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Andreas Rentz/Getty Images for Marc Cain(NEW YORK) -- Veganuary is over, but that doesn't mean your sustainable fashion journey has to be. The Veganuary challenge was created by a UK nonprofit of the same name to educate people about veganism during the month of January. While in 2014 it started off as a sign-up program to help participants follow plant-based diets, it has since grown into a movement, with people in every field -- particularly fashion and beauty -- embracing it. Over the pa...

Conscious designers are urging consumers to leave behind fast fashion.

Conscious designers are urging consumers to leave behind fast fashion.

Andreas Rentz/Getty Images for Marc Cain(NEW YORK) -- Veganuary is over, but that doesn't mean your sustainable fashion journey has to be. The Veganuary challenge was created by a UK nonprofit of the same name to educate people about veganism during the month of January. While in 2014 it started off as a sign-up program to help participants follow plant-based diets, it has since grown into a movement, with people in every field -- particularly fashion and beauty -- embracing it. Over the pa...

TerraCycle can melt down anything from cigarette butts to chewing gum to diapers and repurpose it into shipping pallets, park benches, and more.

Shares On April 22, in honor of Earth Day, footwear brand Sylven New York is launching the world’s first vegan sneaker made from apples and coconut. The “Mel” sneaker will be handcrafted in Italy from apple leather, coconut husks, and a renewable rubber made from tree sap. The apple leather, made using organic apple waste from Italy, is a material that has long been used by the brand. The coconut husks and lactate hevea rubber are new natural materials that will be incorporated into the n...