SUSTAINABLE
Continuing Responsible Manufacturing Amid Tariff Confusion
By Dorothy Crouch, Contributing Writer | June 12, 2025
California Apparel News asked experts in apparel sustainability: What steps can designers and manufacturers take to remain aligned with their sustainable goals amid the current uncertainty surrounding tariffs, sourcing and supply chains?
Two Moms. Too Much Waste. One Big Idea.
Mothers Kimberly Lau and Linda Young are filling the gap between good intentions and real solutions by lessening textile waste going to landfills. “As moms, we were watching perfectly good clothes cycle through our kids’ closets and head straight for the trash,” said both Lau and Young, co-founders of Project ReWear.
Nexus Moda Observes Earth Day With Eco-Fashion Leaders
Earth Day 2025 at the California Market Center had a fresh look with Nexus Moda, an event presented by Showroom 316, on April 22. The event blended fashion, art and technology—a concept from producer Cameron Harp and executive producers Marina Leight and Natashia Lunt.
Tricia Carey’s Next Steps in Circularity Advocacy Lead to FibreTrace
California Apparel News spoke with Carey regarding her work with FibreTrace in addition to the necessary steps forward that are crucial for creating change and making greater traceability progress in the apparel industry.
Fashion for Good, Microfibre Consortium Aim for Breakthrough
Fashion for Good and The Microfibre Consortium have released “Behind the Break: Exploring Fibre Fragmentation,” a landmark project they hope will advance the knowledge needed to mitigate the root causes of fiber-fragment pollution.
Identifying the Most-Trustworthy Certifications in Traceability
California Apparel News asked experts in apparel traceability: What certifications are crucial to supporting traceability commitments in the apparel industry and why do you value the standards of their certifying organizations?
Transparency Takes the Fashion Lead in 2025
California Apparel News asked fashion sustainability leaders: Why is transparency along all segments of the apparel supply chain more important in 2025 compared to years past?
Warning: Failure to Label in California Is Known to Cause Litigation Nightmares
Labels with a scary warning—that the product you are about to buy is known to the state of California to cause cancer or reproductive harm—are found on everything from cleaning supplies and furniture to bottles of hot sauce and even entire hotel buildings. Soon you will see them on more clothes and shoes—and this is a good thing.
Ambercycle Embraces Transparency in Apparel Circularity by Opening Lab Doors
Los Angeles–based Ambercycle, the textile-to-textile recycling company and maker of cycora regenerated polyester, opened the doors to its new lab in the West Adams neighborhood and hosted on-site tours of its facility for local apparel-industry insiders. The materials-sciences company is promoting supply-chain transparency in the apparel industry.
Goodwill, WM and Reju Join Forces to Achieve a Circular Economy
Goodwill Industries, now the largest workforce development network and secondhand retailer in the U.S. is ramping up its efforts even more thanks to a new partnership with WM, provider of comprehensive environmental solutions, and Reju, the progressive textile-to-textile regeneration company.
Remake Applauds LS&C Commitment to Safer Factories
San Francisco–headquartered Levi Strauss & Co. has signed the Pakistan Accord, an agreement that supports safe working conditions for garment workers in the country.
Responsible Textile Recovery Act of 2024 Signed Into Law
Apparel-industry advocates for sustainability are celebrating the passage of Senate Bill 707, the Responsible Textile Recovery Act of 2024, which Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Sept. 28.
Looking to the Past for Inspiration to Drive the Future
California Apparel News asked fashion sustainability leaders: Reflecting on the past is an important component of moving forward. Many apparel professionals agree that a lot of work must still be done in terms of sustainability in fashion, but how far have we come over the last 15 years?
Port of L.A. Media Advisory Highlights Achievements, Sustainability Efforts
The Port of Los Angeles handled a record-breaking 939,600 Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in the month of July, a 37 percent increase over the previous year, making it the busiest July in the port’s 116-year history as well as the busiest month in over two years.
Collaborating on Responsible Apparel Without Compromise
California Apparel News asked sustainability leaders in the fashion industry: How can brands embrace transparent storytelling to promote a sustainable mission without compromising their proprietary information?
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