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Rachel Arthur

Jersey City, London
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Changemaker, strategist, systems thinker. Sustainable fashion with @UNEP. Co-founder #FashMash. Award-winning business journalist. TEDx speaker.
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What students and teachers in England want from a computing curriculum

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By Rachel Arthur
| Raspberry Pi Foundation Blog
The UK Government is undertaking the first major review of England’s curriculum and qualifications system since the current national curriculum was introduced in 2014. We believe that this is an excellent opportunity not simply to update the computing curriculum content, but to reconsider what computing education is for, who it serves, and how it prepares young people for life in a digital society.
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6 ways to keep microplastics out of food and drink

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By Augustus Bambridge-Sutton Verified, Donna Eastlake Verified, Rachel Arthur
| KOIN-TV (Portland, OR) Verified
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Asia sustainability report: Protein sources, food safety gaps strain progress

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By Elizabeth Crawford Verified, Rachel Arthur, Audrey Yow
| EIN News
With sustainability and ESG initiatives shaping the narrative for many food and beverage companies in Asia, progress in this space is moving more quickly than ever before in the region. That said, a new report released by Asia Research and Engagement (ARE) in February 2026 assessing sustainable sourcing in the food industry has found that this progress is moving forward in a skewed manner, with some areas gaining much more attention than others.
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Why is there a whey protein shortage?

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By Augustus Bambridge-Sutton Verified, Rachel Arthur, High-Protein Dairy
| buff.ly
Why is there a whey shortage summary Global whey protein demand is surging due to functional food trends Whey market projected to grow at 7.7 percent CAGR through 2033 US supply is extremely tight with contracts sold well into 2026 GLP-1 prescriptions drive whey demand as 12 percent of Americans use them Buyers shift to Europe but prices face strong upward pressure globally Protein is one of the most popular food ingredients in the world.
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Safety First: Safer Asian seafood, Japan nuclear wastewater and more

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By Rachel Arthur, Audrey Yow
| EIN News
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Gut health: The next battlefield in the soda wars?

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By Rachel Arthur
| Nutra Champions
This week, PepsiCo announced it has completed its high-profile acquisition of Poppi: maneuvering the soda giant further into the functional beverage space. With the paperwork done, PepsiCo will move fast to start scaling Poppi’s momentum and unlock new growth opportunities offered by PepsiCo’s might and muscle. Coca-Cola, meanwhile, is taking a different approach and launching its own functional beverage competitor, Simply Pop.
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Daewoong-Daiso launch, Blackmores’ B Corp cert, Vincent’s US entry in nutra news update

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By Tingmin Koe Verified, Rachel Arthur, Audrey Yow, Horphag Research
| Nutra Champions
South Korea’s Daewoong Pharmaceutical is one of the companies that is continuing the sale of low-cost health functional foods in budget retail chain Daiso, despite purported pressure from the wider pharmacy sector against companies that are doing so. Daewoong Pharmaceutical has been selling 26 products under the Dr.Bear brand across 200 Daiso Korea stores since February 24 as part of its aims in providing affordable supplement products.
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Coca-Cola boosts Powerade production in Australia

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By Rachel Arthur
| Nutra Champions
Already a key drink in the sports drink category, Powerade is riding the wave as consumers increasingly look to drinks with functional benefits and increased hydration - with sports drinks seeing particular growth. In Australia, the brand grew 12% over the last financial year (2023-2024) and that momentum is expected to continue as the nation looks to better hydration.
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Tiered sugar tax in Germany could save up to €16bn

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By Rachel Arthur
| German Culture Report
The study, published in the journal PLOS Medicine, ​suggests that a flat rate tax on sugar-sweetened beverages in Germany could prevent or postpone cases of type 2 diabetes, extend healthy lifespans and save up to €9.6bn ($10.5bn) over the next 20 years. But a tiered tax that encourages reformulation could save up to €16bn ($17.4bn).
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Op-Ed | The Climate Cost of Fashion Weeks Is Bigger Than it Seems

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By Rachel Arthur
| Business of Fashion (BOF) Verified
Over the last week, the fashion industry has trickled back from Paris, the final and most opulent stop in the luxury industry’s bi-annual women’s fashion week circuit. Hundreds of buyers, celebrities and influencers jetted in on gas-guzzling flights for a fleeting glimpse of new collections, carefully crafted for an obsolescence that means everyone will be willing to get back on a plane and do it all again in six months time.
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Mothers' Circle | Compassion

