December 1, 2015. Originally published in Sustainable Brands by Hannah Furlong. Not-for-profit environmental organization Canopy has recruited big fashion brands in the fight to protect endangered forests since launching its CanopyStyle campaign in …
Shanghai, Vancouver, London, Stockholm, November 23, 2015: Today, CanopyStyle, the global campaign with the fashion industry to protect endangered forests, gained new influential champions. Trend-setting titan Topshop and their parent …
October 7, 2015. Originally published in GreenBiz by Heather Clancy. Several years ago, forest advocacy organization Canopy Group noticed a puzzling trend. While production of paper made with virgin fibers was shrinking …
September 16, 2015. Originally published in the Huffington Post by Kristie Wang. Consumers across the globe care about whether their clothes are ethically produced, and they want to be able to …
We all know that the majority of our shirts, pants and sweaters are “Made In China”. So when Canopy began our efforts to collaboratively find solutions to protect the world’s forests from ending up in clothing we knew it wouldn’t be long before our work took us to China, the land of massive production, pandas and bamboo.
On a recent visit to northern Sumatra I was struck by just how spectacular a global legacy the rainforests of Indonesia are. Home to orangutans, tigers, elephants and rhinos, Indonesia’s lush rainforests are the inspiration of storybooks. And with 60 billion metric tons of carbon stored in Indonesia’s peatlands, these forests are unsung heroes for our climate.
Today, another of the world’s largest viscose producers, Sateri, announced its new Pulp Sourcing Policy. It will shift the company away from the world’s endangered forests, high carbon rainforests and …
Today, international environmental not-for-profit, Canopy, is delighted to announce that the earth’s ancient and endangered forests have an even larger fan base with a new player joining the initiative CanopyStyle.org. Innovation …
By Marino Donati, originally published in Supply Management. Rayon producer Aditya Birla has pledged to eliminate sourcing from ancient and endangered forests for all of its viscose fibres. The Indian manufacturer produces …
Environmental not for profit Canopy is thrilled to partner with Vancouver designer Nicole Bridger to start a fresh trend for forest conservation within the global fashion industry.
Originally published in Eco-Business. One of the world’s largest fabric makers for the fashion industry today announced a policy to exclude fiber produced at the expense of endangered forests, reports …
By Arnold J. Karr, originally published in Women’s Wear Daily. Aditya Birla Group, the India-based apparel and textile firm believed to be the largest worldwide producer of viscose fibers, has agreed …
