Canopy News

Canopy Brings Next Gen to Future Fabrics Expo

Last week, ‌Future Fabrics Expo 2024 in London showcased the fashion industry’s commitment to sustainable innovation. This year’s theme, “NEXT GEN REVOLUTION: Fibre Solutions to Keep Ancient and Endangered Forests

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Fashion and Lifestyle Giant Inditex (Zara) joins Canopy’s Pack4Good Initiative to Keep Vital Forests Out of Paper Packaging

June 24, 2024 – Today, Inditex, the parent company of fashion brand Zara, and six other brands such as Berksha and Massimo Dutti, is joining solutions-driven non-profit Canopy’s Pack4Good campaign.

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Breakthrough for Iconic Old Growth Rainforests

Our team at Canopy is thrilled! This week, the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation, Ahousaht, and the British Columbia government together announced 76,000 hectares (187,000 acres) of Clayoquot Sound’s ancient temperate rainforests

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First Nations conservation vision creates historic moment in Clayoquot Sound

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 18, 2024 Environmental groups congratulate Ahousaht and Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation and thank them for their leadership in this iconic region.   Today, Ahousaht, Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation, and

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Fashion Brands and Value Chain Respond to Sale of Renewcell

JUNE 4, 2024 – Today, Swedish investment firm Altor has acquired Renewcell, the world’s first commercial-scale Next Gen mill that declared bankruptcy in February. Under this new ownership, the company

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Altor acquires Renewcell, Keeping Circular Low-Carbon Textile Capacity Online

June 4, 2024 – Today, Sweden-based investment firm Altor announced the acquisition of Renewcell, the pioneering Swedish company in textile recycling, which had declared bankruptcy in February of this year.

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Global Fashion Summit 2024: The Preferred Fibre Face-Off

This year marks the 15th anniversary of the Global Fashion Summit, formerly known as the Copenhagen Fashion Summit, bringing together industry leaders, innovators, and sustainability advocates under the theme “Unlocking

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Canopy in Support of the New York Fashion Act: Paving the Path Towards Sustainable Fashion

Fashion isn’t just about trends; it’s about responsibility, accountability, and change. That’s why Canopy is proud to support the Fashion Act, a forward-thinking legislative proposal aimed at transforming the apparel

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Renewcell: A Springboard Not a Hurdle 

Lessons Learned and Actions Moving Forward  Conference season is upon us! Global Fashion Summit in Copenhagen, and Circularity 24 in Chicago both start this week. As these conferences move into

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A tribute to Alice Munro

We are sad to hear about the passing of literary icon and a good friend of forests, Alice Munro.  She was also a great friend of Canopy. In 2001, Alice

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LuxePack NY 2024: Next Generation Paper Packaging: Luxury that doesn’t cost the Earth.

At this year’s LuxePack New York, the premier luxury packaging trade show in North America, Canopy’s Executive Director, Nicole Rycroft, delivered an electrifying keynote that was met with enthusiasm from

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The Dark Side of Paper Packaging

Every year, 3.1 billion trees are felled for paper packaging, fuelling deforestation and climate change. But wait, isn’t paper supposed to be the eco-friendly alternative to plastic? Think again! Watch

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