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By Rachel Arthur
| Eventbrite Blog
About this event This is an online sharing circle for mammas to unapologetically pause and make space to restore and fill their own cup (emotionally, spiritually and mentally). We welcome mammas of all kinds and from all walks of life. Every month invites a conversation focused on a theme. This month is on compassion. Mothers are invited to share, reflect and listen with open hearts. You will hear and witness each other without judgment or advice.
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AI Tools for Teachers

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By Rachel Arthur
| rachelarthurwrites.com
Overwhelmed by the ever-growing list of AI tools? No need to stress – we’ve done the work for you! Our blog rounds up the latest and greatest innovations, organised specifically for teachers. Given that around 2000 new AI tools were launched in March alone, it’s nearly impossible for teachers to stay updated on the latest and greatest tools. After all, we want AI to lessen our workload, not add to it with constant innovations.
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IWD - Unsung Heroines of EdTech

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By Rachel Arthur
| HWRK Magazine Verified
IWD – Unsung Heroines of EdTech By Rachel Arthur and Joe Arday Technology has become an integral part of our daily lives, and it’s difficult to imagine a world without it. From smartphones to artificial intelligence, technology has revolutionised the way we live, work, and communicate. Despite the tremendous strides made in this field, women remain underrepresented in the tech industry, and the gender gap persists.
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A Teacher’s Guide To Using ChatGPT

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By Rachel Arthur
| HWRK Magazine Verified
A Teacher’s Guide To Using ChatGPT By Rachel Arthur The rise of AI in the classroom has brought about a new player in the edtech world: ChatGPT. As you may have seen in the news or on social media, ChatGPT is creating quite a buzz. But what exactly is it, and should we be embracing it or shunning it as a tool in the classroom?
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The unsung heroines of the tech world

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By Rachel Arthur
Technology has become an integral part of our daily lives, and it’s difficult to imagine a world without it. From smartphones to artificial intelligence, technology has revolutionised the way we live, work, and communicate. Despite the tremendous strides made in this field, women remain underrepresented in the tech industry, and the gender gap persists.
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Increasing The Uptake Of Girls In GCSE Computing

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By Rachel Arthur
| HWRK Magazine Verified
Are enough girls going into Computing? And if not, what can be done about it? Rachel Arthur explores this complex issue… With Computer Science now becoming the fastest growing degree subject, with 24,900 people due to start courses in September – up seven percent on previous years you might expect to see similar growth in minority groups choosing to take the subject. This year fewer girls took a GCSE in Computing than boys, in fact, only 22% of the entrants in 2022 were female.
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CM - In the pipeline: what the next wave of COVID-19 vaccines might look like

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By Rachel Arthur
| Cameroon Magazine
seek Free newsletter Subscribe to Organic developments Upstream processing Further processing Markets & Regulations Biopharma culture Advertising functions Biosimilars COVID-19 Pipelines Antibody-drug conjugates Emerging markets Cell & Gene Therapies all events Online events Editorial webinars Shows & conferences Related site By Rachel Arthur Contact August 30, 2021 – Last updated on August 30, 2021 at 17:44 GMT Related tags: COVID-19 vaccine, Scancell, Novavax, Sanofi, Gsk Function...
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Adding flavour to your success

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By Rachel Arthur, Katy Askew Verified, Elaine Watson, Elizabeth Crawford Verified
| novotaste.com
What will be the top tastes of 2021? Classics like citrus will evolve with more exotic variants; botanicals and florals will offer a premium flourish; and our taste for adventure will bring flavors from the Mediterranean and Asia to the forefront. We ask the experts what the future holds for flavors.
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Fashion’s Existential Crisis: Questioning the Growth Imperative

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By Rachel Arthur
| Eco Age
Major fashion brands might be exploring ways to lower their environmental impact, but there is one cold hard truth they can't avoid: for many, the amount of product they produce is ultimately unsustainable. Protecting the planet means scaling back - writer and consultant Rachel Arthur explores what this post-growth economic model could look like for the fashion industry.
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Neighborhood Goods: Making retail relevant

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By Rachel Arthur
| thecurrentdaily.com
Physical retail traditionally exists in a vortex of information, which doesn’t make sense for brands these days, says Matt Alexander, co-founder and CEO of new department store Neighborhood Goods, on the latest episode of the Innovators podcast. The company’s inaugural space, which launched in Plano, Texas, in late 2018, carries a selection of new and established brands in an environment that is hyper relevant to both its location, and its customer, through the use of data. Alexander’s view?
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Christopher Raeburn: How to scale circularity

