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Is This the Year New York Regulates Fashion?

Two landmark bills taking aim at the industry’s environmental and social impact — the New York Fashion Act and the Fashion Workers Act — are back on the US state’s legislative agenda.
A series of high-profile bills under consideration in New York are leading efforts to regulate the fashion industry in the US.
A series of high-profile bills under consideration in New York are leading efforts to regulate the fashion industry in the US. (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Over the last two years, New York’s state capital of Albany has become familiar territory for

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Sarah Kent
Sarah Kent

Sarah Kent is Chief Sustainability Correspondent at The Business of Fashion. She is based in London and drives BoF's coverage of critical environmental and labour issues.

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