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12 Things to Know in Sustainable Fashion and Beauty This March

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03 Mar, 2025

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Every month the Good On You team scours the internet to bring you the sustainable fashion and beauty news that matters. Here’s what you need to know in March 2025.

A California Fashion Act Seeks to Hold Brands ‘Environmentally Accountable’ (Sourcing Journal)

California has introduced the Fashion Environmental Accountability Act which, if it passes, would require companies making more than $100m to be more transparent about their supply chain emissions, to set goals to reduce them in alignment with the Paris Agreement targets, and to work with suppliers to better manage wastewater and chemical use, Sourcing Journal reports. If companies violate legislation, they’d face fines of 2% of their revenue, which would be donated to environmental causes.

Shein IPO Plans Hit By Trump’s Low-cost Parcels Crackdown (Financial Times)

SHEIN’s plans for a listing on the London Stock Exchange (rumoured to happen as soon as Easter) have been scuppered by President Trump’s announced intention to close the US’s de minimis loophole, the Financial Times reports. The loophole, which allows tariff-free imports of items costing less than $800, has helped SHEIN’s business grow significantly, but the implications of introducing tariffs leave the retailer in a place of uncertainty.

Vestiaire Collective Urges Action On France’s Anti-Fast Fashion Bill: ‘Share In Our Outrage’ (Ethos)

A whole year ago, France’s lower house voted to approve a bill that would help to curb the impact of ultra fast fashion, but as the bill remains in limbo, Paris-based Vestiaire Collective is calling the government to revive it, and the community to put pressure on those in power.

‘Dead White Person’s Clothes’ Mount Up As Ghana’s Kantamanto Market Struggles to Rebuild After Fire (The Guardian)

Six weeks after a fire in one of the world’s biggest secondhand clothing markets, The Guardian’s Sarah Johnson details the plight of those who lost their stalls in the blaze and are unable to make a living while they rebuild—all while clothing piles up outside.

Garment Worker Safety in Bangladesh Risks ‘Backslide Into Disaster’ (Yahoo via Sourcing Journal)

Labour rights groups have issued new warnings that worker safety gains made by the Bangladesh Accord could backslide if inspection standards aren’t improved, reports Sourcing Journal.

Model-Turned-Activist Arizona Muse Launches Sustainable Fashion Video Series (Imagine5)

In partnership with media outlet Imagine5, Arizona Muse—activist, founder of the charity Dirt, and former model—has created a new video series to help viewers understand key aspects of sustainability in fashion whilst providing actionable tips for understanding their sense of style and dressing more sustainably.

Confused by Supply Chain Reporting Rules? You’re Not the Only One (Vogue Business)

New certifications and standards for brands around reporting, transparency, and supply chains sound good in theory, but as journalist Sophie Benson reports for Vogue Business, this proliferation has “resulted in a costly, complex and inefficient reporting burden”. Benson charts the key challenges facing brands and the quest for a streamlined solution.

US FDA Confirms New Sunscreen Requirements Mandate Animal Testing (Beauty Matter)

Beauty Matter revealed the US Food and Drug Administration has been revising its regulations for sunscreens following evidence that some ingredients could be absorbed through the skin. As part of this, the FDA has quietly implemented a requirement for chemical sunscreens to be tested on animals.

[UK] Government launches PackUK to incentivise better business recycling (British Beauty Council)

The British Beauty Council has shared details of the UK government’s PackUK initiative as part of the Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging (pEPR). The scheme will ensure packaging suppliers comply with the pEPR and work to hold businesses more accountable for the costs of managing household packaging waste, including from beauty items as new data suggests that packaging still accounts for 70% of the beauty industry’s waste.

 

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Spell Releases 8th Annual Impact Report

For the eighth year in a row, “Good” brand Spell has released its impact report, detailing the progress it made in the year from July 2023 to June 2024. The report highlights some of the brand’s key achievements—such as implementing virtual garment sampling to reduce material usage and emissions caused by shipping—while also detailing the lessons it learned through projects that didn’t quite go to plan, and mapping out the company’s goals for 2025. Consistent reporting in a digestible format like Spell’s is vital for remaining accountable and tracking progress to working more sustainably.

person wearing new linen clothing from no nasties

‘Great’ Brand No Nasties Introduces Lower Impact Linen Collection

Long loved for its cotton men’s and womenswear, Indian label No Nasties has just launched a new collection using linen sourced from organic flax farms in France and overstock in its native region. The new line-up is designed for versatility, with adaptable buttoned garments and coordinating colours. No Nasties has also introduced corozo nut buttons instead of plastic ones, and natural rubber elastic that is biodegradable.

Dawn Denim Launches New Hat With Profits Donated to Investigative Journalism Platform

“Great”-rated Dawn Denim’s new line of hats aims to encourage kindness while supporting CORRECTIV, a media platform that focuses on investigative journalism in the public interest and fact-based disclosure. The Kindmind initiative sees all profits from the sale of embroidered hats donated to the platform, furthering Dawn Denim’s commitment to social justice.

 

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ABB receives EPD status for gearless mill drive ring motor

ABB receives EPD status for gearless mill drive ring motor

ABB has gained Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) status for its Gearless Mill Drive (GMD) ring motor — technology used to drive large grinding mills in the mining industry.

An EPD is a standardised document that provides detailed information about the environmental impact of a product throughout its life cycle. Based on a comprehensive Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) study, the EPD highlights ABB’s commitment to transparency, environmental responsibility and supporting customers in making informed decisions on sustainability in their supply chains.

ABB analysed the environmental impact of a ring motor across its entire life cycle from supply chain and production to usage and end-of-life disposal. The study was conducted for a ring motor of a semi-autogenous grinding (SAG) mill with an installed power of 24 MW and was based on a reference service life of 25 years.

“Sustainability is at the core of our purpose at ABB, influencing how we operate and innovate for customers,” said Andrea Quinta, Sustainability Specialist at ABB. “By earning the Environmental Product Declaration for our ring motor, we emphasise our environmental stewardship and industry leadership for this technology. We adhered to the highest standards throughout this process, as we do in the ABB Ring Motor factory every day. This recognition highlights to the mining industry what they are bringing into their own operations when they work with ABB.”

The comprehensive LCA was conducted at ABB’s factory in Bilbao, Spain, and was externally verified and published in accordance with international standards ISO 14025 and ISO 14040/14044. It will remain valid for five years.

The ring motor, a key component of the GMD, is a drive system without any gears where the transmission of the torque between the motor and the mill is done through the magnetic field in the air gap between the motor stator and the motor rotor. It optimises grinding applications in the minerals and mining industries by enabling variable-speed operation, leading to energy and cost savings.

The full EPD for the ABB GMD Ring Motor can be viewed on EPD International.

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