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Ellen Macarthur Foundation
The Jeans Redesign
The fashion industry is working together to change the way we produce jeans.
The Jeans Redesign project is an initiation by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and is creating solutions for a world where clothes never become waste.
Over sixty leading brands, manufacturers, and fabric mills are using our Jeans Redesign Guidelines to produce jeans that will be available on the market by May 2021.
The guidelines establish the minimum requirements for the durability, material health, recyclability, and traceability of denim jeans, as set out with over 80 denim experts.
By employing the principles of a circular economy, the Jeans Redesign ensures positive impacts for the environment, society, and the health of those people working in its industry.
So what’s different?
These new circular jeans are made:
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to be used longer
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to be made again - their design means they can become new jeans when customers no longer want them
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in a way that is better for garment workers and the environment by avoiding harmful chemicals and production processes
This is just the beginning of a circular economy for fashion
The Jeans Redesign is a great example of how ALL clothing can be made from safe and renewable materials, improved business models can increase the use of clothing items, and old clothes can be turned into new.