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By Rachel Arthur
| thecurrentdaily.com
There is so much opportunity in being a big business that there’s no excuse for not doing the right thing, says Christopher Raeburn comparing his British-born Raeburn brand with the global scale of Timberland, on the latest episode of the Innovators podcast. Raeburn has been creative director at the latter since late 2018, where he says he is focusing on putting responsible, innovative design at the centre of its strategy.
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Browns Fashion: Tech enhancing the customer experience

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By Rachel Arthur
| thecurrentdaily.com
The only way to embed technology in the store is to think about it in a meaningful way focused on what will benefit the customer, says Holli Rogers, CEO of Browns Fashion, on the latest episode of the Innovators podcast. On top of that, it’s been about how it can help connect the physical and digital spaces together. “We want to be able to bring the online and offline together. Because I think that’s actually fundamentally where we’re all going from a retail standpoint.
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Katharine Hamnett: Backing a Global Green New Deal

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By Rachel Arthur
| thecurrentdaily.com
Introducing legislation along the lines of a Global Green New Deal is mandatory for the future of our planet and the existence of the fashion industry within it, says designer and activist Katharine Hamnett on the Innovators podcast. “That’s the dream, isn’t it? We reclaim the destroyed lands, we get out of burning fossil fuels and killing the planet, we go to renewables.
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Ganni: Unafraid of risk for long-term return

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By Rachel Arthur
| thecurrentdaily.com
The most important question everybody needs to ask themselves relative to a more sustainable fashion industry is around cost and long-term thinking, explains Nicolaj Reffstrup, founder of Danish fashion brand, Ganni, on the latest episode of the Innovators podcast. “If you really want to do something, you need to look at the fabrics that you’re using and see if you can convert those to recycled fabrics, or at least organic fabrics. But that comes with a cost.
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Kering commits to carbon neutrality, retail surveillance, Instagram supports drop model

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By Rachel Arthur
| thecurrentdaily.com
A round-up of everything you might have missed in relevant fashion, retail and tech industry news over the past week.
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MatchesFashion.com: Why retail ‘experience’ is jargon

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By Rachel Arthur
| thecurrentdaily.com
Creating retail experiences is essential for successful brick and mortar today, but it’s not a silver bullet, explains Jess Christie, chief brand officer of MatchesFashion.com, on the latest episode of the Innovators podcast. This is a luxury retailer that opened a new physical store in London’s Mayfair last year and hosted more than 100 different events in its first 9 months. If anyone knows what it takes to pull this sort of thing off, it’s Christie.
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From G7 to fashion weeks - why the industry needs to cut the sustainable chat and take action

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By Rachel Arthur
| thecurrentdaily.com
One minute we’re talking all about saving the planet, the next, it’s onto the indulgence and excess of fashion weeks. No wonder there’s so much questioning around what the industry is about right now. At the G7 Summit last month, François-Henri Pinault, chairman and CEO of luxury group Kering, introduced the Fashion Pact, a deal that saw 32 brands from Adidas to Prada, coming together to commit to stopping global warming, restoring biodiversity and protecting the oceans.
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Is footwear fueling the Amazon fires, NYFW's evolution, Zalando trials robots

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By Rachel Arthur
| thecurrentdaily.com
A round-up of everything you might have missed in relevant fashion, retail and tech industry news over the past week. TOP STORIES Is footwear funding the burning of the Amazon?
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5 ways 5G will impact retail

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By Rachel Arthur
| thecurrentdaily.com
Last month, mobile phone network Three ‘switched on’ its 5G service in London through an immersive experience with fashion designer Henry Holland. The “Living Room of the Future” initiative saw visitors able to try on mixed reality headsets from Magic Leap, to enter into a world consisting of everything from a mindfulness moment, to a gaming experience and the delivery of (virtual) House of Holland shoes by drone to your door. 5G is expected to ramp up in 2020 on a global level.
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Retail automation: A balance of efficiency and ethics

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By Rachel Arthur
| thecurrentdaily.com
I recently binge-watched a BBC drama called Years and Years. Featuring Emma Thompson as a controversial British prime minister, it’s a frighteningly realistic portrayal of what society might look like given a few more twists and turns from both our political leadership and the technology developments that surround us. If you haven’t seen it, I recommend it as one to hunker down to next time the weather turns poor wherever you are.
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Shutting down LFW, Farfetch acquires New Guards Group, the UN's agriculture alert

