn, but in the best way. Older than...
What is in a label? Global Organic Textile Standard explains
Many fashion brands publicise that they source organic and eco textiles. Words like “eco-friendly”, “sustainably sourced” and “organic” appear on labels and marketing assets to show that they care...
Esther Mahlangu retrospective celebrates an African icon
Bold strokes and visually compelling patterns seamlessly fusing traditional African art and contemporary art have transformed the walls of the Iziko South African National Gallery in Cape Town -...
12 Gift ideas for sustainable lovers
Valentine’s Day - a day characterised by rampant consumerism - most often counters our sustainability mission by encouraging the exchange of unnecessary items as expressions of affection. A...
How art has become essential to creating a climate-resilient Earth
While tools such as education, policy, and technology are often prioritised in discussions about building a more sustainable world, the potential influence of art in this space can be...
Enter the Redesign Everything challenge for a circular future now
What Design Can Do has launched the Redesign Everything Challenge, its fifth Climate Action Challenge in collaboration with the IKEA Foundation. WDCD invites innovators from every corner of the...
5 Compelling cases for recycle and repair
Every day, the world sends about 5 million tonnes of waste to landfill. This figure is already well beyond what most countries can currently handle, but it will nearly double by 2050 if business...
How nature informs the artisans of Madagascar
Artisans from Madagascar do not boast about their sustainability practices; for them, it is simply the only way to create. Before the term ‘slow fashion’ was coined and upcycling was on-trend,...
Ijeamaka Nwizu launched Diakwu Cloth to preserve the Nigerian weaving tradition
While growing up in Nigeria Ijeamaka Nwizu was enchanted by her grandmother’s traditional outfits. Specifically, those made from Akwete fabric – a traditional handwoven textile from Igboland. “I was...
7 Lifestyle guides for low-impact living
Creating a just and regenerative world takes daily acts of constant care. To make this easier for you, we have produced a series of guides filled with ideas on how to weave acts of care into...
The Waste Guide: Refuse, reuse and recycle
Reason to care: Waste has become the symptom and symbol of our linear capitalistic economic system that prioritises overproduction and overconsumption. Convenience has become a key to maintaining...