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Fashion Network
01-05-2025
- Business
- Fashion Network
Change 100: The top sustainable fashion and lifestyle innovators honored at ChangeNow 2025 Paris summit
ChangeNow, the global summit focused on sustainable innovation, hosted its eighth edition from April 24 to 26 at the Grand Palais in Paris. A major highlight of this year's event was the launch of Change 100—a newly curated list honoring 100 companies that offer impactful solutions to environmental and social challenges. Selected by sustainability professionals, the list aims to spotlight emerging players driving meaningful change across industries. Among the featured companies are Feelou, a brand specializing in bras for pregnancy and nursing; Loom, a textile recycling innovator; and Rax, a peer-to-peer clothing rental app. Sparxell also made the list with its plant-based, biodegradable textile dyes. The 2025 selection includes Mikokos, a clean cosmetics brand free of harmful chemicals; Kuori, which produces bio-based, biodegradable and recyclable stretch materials; and SAO Textile, which recycles fishing nets into yarn (see our dedicated article on net recycling). Several retail and commerce-focused innovations also earned recognition. Among them were Eoswap, a platform that encourages sustainable gift giving; Granddee, an app that maps secondhand shops, flea markets and pop-up stores; and Econow, a gamified tool designed to promote responsible consumer behavior. Other notable mentions include Circular Library Network, which provides shared lockers for everyday tools, and Minimist FlexCo, which helps sellers automate listings, pricing and communication.
Fashion Network
01-05-2025
- Business
- Fashion Network
Change 100: The top sustainable fashion and lifestyle innovators honored at ChangeNow 2025 Paris summit
ChangeNow, the global summit focused on sustainable innovation, hosted its eighth edition from April 24 to 26 at the Grand Palais in Paris. A major highlight of this year's event was the launch of Change 100—a newly curated list honoring 100 companies that offer impactful solutions to environmental and social challenges. Selected by sustainability professionals, the list aims to spotlight emerging players driving meaningful change across industries. Among the featured companies are Feelou, a brand specializing in bras for pregnancy and nursing; Loom, a textile recycling innovator; and Rax, a peer-to-peer clothing rental app. Sparxell also made the list with its plant-based, biodegradable textile dyes. The 2025 selection includes Mikokos, a clean cosmetics brand free of harmful chemicals; Kuori, which produces bio-based, biodegradable and recyclable stretch materials; and SAO Textile, which recycles fishing nets into yarn (see our dedicated article on net recycling). Several retail and commerce-focused innovations also earned recognition. Among them were Eoswap, a platform that encourages sustainable gift giving; Granddee, an app that maps secondhand shops, flea markets and pop-up stores; and Econow, a gamified tool designed to promote responsible consumer behavior. Other notable mentions include Circular Library Network, which provides shared lockers for everyday tools, and Minimist FlexCo, which helps sellers automate listings, pricing and communication.
Fashion United
28-04-2025
- Business
- Fashion United
Plant-based colourant manufacturer Sparxell wins ChangeNow ‘Coups de Cœur'
Sparxell, an LVMH-backed, plant-based colourant tech firm, has won ChangeNow's 'Coups de Cœur' recognition award in the fashion category, and has further been named among the organisation's Change100 winners for 2025. The list, a round up of the top sustainability startups to watch this year, evaluates solutions based on their positive impact addressing the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, while the award then intends to highlight the firm's 'game-changing potential to transform the fashion industry'. The honours were announced at the ChangeNow Summit in Paris on April 25, where results were revealed on the basis of decisions made by a panel of experts. In a statement, founder and CEO of Sparxell, Benjamin Droguet, said the recognitions validated the company's 'mission to revolutionise how industries approach colour'. Droguet continued: "This comes at a pivotal moment as we scale our technology to transform how the entire fashion industry approaches colour. Through this innovation, we're not just creating sustainable products—we're helping shape a world where beautiful, high-performance materials work in harmony with nature rather than against it." Sparxell has been growing rapidly since its founding in 2022, aligning with increased demand for more eco-friendly solutions in colourants. The company, which recently secured a 1.9 million euro grant from the European Innovation Council, already works with the likes of LVMH on strategic partnerships with luxury brands.
