Sustainability Round-up November
©Yin Liqin via China News Service
The fifth China International Import Expo (CIIE), which is the world's first import-themed national-level expo, kicked off in November in Shanghai, serving as a platform for the country to share its development opportunities with the rest of the world. Seeing visible ecological progress, firms in various industries, including traditional energy, construction, clothing, food, and new materials, all incorporated the low-carbon vision into their products and services showcased at the expo. Find out more about China's sustainability news at GREENEXT's Sustainability Round-up for November 2022!
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©Hang Lung Properties
Recently, a groundbreaking partnership between Chinese real estate leader Hang Lung Properties and French luxury giant LVMH Group is forging new ground when it comes to sustainable building. DBS Hong Kong has partnered with Taikoo Place and Rooftop Republic, a local social enterprise supported by DBS Foundation, to build an urban farm atop One Island East (OIE) in Taikoo Place. At COP27, the Global Fashion Agenda (GFA) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) announced the launch of The Fashion Industry Target Consultation. Fashion companies including H&M, Inditex, Stella McCartney, and Kering, have announced a collective commitment to purchase over half a million tonnes of low-carbon, low-footprint alternative fibers for fashion textiles and paper packaging.
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©Shenzhen Fashion Week
©DHL&FMACM
DHL has collaborated with FMACM to launch the "Friends of the Earth" collection of clothing, fueling their positioning in street-wear while trying to form a sustainable identity at the same time. With sustainability a growing focus for the Greater Bay Area’s key fashion events, eight exceptional alumni designers of the Redress Design Award presented their emerging sustainable fashion brands at SS23 Shenzhen Fashion Week last week, supported by Redress in partnership with the Shenzhen Garment Industry Association (SGIA).
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©Get Redressed Month
The annual Get Redressed Month was launched in Hong Kong by the environmental charity Redress, which aims to raise awareness about the impact of our clothing choices as well as how to reduce clothing waste.
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©Kering
©UNIQLO
Kering, together with all of its Houses, participates in the 2022 China International Import Expo (CIIE) for the fourth consecutive year. Global apparel retailer UNIQLO curates an immersive 1,000-Square-Meter LifePark at the CIIE, taking place from November 5 to 10 in Shanghai. The world-famous cosmetics giant Amorepacific is present at the CIIE with seven brands, more than 500 selected exhibits, and nearly 20 new products under the theme of "Creating a Smart Future Together." Chinese lifestyle platform Xiaohongshu partnered up with Bottle Dream, a Shanghai-based social innovation company focused on environmental protection and sustainability, to launch an offline sustainable fashion event called “REDcycle market”.
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©RedressDesignAward
Redress Design Award's Pathway Course is now open for registration, which is a simple FREE self-study course designed to get you started on your journey to creating fashion more sustainably — and equip you to join the thousands of professionals transforming the industry for the better.
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©The Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs (IPE)
The Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs (IPE) non-profit has released its annual rankings of companies' transparency and supply chain practices in China and their efforts to help mitigate climate change. A new survey, led by Good Growth, finds nearly 40 percent of Chinese consumers are reducing their meat consumption—a move driven by health benefits, taste, ethics, and a ‘cool factor.’