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 Green Debt Tinged With Greenwash
Chanel and other companies that sell sustainability-linked bonds aren’t risking much, with the majority of associated goals weak, irrelevant, or even already achieved, according to Bloomberg analysis.
Fashion’s Green Debt Tinged With Greenwash
Chanel and other companies that sell sustainability-linked bonds aren’t risking much, with the majority of associated goals weak, irrelevant, or even already achieved, according to Bloomberg analysis.
Luxury’s Big Resale Experiment Is Just Getting Started
Balenciaga has partnered with tech platform Reflaunt to roll out its own ‘circularity program’ as brands look to prove out a business model that could help support both revenue growth and sustainability goals.
Luxury’s Big Resale Experiment Is Just Getting Started
Balenciaga has partnered with tech platform Reflaunt to roll out its own ‘circularity program’ as brands look to prove out a business model that could help support both revenue growth and sustainability goals.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Can Patagonia Make Capitalism Climate Friendly?
The company has become a standard bearer for responsible capitalism. But founder Yvon Chouinard’s latest move – giving over most of the company’s shares to a non-profit – will be a tough act for others to follow.
Can Patagonia Make Capitalism Climate Friendly?
The company has become a standard bearer for responsible capitalism. But founder Yvon Chouinard’s latest move – giving over most of the company’s shares to a non-profit – will be a tough act for others to follow.
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.
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.
‘Vegan Leather’ or Plastic? A Materials Marketing Battle Heats Up
Fuzzy definitions and bad data have left fashion consumers facing an array of claims and counterclaims as new and established materials jostle to market their sustainability credentials.
‘Vegan Leather’ or Plastic? A Materials Marketing Battle Heats Up
Fuzzy definitions and bad data have left fashion consumers facing an array of claims and counterclaims as new and established materials jostle to market their sustainability credentials.
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.
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.
With Inflation Painfully High, Fashion’s Garment Workers Pay the Price
Labour groups are warning of a new crisis on the horizon, as brands cancel orders ahead of the holiday season and living costs rise.
With Inflation Painfully High, Fashion’s Garment Workers Pay the Price
Labour groups are warning of a new crisis on the horizon, as brands cancel orders ahead of the holiday season and living costs rise.
Is Resale Fuelling Overconsumption?
Ultra-fast fashion e-tailer PrettyLittleThing is the latest brand to launch a secondhand marketplace, playing into a debate over whether resale is becoming a smokescreen for even more and faster consumption.
Is Resale Fuelling Overconsumption?
Ultra-fast fashion e-tailer PrettyLittleThing is the latest brand to launch a secondhand marketplace, playing into a debate over whether resale is becoming a smokescreen for even more and faster consumption.
Eco-Fashion’s Next Big Idea: Turn Pollution Into Products
Sound like science fiction? Companies like On, Pangaia, Zara and Lululemon are already experimenting with materials and dyes produced with captured carbon emissions and the new US climate bill could speed up adoption.
Eco-Fashion’s Next Big Idea: Turn Pollution Into Products
Sound like science fiction? Companies like On, Pangaia, Zara and Lululemon are already experimenting with materials and dyes produced with captured carbon emissions and the new US climate bill could speed up adoption.
Why Eileen Fisher’s Approach to Sustainable Fashion Works
And how other brands can emulate it.
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.