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Fashion’s Age of Self-Regulation Is Over

The idea that businesses will willingly sacrifice profit to reduce pollution and improve labour conditions is a “convenient fantasy.” But beefing up government oversight is a messy and slow process.
Sarah Kent, Lola Young OBE and Tariq Fancy discuss regulation's role in driving more responsible business practices at BoF VOICES 2022.
Sarah Kent, Lola Young OBE and Tariq Fancy discuss regulation's role in driving more responsible business practices at BoF VOICES. (Getty Images for Business of Fashion)

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