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What Fashion Should Watch at COP 28

With global temperatures reaching new highs and time running out for brands to deliver on their environmental commitments, here’s what fashion leaders need to know ahead of the start of the UN’s annual climate summit in Dubai Thursday.
A woman walks by a board covered with signs for COP28 during a conference.
The UN's annual COP climate summit kicks off in Dubai on Thursday. (Sascha Schuermann/Getty Images)
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On Thursday, world leaders, business executives and civil society advocates will gather in Dubai for the UN’s annual Conference of the Parties (COP) climate summit, a marathon of talks and negotiations aimed at moving the world towards delivering on climate ambitions.

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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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