Solutions
Looking for inspiration and solutions for living more sustainably? Check out these daily highlights of innovative brands and products in apparel, home, food, travel, beauty, spirits, mobility and more!
Podcast: Greening My… Kidswear — Smarter Clothes, Smaller Footprint
In this new episode of our Greening My… series — where we examine everyday routines through a sustainability lens — we’re opening the closet to one of the fastest-changing parts of family life: kidswear. We explore the environmental footprint of children’s clothing — from resource-intensive materials to the constant cycle of outgrowing and replacing — and spotlight the innovative brands, circular platforms, and family habits that can make dressing kids easier on the planet and the wallet, without sacrificing comfort or style.
Depop Is Turning Secondhand Into a Cultural Movement
Depop is a community-driven resale platform making circular fashion mainstream. By turning closets into marketplaces and making secondhand as easy and expressive as new, Depop empowers people to reduce waste, extend the life of clothing and redefine what sustainable style looks like.
Podcast: Greening My… Closet
In this new episode of our Greening My… series — where we unpack our homes and everyday habits to explore practical ways to live a bit lighter — we’re stepping into the closet. We break down the opportunities across resale, rental, repair, and return, suggest realistic shifts you can make today, and spotlight some of our favorite brands already proving that fashion can be both stylish and sustainable.
ThredUp Turns Preloved Into Progress
When it comes to sustainable fashion, ThredUP is one of the original pioneers. Founded in 2009 and on a mission to inspire the world to think secondhand first, this online resale platform helped transform secondhand shopping from a niche habit into a mainstream movement.
Beni Making Resale More Convenient and Accessible
Beni is a recommerce technology innovator founded to reimagine shopping. On a mission to make resale a part of the shopping story from day one, Beni unifies resale listings from 40+ marketplaces to offer more than 300 million deals all searchable in one place for its more than 200,000 users.
Peloton Repowered Extends the Life of Fitness with Certified Refurbished Bikes
Peloton Repowered is the official resale marketplace for Peloton Interactive, the connected fitness company known for its interactive at-home workout equipment, streaming classes and global community of members. Piloted in June 2025, Peloton Repowered now has expanded nationally in the U.S. as Peloton’s official resale marketplace for pre-owned Bike, Tread and Row equipment and accessories.
Toad&Co Proves Sustainable Apparel Can Be Playful, Practical and Planet-Positive
Toad&Co is a California-based apparel company that blends casual, outdoor-inspired style with a longstanding commitment to responsible business. A brand “in the business of change,” Toad&Co designs clothing for everyday wear that’s versatile, durable and rooted in comfort and sustainability.
Carhartt’s Reworked and Repair Programs Keep Durable Gear in Play
Carhartt, the iconic American workwear brand founded in 1889, is known for its rugged durability and connection to hardworking communities. Known for rugged workwear built to last, Carhartt has doubled down on its sustainability efforts with two standout programs: Reworked by Carhartt and Carhartt Repair.
Worn Wear Extends the Life of Patagonia Gear through Repair and Resale
Worn Wear is Patagonia’s recommerce and repair program designed to keep gear in play and out of landfills and change the way we consume. Through Worn Wear, customers can trade in used Patagonia clothing and gear in exchange for store credit, which is then cleaned, repaired, and resold at a discounted price on the brand’s dedicated resale platform.
Spotlight: ReBIRD by Arc’teryx
ReBIRD by Arc’teryx is a bold initiative aimed at transforming how we think about outdoor gear and sustainability. Through ReBIRD, the brand enables consumers to extend the lifecycle of their gear, ensuring it stays out of landfills while maintaining high standards of performance and quality.
Spotlight: Archive
Archive is a leading technology platform that specializes in enabling brands to create and manage their own resale programs. Now supporting over 55 brands across 10 countries, Archive serves a diverse range of categories such as apparel, footwear, accessories, kids, home goods and outdoor gear.
Spotlight: Grailed
Grailed is a leading online resale marketplace specializing in men’s fashion, streetwear and luxury clothing. Founded in 2013, the platform has grown into a global hub where style enthusiasts can buy and sell pre-owned designer pieces, rare sneakers and sought-after streetwear.
Spotlight: Geartrade
Geartrade is an online marketplace dedicated to buying and selling used outdoor gear, providing adventurers with an affordable and sustainable way to access high-quality equipment. By focusing on recommerce, Geartrade helps outdoor enthusiasts save money while reducing the demand for new products.
Spotlight: Nuuly
Nuuly is a subscription-based fashion rental and resale platform launched by URBN. Designed to cater to the growing demand for sustainable and flexible fashion solutions, Nuuly offers customers a wide variety of contemporary, vintage and designer apparel and accessories for rent (Nuuly Rent) or purchase (Nuuly Thrift).
Spotlight: GoodBuy Gear
Founded in 2016, GoodBuy Gear was created to simplify the process of buying and selling gently used items while ensuring safety and reliability for parents. By combining convenience, quality assurance and eco-conscious practices, GoodBuy Gear makes it easier for families to contribute to a more circular economy.
Spotlight: Vestiaire Collective
Vestiaire Collective, a global online marketplace for buying and selling desirable pre-owned fashion, is on a mission io transform the fashion industry for a more sustainable future by empowering their community to promote circular fashion. Founded in 2009, the platform has grown into one of the largest resale destinations for high-end fashion, with an inventory of 5 million items and users from around the world.
Spotlight: Depop
On a mission to make fashion circular, Depop is a social e-commerce platform that allows users to buy, sell and discover desirable, affordable secondhand fashion. Founded in 2011 in the UK, the Depop app offers an Instagram-like interface that emphasizes community, creativity, and personal expression, all toward offering the most inspiring and accessible fashion alternative to new.
Spotlight: Winmark - the Resale Company
With a mission to “Provide Resale for Everyone,” Winmark has enabled more than 1.8 billion (!!) items to be recycled since 2010 across the company’s resale store brands: Plato's Closet (teen/young adult clothing), Once Upon a Child (children’s items), Play It Again Sports (sporting / fitness equipment), Style Encore (women’s apparel), and Music Go Round (musical instruments).
Spotlight: Recommerce News Highlights
New study on recommerce growth in UK. eBay releases 4th Recommerce Report. Rankings of most popular recommerce sites. Perfect Moment / Reflaunt launch skiwear resale. Poshmark enables Promoted Closet. Haz fundraises as AI-powered app for secondhand. Spotlights on Save The Duck, Doen, Vinted. And much more…
Sustainable Retail & Recommerce
Brands in the news: GoodBuy Gear, Kidsy, REI, Tommy Hilfiger, Depop, Trove, Carhartt, DHL, Reflaunt, Vodafone, Recommerce Group, Wish, Remarketed Group, Thrift+, ThredUp, Vinted, The RealReal, rebuy, Swoperz, MPB and many more.