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By Rachel Arthur
| thecurrentdaily.com
A round-up of everything you might have missed in relevant fashion, retail and tech industry news over the past week.
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Influencer strategy? Don’t forget traditional product placement

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By Rachel Arthur
| thecurrentdaily.com
We all know that reality TV continues to bring in the big bucks – especially for those stars who front it. Love them, or hate them, one only need look at the continued success of the Kardashian/Jenners to see this in action – each of them developing their own business empires with the various ventures they’ve explored. Kylie alone now has a real-time net worth of £1bn, thanks in the main to her eponymous cosmetics line.
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What Saint Laurent’s Malibu show can teach us about the environmental impact of events

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By Rachel Arthur
| thecurrentdaily.com
The recent staging of Saint Laurent’s spring/summer 2020 show in Malibu, California, violated multiple environmental regulations, leaving the local community up in arms, according to reports. The event, which was denied a permit by the local government (instead enabled via a filming permit from a contractor), went against rules designed to protect the area’s fragile natural resources, writes Vogue Business.
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Sustainable packaging: The refill market opportunity everyone is missing

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By Rachel Arthur
| thecurrentdaily.com
UK supermarket Waitrose recently announced a trial in one of its stores for refillable products. 46 items in total, including detergent, washing-up liquid, cereal, pasta and more, are being tested – inviting consumers to bring in their own containers for replenishment rather than buying yet more plastic packaging. According to Greenpeace, the top 10 UK supermarkets produce 810,000 tons of throwaway or single-use packaging every year.
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Stella McCartney and LVMH, Amazon Prime Day, brands missing sustainability targets

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By Rachel Arthur
| thecurrentdaily.com
A round-up of everything you might have missed inrelevant fashion, retail and tech industry news over the past week.
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Facebook's data scandal: Amnesty International on the future of regulation

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By Rachel Arthur
| thecurrentdaily.com
Amnesty International’s Sherif Elsayed-Ali According to Amnesty International’s Sherif Elsayed-Ali, brand transparency and regulation are key in light of the recent Facebook and Cambridge Analytica news, which saw over 87 million individual user accounts improperly shared.
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H&M’s $4bn inventory challenge, YNAP and its goldmine of data, facial recognition tech

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By Rachel Arthur
| thecurrentdaily.com
A round-up of everything you might have missed in relevant fashion, retail and tech industry news over the past fortnight. TOP STORIES Inside H&M’s $4 billion inventory challenge [BoF] Yoox Net-a-Porter CEO: “We sit on a gold mine of data” [Vogue] Alibaba and JD.Com to combine facial recognition with data in bid for merchant loyalty [BoF] Amazon’s Prime Day Taylor Swift concert shows it wants to sell you more than just stuff [Vox] Do Pride collections actually help the LGBT+ community?
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H&M’s $4bn inventory challenge, YNAP and its goldmine of data, facial recognition tech

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By Rachel Arthur
| thecurrentdaily.com
A round-up of everything you might have missed inrelevant fashion, retail and tech industry news over the past week. TOP STORIES Inside H&M’s $4 billion inventory challenge [BoF] Yoox Net-a-Porter CEO: “We sit on a gold mine of data” [Vogue] Alibaba and JD.Com to combine facial recognition with data in bid for merchant loyalty [BoF] Amazon’s Prime Day Taylor Swift concert shows it wants to sell you more than just stuff [Vox] Do Pride collections actually help the LGBT+ community?
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We should all take a leaf out of Stockholm Fashion Week’s book

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By Rachel Arthur
| thecurrentdaily.com
Stockholm Fashion Week‘s decision to cancel this year’s event to focus instead on a more innovative and sustainable alternative, gives the entire industry something to think about. Due to take place in August, the occasion has been pulled for the foreseeable future as a way of addressing the “major challenges” the industry is facing. The very role of fashion week is one of those factors, as is how to move towards a more sustainable future.
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Sustainable fashion: the rising need for quantifiable standardization

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By Rachel Arthur
| thecurrentdaily.com
Search Google for the meaning of “sustainable fashion” and you’ll quickly discover there’s no standard for it in a qualified way, let alone a quantifiable one. Some of the definitions are so sweeping they could in fact refer to nearly anything loosely associated. The Victoria & Albert Museum’s version in London, referring to it as “ethical fashion”, reads: “An umbrella term to describe ethical fashion design, production, retail, and purchasing.
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ICYMI: UK gov rejects sustainable recommendations, celebrating Karl, GenZ and TikTok

