AII Launches Industry-First Tool Standardising Measurement of Carbon Emissions
The new tool published by the climate-focused nonprofit aims to create a standardised benchmark across textile facilities to accelerate fashion’s efforts to decarbonise.
Sustainability
How fashion can do better for people and the planet.
Fashion’s COP27 Cheat Sheet
The UN’s annual climate summit is taking place against a challenging backdrop. But coming together to agree on tangible action has never been more critical.
Fashion’s COP27 Cheat Sheet
The UN’s annual climate summit is taking place against a challenging backdrop. But coming together to agree on tangible action has never been more critical.
Can Fashion’s Favourite Sustainability Standard Be Saved?
At its annual meeting the Sustainable Apparel Coalition sought to move past a greenwashing controversy that’s exposed the limits of the fashion industry’s efforts at self-regulation.
Can Fashion’s Favourite Sustainability Standard Be Saved?
At its annual meeting the Sustainable Apparel Coalition sought to move past a greenwashing controversy that’s exposed the limits of the fashion industry’s efforts at self-regulation.
The Truth About ‘Vegan Leather’
Leather alternatives have been boosted as eco-innovation and dismissed as mere plastic, but the truth is more complicated than that and demands clearer marketing to avoid misleading consumers.
The Truth About ‘Vegan Leather’
Leather alternatives have been boosted as eco-innovation and dismissed as mere plastic, but the truth is more complicated than that and demands clearer marketing to avoid misleading consumers.
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.
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.
Fashion’s Climate Challenge: From Marketing to Risk Mitigation
As the UN warns the world is on track for dangerous levels of warming, companies must treat climate change as a real business risk, not just a marketing opportunity.
Fashion’s Climate Challenge: From Marketing to Risk Mitigation
As the UN warns the world is on track for dangerous levels of warming, companies must treat climate change as a real business risk, not just a marketing opportunity.
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.
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.
Allbirds’ Quest to Make Zero-Carbon Shoes
The company cut the average carbon footprint of its products by 12 percent last year, not yet enough to offset the impact of growth.
Allbirds’ Quest to Make Zero-Carbon Shoes
The company cut the average carbon footprint of its products by 12 percent last year, not yet enough to offset the impact of growth.
The New Rules of Sustainability Marketing
A wide-ranging crackdown on greenwashing has snared major players from H&M to the Sustainable Apparel Coalition. Now regulators have issued new guidelines for how sustainability can be marketed.
The New Rules of Sustainability Marketing
A wide-ranging crackdown on greenwashing has snared major players from H&M to the Sustainable Apparel Coalition. Now regulators have issued new guidelines for how sustainability can be marketed.
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.
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.
Where Does Your Necklace Come From?
With new digital ‘passports’ that disclose where its products were crafted, Monica Vinader is ahead of the pack in a jewellery sector under pressure to prove its gems aren’t linked to human rights abuses and environmental degradation.
Where Does Your Necklace Come From?
With new digital ‘passports’ that disclose where its products were crafted, Monica Vinader is ahead of the pack in a jewellery sector under pressure to prove its gems aren’t linked to human rights abuses and environmental degradation.
Fashion’s Plastic Addiction Is Harder to Shake Than it Seems
Big brands from Adidas to Patagonia are on track to eliminate virgin polyester from their products. But the pivot to materials mostly made from recycled plastic bottles is an imperfect solution.
Fashion’s Plastic Addiction Is Harder to Shake Than it Seems
Big brands from Adidas to Patagonia are on track to eliminate virgin polyester from their products. But the pivot to materials mostly made from recycled plastic bottles is an imperfect solution.
The Debrief | Can Patagonia’s Radical Move Change the Fashion Industry?
Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard’s is giving away his billion-dollar company. BoF chief sustainability correspondent Sarah Kent explains why — and what influence the change could have on the culture of business.
The Debrief | Can Patagonia’s Radical Move Change the Fashion Industry?
Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard’s is giving away his billion-dollar company. BoF chief sustainability correspondent Sarah Kent explains why — and what influence the change could have on the culture of business.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF
EU Finalises Plan to Scale Back Sustainability Rules
The bloc’s overhaul sharply reduces the number of companies covered by ESG reporting and supply chain due-diligence laws, easing compliance pressures but increasing concerns over accountability.
EU to Ban Destruction of Unsold Clothes and Shoes
The European Commission has adopted new measures that will require medium and large companies to stop discarding unsold clothing and footwear, in the bloc’s latest move to target textile waste.
Climate Inaction Puts 34% of Fashion Industry Profits at Risk
The financial implications of global warming are becoming increasingly difficult for corporate executives to ignore.
German Watchdog Says Shein Must Substantiate or Remove Net-Zero Claims
The ultra-fast fashion retailer says it has updated language on its website following engagement with the group.
Rick Owens Bans Animal Fur
The news comes less than a week after the Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade staged protests outside the brand’s stores.
Hearst Magazines Bans Fur From Its Publications
Following the publicisation of Condé Nast’s fur ban in October, the Harper’s Bazaar publisher will now prohibit the use of animal fur in its editorial and advertising content.
Cyclone in Sri Lanka Impacts Multiple Garment Factories
A week after devastating floods, the industry association in Sri Lanka says multiple large facilities have been impacted, as recovery efforts for affected workers are underway.