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Sorting for Circularity: Project REWEAR

Fashion for Good expanded its Sorting for Circularity framework to address the challenge of sorting for rewearable textiles to better understand their resale potential and the demand across the second-hand market. This is an initiative in collaboration with Circle Economy and brand partners to enhance the sorting of rewearable textiles using innovative AI technologies. The project seeks to improve garment recovery for resale, promoting circularity in the fashion industry.

Public defence: Vilde Haugrønning

On 23 April researcher at SIFO Vilde Haugrønning will defend her thesis “Dressed for the Occasion. Exploring gender and clothing consumption from a social practice perspective” for the PhD in Innovation for Sustainability!

More than enough clothes: a social practice-oriented study of gender and clothing accumulation

Author: Vilde Haugrønning

Public defence: Anna Schytte Sigaard

Public PhD Defence, Monday 9th February, 10:00 CET, OsloMet/Online

Avoiding synthetic fibres by choice: Strategies employed by businesses and their policy recommendations

Authors: Irene Maldini, Ingun Grimstad Klepp and Kate Fletcher Abstract Clothing and textiles are increasingly made of synthetic (fossils-based) fibres, enabling rapid growth in overall production volumes in this sector, with significant environmental impact. This research aims at… Avoiding synthetic fibres by choice: Strategies employed by businesses and their policy recommendations

Repairability of clothing and textiles: Consumer practices and policy implications

Authors: Anna Schytte Sigaard and Kirsi Laitala Abstract Extending product lifetimes through repair is a central strategy in sustainable consumption and circular economy initiatives. This article examines how consumers evaluate textile damages and potential to repair,… Repairability of clothing and textiles: Consumer practices and policy implications

Report cover with photo showing textile waste on a beach in Sierra Leone.

New report summarizing knowledge on the environmental challenges associated with textile waste.

Textile waste as an environmental challenge – A Knowledge Base for What Now? The Change Lab (Hva nå? Endringslaben) – Nasjonalt vitenarkiv The report, written by Kirsi Laitala, discusses the significant environmental challenges posed by… New report summarizing knowledge on the environmental challenges associated with textile waste.

‘Creating’ variety without waste: Pre-industrial dress practices as inspiration for updating the sustainability discourse

Authors: Ingun Grimstad Klepp, Bjørn Sverre Hol Haugen, Marie Ulväng, Pernilla Rasmussen, Ingrid Haugsrud This study explores how ideas of variety were created and practised among women and men of different social strata in Norway… ‘Creating’ variety without waste: Pre-industrial dress practices as inspiration for updating the sustainability discourse

Understanding garment durability through local lenses: a participatory study with communities across the globe

Authors: Hester Vanacker, Andrée-Anne Lemieux, Kirsi Laitala, Michelle Dindi, Sophie Bonnier & Samir Lamouri. Abstract The overproduction of garments, often of low quality, contributes significantly to environmental degradation, especially in the Global South. Therefore, assessing the durability of garments has attracted… Understanding garment durability through local lenses: a participatory study with communities across the globe

Textile Farmers: Mapping of Fibre and Textile Production in Norway

Summary In this note, we present the results of a survey conducted in the project Textile Farmers and Fashion Agriculture: New momentum for local utilisation of all agricultural resources, led by Fibershed Norway. Based on… Textile Farmers: Mapping of Fibre and Textile Production in Norway

The environmental impact of product lifetime extension: a literature review and research agenda

Authors: Irene Maldini, Ingun Grimstad Klepp & Kirsi Laitala Abstract Consumer goods environmental policy is increasingly focusing on product durability and product lifetime extension (PLE) to reduce their impact. Given the growing societal relevance of PLE, this review investigates the… The environmental impact of product lifetime extension: a literature review and research agenda

The EU Textile Strategy: How to Avoid Overproduction and Overconsumption Measures in Environmental Policy

Authors: Irene Maldini and Ingun Grimstad Klepp Abstract The environmental impact of clothing has become critical in recent decades and the growing volume of products in circulation plays a main role. The European Union’s Strategy for… The EU Textile Strategy: How to Avoid Overproduction and Overconsumption Measures in Environmental Policy