L’Oréal unveils sustainability programme ahead of Earth Day
The world’s largest cosmetics company has ambitiously pledged to reduce its carbon footprint by 50% before 2030, setting a prime example for other beauty brands to follow. With Earth Day around the corner (and an estimated one billion people mobilised to take part in this year’s events), it seems fitting...
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Is beauty at fault of whitewashing traditional Chinese medicine?
Members of the AAPI community are concerned that the increasing trendiness of TCM in Western wellness routines is detracting from its cultural significance. In our wellness-obsessed world, people are constantly clamouring for the next trendy product to feature in their skincare routines. The latest craze is a traditional Chinese...
Is dropshipping set to discredit the rise in resale fashion?
Alongside the innumerable positive steps we’ve taken towards a greener future for the industry, the rising popularity of resale platforms is presenting its own issues. Thrifting, repurposing, the trading of deadstock – they all come under the umbrella of ‘resale fashion’. Long before it became chic, rummaging through vintage markets...
Opinion – Bimini Bon Boulash is shaking up fashion’s gender norms
Bimini Bon Boulash announces their signing to model for Next and remains a much needed voice for Gen Z. Despite still not having fully recovered from the disappointing finale of Drag Race UK season two, I wasn’t surprised when last Monday Bimini Bon Boulash announced their signing to the Next...
Is Lena Dunham’s plus-size clothing line really that inclusive?
The creator is launching her own plus-size fashion collection with an aim to fight the idea that bigger women are ‘stupid,’ but has been criticised for offering limited sizing options. Excuse the cliché, but times have changed. Conversations within the fashion industry about size, representation, and the importance of...
The Body Shop launches new global refill stations
Already a pioneer of environmental activism within the personal care industry, The Body Shop is now rolling out in-store refill services to 400 locations worldwide. According to awareness campaign Zero Waste Week, over 120 billion units of packaging is produced by the cosmetics industry every year, most of which sadly...
Will beauty take an improved stand against anti-Asian violence?
In light of the horrific mass shooting in America last week, brand founders are calling on their industry to better support the AAPI community. According to Global Citizen, at least 3,800 hate crimes against Asian Americans have been reported during the Covid-19 pandemic. Amid this violence, which activists attribute to rising anti-Asian rhetoric from ‘political figures and media pundits,’ on Wednesday, March 17, a white gunman was charged with the murder...
Fast homeware: the next big unsustainable shopping trend
Though we’re well-aware of the dangers of fast fashion, our newfound obsession with interiors is looking to be just as damaging for the environment. It isn’t anything new to say that the world of interiors is booming. Particularly amid a pandemic that’s given us a heightened sense of ‘nesting,’ with over 37% of participants in a Bernardo’s survey agreeing that the look and feel of their home became a...
We need to get serious about beauty waste
We must address beauty’s seemingly never-ending avalanche of plastic packaging that puts the industry front and centre in our fight to be more sustainable. Global Recycling Day – honoured every March 18 – aims to raise awareness about the importance of recycling for preserving and securing a healthy future for our planet. The mission is to inform world leaders of the importance of recycling and consider our finite resources when...
Hermès is trialling fungi-derived leather alternatives
‘Innovation in the making,’ the leather-goods powerhouse is breaking away from tradition and experimenting with a lab-grown substitute to the unsustainable material. Big news in the luxury arena: high fashion that’s suitable for vegans. Yep, you heard that right, the designer side of the industry is starting to make some considerable moves towards adopting more sustainable practices with Hermès leading the charge. Trust me, I’m as surprised as you are. This...
