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Decathlon is changing name to promote sustainable fashion

Decathlon, a well known sporting goods retailer, will be now known as Nolhtaced (Decathlon written backwards) in a plan to promote "reverse shopping". The promoted "reverse shopping" scheme is a Decathlon project, allowing their customers to resell old sporting goods to the retailer, so that it can repair it and sell it again - keeping the lifespan of the sport clothing longer. Resold, second-hand items are going to be covered by the Decathlon warranty. Arnaud De Coster, second-hand Nolhtaced...

What is Sustainable Fashion?

The fashion industry sucks. It’s not only fuelling climate change with a lot of CO2 (10% of annual global carbon emissions!), but it’s a major cause of water and air pollution, along with humans and other animals right abuses. While we all need something to wear, the way this industry is set up is just not sustainable. That’s why in recent years, the idea of sustainable fashion is flourishing. But what exactly is sustainable fashion? Sustainability of any process means, that it can maintain or...