The minimalist-footwear company got its wish last September, joining the likes of Eileen Fisher, Patagonia, Toms and other mission-driven businesses that hew to exacting standards of corporate governance, worker engagement, environmental management and transparency to balance profit with purpose.
“Vivobarefoot was set up to be a benefit to society, to be a net-positive business for people and the planet,” Galahad Clark, the seventh-generation Clark Shoe dynasty scion who founded the brand in 2012, told Sourcing Journal. “B Corp status helps to ground our impact to society, set priorities, improve our policies, learn from the community and overall make us a better business and organization.”
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Trove is gaining significant clout in the retail industry for helping major brands launch resale.
Lululemon announced it partnered with the company to debut its new secondhand program, Like New This is a new way customers shop. It s an opportunity to provide customers with an innovative model for resale, Trove s CEO said.
Retail brands eyeing the fast-growing resale market are increasingly turning to third-party services like Trove for help navigating the complexities of selling previously worn garments.
Lululemon became the latest brand to launch a secondhand effort on Tuesday when the athleticwear company announced Like New, a program that allows customers in California and Texas to trade in gently used clothing in exchange for a gift card. The secondhand items can be dropped off online or at one of the 80 store locations across the two states beginning in May, while sales of the garments will begin in June.
When RiRi took to the red carpet of the Met Ball a few years ago wearing designer Guo Pei’s epic yolk-yellow concoction, the internet went mad. But who’s laughing now? As usual, our girl was on the money long before the rest of the world caught up. But if you can’t afford the frankly insane prices of such haute couture ensembles, never fear: there are always ways to fake epic fabulosity.
That’s the great thing about Giant Dress. There are no rules. Any old bolt of fabric can be transformed into a new look. If you’re not crafty, the fashion world is more than happy to accommodate. Everlane’s tiered option is super cute. Is it a dress or a waterfall? It’s both! For the staider fashionistas, there’s always Eileen Fisher, in neutral colours and quality fabrics.
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Illustration: Yann Bastard
Published April 21, 2021
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My happy place is that chaotic zone of salt and spray where the beach meets the sea, a place of coming and going, flux and exchange. I love to dig my toes into the suctioning sand and feel the swirl of a receding wave. Though often my feet find sharp things in the soft sand not just gravel and pebbles but also, increasingly and overwhelmingly, plastic. I try to collect the shards, the bits of aquas, whites, and teals, but soon I give up, angry and defeated. There is too much. So much of it is too tiny to hold or even see.
Sustainable Fashion Pioneer Eileen Fisher and Sri Lanka’s Women In Need to be Honored at 2021 Lotus Leadership Awards
San Francisco, April 20, 2021 The 2021 Lotus Leadership Awards will honor Eileen Fisher for her pioneering leadership in women’s economic empowerment and sustainability, and Women In Need (WIN), a non-profit partner working to end gender-based violence in Sri Lanka. The celebration will take place virtually on Wednesday, April 28th and features appearances by
ABC “Nightline’s” Juju Chang and “Law and Order: SVU” actor Mariska Hargitay.
The Asia Foundation salutes longtime partner Women In Need, an organization that in the last decade has supported 500,000 women and girls throughout Sri Lanka in living their lives free of violence, and Eileen Fisher, who has defined her business through her commitment to collaboration, sustainability, and advancing women’s empowerment and leadership.