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Remade in the USA: A Conversation with Designer Shannon South
 
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In the world of sustainable fashion, few designers are pulling off the business model with as much style and substance as Shannon South. BBMG's proprietary community of Aspirational consumers, The Collective, recently partnered with Shannon for the Remake My Leather Challenge, and we sat down with her to discuss what makes Shannon's line, Remade USA, different from other sustainably designed product lines.
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What Happens in Vegas Is Personal: How Designing for Human Experience Can Scale Sustainability
 
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What do a set of keys, a Velcro wallet from 1988 and an hour-long commute have in common? On June 12-13, GreenOrder convened a group of 15 leaders from companies including eBay, Facebook, Las Vegas Sands, National Grid, Republic Services, RidePal, ThredUp, UPS and Zappos to discuss how friction points in our daily human experience can illustrate the need for new business models that also improve sustainability.
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Nike Unveils New App to Help Designers Create More Sustainable Apparel
 
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Last week, Nike launched a new app called MAKING, to help designers and product creators make informed decisions about the environmental impacts of the materials they choose. MAKING is a designer-specific, easy-to-use tool that ranks textiles and other materials used in apparel based on four environmental impact areas: water, chemistry, energy and waste.
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GM, Honda to Collaborate on Next-Gen Fuel Cell Technologies
 
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GM and Honda have announced a partnership to share expertise, economies of scale and common sourcing strategies to co-develop next-generation fuel cell system and hydrogen storage technologies by 2020. The auto companies plan to work together with stakeholders to further advance refueling infrastructure, which is critical for the long-term viability and consumer acceptance of fuel cell vehicles.
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