by Equator Group | Jan 8, 2020 | Equator - The Belt Factory, Sustainability, Sustainability Journey, Vogue, Women
Published yesterday, the January edition of Vogue Italia does not feature any photoshoots – a first in the fashion magazine’s history. The move is intended to highlight the environmental impact of fashion photoshoots. Instead, Vogue Italia commissioned...
by Equator Group | Dec 21, 2019 | Equator - The Belt Factory, Sustainability, Sustainability Journey
Five powerful consumer trends. Five opportunities. Are you ready? It’s here! For what feels like forever, 2020 has been every trend watcher’s near-mythical time horizon. Now, we’re about to live it. New challenges – and huge new opportunities! – are ahead. So here are...
by Equator Group | Nov 20, 2019 | Equator - The Belt Factory, Sustainability, Sustainability Journey
UK-based apparel brand Vollebak launched its Plant & Algae t-shirt, which will decompose once the wearer is finished with it. The shirt’s material is made from a combination of sustainably-certified wood pulp, while the 3D-printed ink is made from...
by Equator Group | Oct 14, 2019 | Accessories, Design, Design House Manufacturer, Equator - The Belt Factory, Sustainability, Sustainability Journey
From vegan leather to green building, KZN-based design house and manufacturer, Equator – The Belt Factory™, is on a journey to drive social and ecological sustainability behind the scenes of South Africa’s fashion supply industry. Born from humble beginnings in 2001,...
by Equator Group | Oct 12, 2019 | Equator - The Belt Factory, Sustainability, Sustainability Journey
Following Climate Week NYC 2019 Marco Bizzarri issued an open letter to CEOs across all sectors to come together in the CEO Carbon Neutral Challenge. The CEO Carbon Neutral Challenge underlines the call for companies to take urgent action and implement a 360° climate...
by Equator Group | May 16, 2019 | Equator - The Belt Factory, Sustainability, Sustainability Journey, Vogue
May 2019 saw Google and Stella McCartney announce a sustainable fashion pilot program at the Copenhagen Fashion Summit. The British fashion designer has been a long-time advocate for sustainable fashion, and will now use Google Cloud data analytics and...
