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Sustainable marketing: Lost Boy – wines for the wild

How does a young American with no knowledge of winemaking, no trust fund, and no friends or acquaintances in a strange country, far from home, create a brand on zero budget, exporting back to his country? Meet Trevor DeRuisé of...

June 23, 2025

A new pact aims to build a circular future for the SA fashion and textile industry

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A new pact aims to build a circular future for the SA fashion and textile industry

Can collaboration help fix fashion? In South Africa, Green Cape has launched an initiative to unite retailers, recyclers, designers, and policymakers to co-create a circular economy pact for the textiles industry. From local tailors to large manufacturers, the future of...

May 22, 2025

Sustainable marketing: How GoSolr got me

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Sustainable marketing: How GoSolr got me

This is the first column by Keri-Ann Stanton about sustainable marketing. We care about your sustainable business, and want it to be sustainable, so we’ll be sharing more business tips and ideas with you. The perfect communication or marketing strategy...

March 17, 2025

Why fashion needs extended producer responsibility regulations

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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.

March 25, 2024

Why embracing circularity is essential for revolutionising fashion

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Why embracing circularity is essential for revolutionising fashion

Fixing fashion requires a new system.

March 4, 2024

Transparency is the key to fashion system change – yet SA retailers fall behind

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Transparency is the key to fashion system change – yet SA retailers fall behind

How much do you know about where your clothes come from? The answer likely is “not much”. In July, Fashion Revolution released its eighth Transparency Index. The Index is an annual review of 250 of the world’s largest fashion brands...

September 5, 2023

A three-year review of the clothing Master Plan

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A three-year review of the clothing Master Plan

There was once a thriving local textile production industry in South Africa employing thousands of people, a country which now needs radical job creation. The three-year-old Retail, Clothing, Textile, Footwear, and Leather (R-CTFL) Master Plan outlines a vision for how...

September 6, 2022

Regenerative farming is the future of farm-to-fashion wool systems in South Africa

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Regenerative farming is the future of farm-to-fashion wool systems in South Africa

Did you know that South Africa is the second-largest exporter of apparel wool and the largest mohair producer in the world? The first Merino sheep arrived at the Cape in 1789. Now, South Africa is home to an estimated 8...

July 5, 2022

6 Textile certifications to look for when buying natural fibres in South Africa

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6 Textile certifications to look for when buying natural fibres in South Africa

Natural fibres are renewable and biodegradable, which makes them preferred textiles for a circular fashion industry. But, while natural fibres are inherently more sustainable, it does not always mean that the process of farming and processing them is ethical and...

July 5, 2022

Part Two: Preferred South African plant fibre textiles

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Part Two: Preferred South African plant fibre textiles

This is *part two in our series on preferred textiles available in South Africa and where to find them. It’s a non-exhaustive list of natural plant fibres like cotton, linen hemp, and rPET, and includes their sourcing and processing practices,...

January 11, 2021

Part One: Preferred South African animal fibre textiles

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Part One: Preferred South African animal fibre textiles

This is part one in our series on preferred South African textiles and where to find them. It’s a non-exhaustive list of natural animal fibres like wool, cashmere and mohair, their sourcing and processing practices, and where to find them....

November 10, 2020

Transcript: Interview with SACTWU’s Etienne Vlok about the retail and textile masterplan

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Transcript: Interview with SACTWU’s Etienne Vlok about the retail and textile masterplan

On Wednesday, 3 June, editor-in-chief of Twyg Magazine, Jackie May was in conversation with SACTWU’s National Industrial Policy Officer, Etienne Vlok to discuss the retail, clothing, textile, footwear and leather (R-CTFL) masterplan which was signed by major CTFL retailers, manufacturers,...

June 8, 2020

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Sustainable design resources

We don't have much time to change consumption habits and production patterns to address climate change and social justice. To save you time, we have curated this list of essential resources.

June 3, 2020

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