Good news for swimwear manufacturers and brands that create anything with LYCRA as owner INVISTA announced last week the launch of a bio-derived spandex. The spandex fiber will come from a renewable source, dextrose, which comes from corn. According to Sustainable Brands, INVISTA, which also produces the COOLMAX®, CORDURA®, STAINMASTER®, ANTRON®, THERMOCOOL® and THERMOLITE® brands, […]
Sports have always been a gateway to better communication and international relations, and now, the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has announced an historic deal with the United Nations signed by IOC President Thomas Bach and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. The agreement underlines that the IOC and the UN “share the same values of contributing to […]
Label Networks is currently being considered as a speaker at the upcoming SXSW Eco Conference in Austin, TX, October 6-8, 2014. The first step however is to get supporting friends, colleagues, and those interested in our topic to vote on SXSW Eco’s Panel Picker until May 16. We hope you can support our presentation! Vote […]
REI continues its pledge to get more younger people, and a greater diversity in touch with nature. On Earth Day, REI Foundation announced that a total of $410,000 would be awarded the Children & Nature Network (C&NN), Futuro Media Group, Outdoor Foundation and YMCA of the USA. “The REI Foundation’s mission is to better connect […]
Ethical Fashion topics were a key part of the Sustainatopia conference in Miami, Florida, last week, bringing to the forefront pioneers in the ethical fashion industry including Matt Reynolds from Indigenous, Marci Zaroff from Under the Canopy, Howard Brown from Stewart + Brown, along with a score of other leaders. It was an honor for […]
Sustainable Surf has added another layer to improve the surfing lifestyle through sustainability, including protecting our ocean environments. Through a new Kickstarter campaign, they have launched the Stringer Society whereby people can become members to help Sustainable Surf continue to forge a path for the next 100 years of wave sliding. Their goal is to […]
In their 5th year as a sponsor of the Coachella Music and Arts Festival, H&M has had a busy week already. But yesterday, at Coachella, they announced their next designer collaboration with Alexander Wang, and the release of their latest Sustainability Report from 2013. In terms of the collaboration, this partnership marks the first time […]
Who ever said sustainability couldn’t be fun has clearly never seen what Global Inheritance creates at Coachella Music & Arts Festival. Other than the epic music line-up, Coachella is also known for its unique art exhibitions, including Global Inheritance’s TRASHed street art bins featuring 50 artists, seesaw charging station, Recyclosaurus Rex, and now, the Saving […]
We are pleased to present our 14th Annual Spring Youth Culture Study 2014! April 9, 2014, Los Angeles, CA— Fresh consumer insight from Label Networks’ 14th Annual Spring Youth Culture Study reveals key findings that leave little doubt that a new generation has come into their own, creating distinctly unique patterns in spending, social networking, […]
The dude must be seriously happy. Not only was he nominated at the Oscars for his hit single “Happy” for Best Original Song, but Pharrell Williams, from the Neptunes and producer for many, landed another gig as the face for Uniqlo UT’s latest T-shirt collaboration with his longtime friend, NIGO, formerly from the Bathing Ape […]