A closed loop fashion system requires scaling solutions now, not later

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Companies across the fashion industry have deployed pilots for circular - or more sustainable - products, but too often they stop there

The fashion industry is damaging to the planet - it's responsible for 10 per cent of the world's carbon emissions. But there are companies both large and small trying to solve this problem. Back in...

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