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The BoF Podcast | Joy Howard on Community Fuelled Sustainability

BoF’s editor-in-chief Imran Amed spoke with the founder of degrowth brand Early Majority about the power of energised communities and what the future of token-gated commerce looks like.

Sustainability

The BoF Podcast | Joy Howard on Community Fuelled Sustainability

BoF’s editor-in-chief Imran Amed spoke with the founder of degrowth brand Early Majority about the power of energised communities and what the future of token-gated commerce looks like.


Sustainability

Fast Fashion’s Race Into Resale Has Yet to Shift Its Core Business Model

Zara and Shein are the latest brands to enter the fast-growing secondary market, citing sustainability goals, but for the most part it’s business as usual.

Sustainability

Fast Fashion’s Race Into Resale Has Yet to Shift Its Core Business Model

Zara and Shein are the latest brands to enter the fast-growing secondary market, citing sustainability goals, but for the most part it’s business as usual.


Sustainability

The Quest to Make Environmentally-Friendly Bras and Knickers

Much of the lingerie industry has undergone a socially responsible makeover, but becoming environmentally responsible presents its own set of challenges. Here’s how some players are addressing them.

Sustainability

The Quest to Make Environmentally-Friendly Bras and Knickers

Much of the lingerie industry has undergone a socially responsible makeover, but becoming environmentally responsible presents its own set of challenges. Here’s how some players are addressing them.


Luxury

The BoF Podcast | Marine Serre Questions the Fashion Industry’s Practices

The French designer, known for her embrace of eco-futurism, speaks to BoF founder and editor-in-chief Imran Amed about the evolution of her namesake brand and explains its deeper purpose.

Luxury

The BoF Podcast | Marine Serre Questions the Fashion Industry’s Practices

The French designer, known for her embrace of eco-futurism, speaks to BoF founder and editor-in-chief Imran Amed about the evolution of her namesake brand and explains its deeper purpose.


Sustainability

How Sustainable Designers Can Make Wholesale Work

Landing a big retail partner can be transformative for an emerging brand, but managing the pressures of the wholesale system can be particularly challenging for labels that want to operate responsibly.

Sustainability

How Sustainable Designers Can Make Wholesale Work

Landing a big retail partner can be transformative for an emerging brand, but managing the pressures of the wholesale system can be particularly challenging for labels that want to operate responsibly.


Sustainability

Corporate Climate Action Hits Its Limits

The tensions between business, politics and a worsening climate crisis were on display at New York Climate Week, with implications for fashion.

Sustainability

Corporate Climate Action Hits Its Limits

The tensions between business, politics and a worsening climate crisis were on display at New York Climate Week, with implications for fashion.


Sustainability

Patagonia’s Radical New Ownership Structure, Explained

Founder Yvon Chouinard has transferred ownership of his company to ensure all profits are directed to combat climate change.

Sustainability

Patagonia’s Radical New Ownership Structure, Explained

Founder Yvon Chouinard has transferred ownership of his company to ensure all profits are directed to combat climate change.


Sustainability

The Paradox of Kourtney Kardashian Selling Sustainability

Boohoo’s latest marketing move — tapping a mega-influencer as 'sustainability ambassador' — embodies the conflicts inherent in sustainability marketing.

Sustainability

The Paradox of Kourtney Kardashian Selling Sustainability

Boohoo’s latest marketing move — tapping a mega-influencer as 'sustainability ambassador' — embodies the conflicts inherent in sustainability marketing.


Sustainability

Why Repair Services Are a Growing Business

Brands are stepping up in-store offerings and investors have bet millions on start-ups in the space, as interest in sustainability and resale boosts demand to keep clothes in good condition for longer.

Sustainability

Why Repair Services Are a Growing Business

Brands are stepping up in-store offerings and investors have bet millions on start-ups in the space, as interest in sustainability and resale boosts demand to keep clothes in good condition for longer.


Sustainability

The Hunt for an Easy Way to Recycle Old Clothes

Technologies that can recycle old clothes back into new ones have been touted as a holy-grail sustainability solution. As they begin to scale, the industry is facing a tricky new logistics challenge.

Sustainability

The Hunt for an Easy Way to Recycle Old Clothes

Technologies that can recycle old clothes back into new ones have been touted as a holy-grail sustainability solution. As they begin to scale, the industry is facing a tricky new logistics challenge.


Sustainability

Op-Ed | The Radical Act of Curbing Consumption

Disconnecting from fashion’s hype cycle is the most effective way to both curb the industry’s environmental impact and develop a better relationship with our clothes, writes Alec Leach.

Sustainability

Op-Ed | The Radical Act of Curbing Consumption

Disconnecting from fashion’s hype cycle is the most effective way to both curb the industry’s environmental impact and develop a better relationship with our clothes, writes Alec Leach.


Retail

The New Rules of Off-Price Retail

Downturns typically mean a boom for discount retailers. But a glut of unsold merchandise and a surging resale sector are creating new pressures in the market.

Retail

The New Rules of Off-Price Retail

Downturns typically mean a boom for discount retailers. But a glut of unsold merchandise and a surging resale sector are creating new pressures in the market.