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By Rachel Arthur
| thecurrentdaily.com
A round-up of everything you might have missed in relevant fashion, retail and tech industry news over the past week. TOP STORIES UK ministers reject plans for 1p per garment levy to tackle fast fashion [The Guardian] ‘Karl for ever’: a joyful celebration of Karl Lagerfeld’s legacy [WWD] Gen Z loves TikTok. Can fashion brands learn to love it too? [BoF] How a £1 bikini revealed the changing shape of fast fashion [The Guardian] TECHNOLOGY The world is a mess.
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Farfetch backs blockchain platform for luxury fashion

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By Rachel Arthur
| thecurrentdaily.com
Farfetch is betting on blockchain as part of the future of luxury with the announcement of its role as a founding member of new platform, Libra Association. It is joining forces with companies including Facebook, Andreessen Horowitz, Ebay, Spotify and Uber for the fashion-focused platform, which will launch at the beginning of 2020. It will include a digital currency designed to ensure efficient and secure cross-border payments, as well as a focus on product authentication and transparency.
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ASOS introduces augmented reality catwalk to showcase product

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By Rachel Arthur
| thecurrentdaily.com
ASOS has introduced a virtual catwalk using augmented reality that allows shoppers to place looks in their physical space in front of them. Using the ASOS app on iOS devices, users can point at a flat surface to pull up a 3D video of models wearing various products as though they are there themselves in person. The experience currently exists for 100 of the ASOS Design line of products. Once placed, you can pinch to shrink or stretch the model to work within the room you’re in.
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ICYMI: France to stop burning clothes, inside product recommendations, the role of automation in retail

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By Rachel Arthur
| thecurrentdaily.com
A round-up of everything you might have missed in relevant fashion, retail and tech industry news over the past week.
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ICYMI: Sephora’s inclusion training, Farfetch teams with Gucci, fashion’s child labor risks

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By Rachel Arthur
| thecurrentdaily.com
A round-up of everything you might have missed in relevant fashion, retail and tech industry news over the past week.
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ICYMI: ‘Sustainability’ arrives in annual reports, Prada goes fur-free, a lack of female fashion CEOs

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By Rachel Arthur
| thecurrentdaily.com
A round-up of everything you might have missed in relevant fashion, retail and tech industry news over the past week. TOP STORIES Tracking sustainability’s rise as one of fashion’s favourite words [Vogue Business] Prada is the latest brand to go fur-free [Dazed] Fashion has shockingly few female CEOs [Quartz] What’s stopping the fashion industry from agreeing on climate action?
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Amazon Fashion takes a leaf out of streetwear’s game with The Drop

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By Rachel Arthur
| thecurrentdaily.com
Amazon has teased a new fashion line called The Drop, which will see limited edition collections launching for 30 hours at a time. The e-commerce giant unveiled the news this week, referring to it as “limited-edition street style, designed by global influencers”. Those influencers include Paola Alberdi, Sierra Furtado, Patricia Bright, Leonie Hanne and Emi Suzuki, all of whom will be involved in creating looks for the exclusive drops, which will be released every few weeks.
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Everything you need to know from VivaTech

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By Rachel Arthur
| thecurrentdaily.com
The third annual VivaTech gathering in Paris brought about global leaders including French President Emmanuel Macron and Alibaba founder Jack Ma, to share their views on technology. Big on the agenda this year was an exploration of Europe’s role in the innovation space. Ma talked to the idea of the region lagging behind due to the regulations it is surrounded by. He suggested this is the reason it has not produced massive tech firms in the same way the US and China has.
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Everything you need to know from the Copenhagen Fashion Summit

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By Rachel Arthur
| thecurrentdaily.com
The fashion industry’s largest and most influential event dedicated to sustainability took place in Copenhagen last week, with it bringing a flurry of new technology tools, company pledges and product announcements. Heavy hitters including François-Henri Pinault, CEO of Kering, and Emanuel Chirico, CEO of PVH, took to the Copenhagen Fashion Summit stage to share their stance on development needed in the industry.
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Google collaborates with Current Global to launch sustainable fashion pilot

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By Rachel Arthur
| thecurrentdaily.com
Google today announces the launch of an experiment in collaboration with innovation consultancy Current Global, to build-out a data analytics and machine learning tool powered by Google Cloud technology that will enable fashion brands to make more responsible sourcing decisions.
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