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The outdoor clothing brand will now see all non-operational profits used to fight climate change
They are seeking to ‘set the record straight’ and strongly encourage the world to consume used clothing and textiles
In the latest Cotton Ranking report, which rates the sustainability of the sector, around a third of the 77 cotton-using companies surveyed scored a zero
New research suggests wasted clothing costs the global economy around £414 billion annually
Textile production contributes more to climate change – creating an estimated 1.2bn tonnes of CO2 equivalent every year – than international aviation and shipping combined
The UK generates around 2.4m tonnes of packaging waste a year and in 2015, around 300,000 tonnes of clothing were sent to landfill or incinerated
The firm has pledged to remove 170 million bottles from landfills and oceans by 2025
It has also peldged to use only recyclable materials in its packaging by 2025
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The sportswear brand is recycling old clothes to make uniforms for Japan’s Olympic and Paralympic teams in 2020