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Timberland invests in regenerative leather ranches

GreenBiz

Timberland invests in regenerative leather ranches. Regenerative agriculture practices have received a lot of attention in recent years, and much of the focus has been on food production. The second prong of the partnership is the opportunity for Timberland to test and learn and build a new supply chain from the ground up.

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How circularity transformation is impacting supply chain innovation

GreenBiz

Lean: WEAR and no TEAR How circularity transformation is impacting supply chain innovation What goes up must come down To arrest the growing effect on nature and curtail the rise in temperatures, countries across the globe are devising measures to rejuvenate Mother Earth. The aim is to reverse the temperature by 1.5-2.0 deg Celsius.

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VF Corp leans in to the circular economy and regenerative ag

GreenBiz

VF Corp leans in to the circular economy and regenerative ag. For example, back in May, Timberland announced that it planned to introduce a collection of boots using regenerative leather sourced from Thousand Hills Lifetime Grazed ranches, which have 600,000 acres that have been transitioned to regenerative practices.

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Luxury in the new normal: Leadership and innovation in 2020 and beyond

GreenBiz

Companies demonstrated the depth of their commitment and a certain financial resilience by shifting production lines to manufacture hand sanitizer and masks or forgoing government aid to demonstrate social solidarity. Build on luxury’s predisposition for circular and regenerative practices.

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2020 was the year that…

GreenBiz

For example, the nonprofit Textile Exchange launched a Material Change Index , enabling manufacturers to integrate a preferred fiber and materials strategy into their products. German sportswear company adidas committed to using only recycled polyester across its supply chain by 2024.

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Lessons from 3 emerging bio-based material technologies

GreenBiz

Sourcing algae from sustainable seaweed farmers that capture carbon as they grow their crop, Loliware is working to manufacture a variety of bio-based polymers. Although the pandemic has disrupted hospitality and demand, Loliware has used the lull to advance its technology and scale manufacturing with a mission to overturn legacy plastics.

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Crown Holdings Inc.: Raising Standards Internally and Along the Supply Chain

3BL Media

discusses how the ASI Standards have supported Crown in elevating their sustainability efforts, enhancing the Twentyby30™ program through improved due diligence, biodiversity planning, and greater transparency in the aluminium supply chain. Jennifer Bogs, Director of Global Sustainability at Crown Holdings Inc.