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.
Norway Warns H&M, Norrøna Over Misleading Sustainability Claims
The Norwegian Consumer Authority has ruled Norrøna cannot use data from the Higg Index to back up environmental claims, dealing a blow to the industry rating tool amid a broader crackdown on greenwashing.
Norway Warns H&M, Norrøna Over Misleading Sustainability Claims
The Norwegian Consumer Authority has ruled Norrøna cannot use data from the Higg Index to back up environmental claims, dealing a blow to the industry rating tool amid a broader crackdown on greenwashing.
How Do the Biggest Companies in Sportswear Score on Sustainability?
Puma tops The BoF Sustainability Index 2022, but Skechers, Fila Holdings and Anta Sports all rank in the assessment’s bottom five.
How Do the Biggest Companies in Sportswear Score on Sustainability?
Puma tops The BoF Sustainability Index 2022, but Skechers, Fila Holdings and Anta Sports all rank in the assessment’s bottom five.
How Shein Gatecrashed Fashion’s Sustainability Show
The ultra-fast fashion company launched a $50 million fund to tackle waste at the industry’s annual sustainability gathering in Copenhagen this week. Many saw it as greenwashing, but it’s straight out of fashion’s sustainability playbook.
How Shein Gatecrashed Fashion’s Sustainability Show
The ultra-fast fashion company launched a $50 million fund to tackle waste at the industry’s annual sustainability gathering in Copenhagen this week. Many saw it as greenwashing, but it’s straight out of fashion’s sustainability playbook.
Goldman-Backed Recycled Cotton Supplier Valued at $1 Billion
The Spanish company Recover, whose clients include Zara-owner Inditex and Revolve, raised $100 million in a funding round led by Goldman Sachs as it targets growth amid mounting demand for recycled fibres.
Goldman-Backed Recycled Cotton Supplier Valued at $1 Billion
The Spanish company Recover, whose clients include Zara-owner Inditex and Revolve, raised $100 million in a funding round led by Goldman Sachs as it targets growth amid mounting demand for recycled fibres.
The Debrief: Is This the Beginning of the End for Leather?
Brands including Stella McCartney, Balenciaga and Hermès are making products from mushroom-based material. BoF’s chief sustainability correspondent Sarah Kent details the forces pushing next-gen fabrics like mycelium leather forward — and whether the much-hyped sustainability solution has a future in fashion.
The Debrief: Is This the Beginning of the End for Leather?
Brands including Stella McCartney, Balenciaga and Hermès are making products from mushroom-based material. BoF’s chief sustainability correspondent Sarah Kent details the forces pushing next-gen fabrics like mycelium leather forward — and whether the much-hyped sustainability solution has a future in fashion.
H&M and Lululemon Back $250 Million Fund to Tackle Fashion’s Climate Impact
The brands are among the lead donors to a new fund, which is designed to de-risk and scale high-impact projects so they can attract up to $2 billion in more conventional financing.
H&M and Lululemon Back $250 Million Fund to Tackle Fashion’s Climate Impact
The brands are among the lead donors to a new fund, which is designed to de-risk and scale high-impact projects so they can attract up to $2 billion in more conventional financing.
Are Mass Market Fashion Companies Really the Worst on Sustainability?
Levi Strauss and H&M Group rank among the top five companies in The BoF Sustainability Index 2022, but the high street segment also contains the annual assessment’s lowest-scoring company with no points at all.
Are Mass Market Fashion Companies Really the Worst on Sustainability?
Levi Strauss and H&M Group rank among the top five companies in The BoF Sustainability Index 2022, but the high street segment also contains the annual assessment’s lowest-scoring company with no points at all.
How Do Fashion’s Biggest Luxury Players Stack Up on Sustainability?
Kering and Burberry top the luxury ranking in this year’s BoF Sustainability Index, while Prada, Capri, Richemont and Tapestry lag.
How Do Fashion’s Biggest Luxury Players Stack Up on Sustainability?
Kering and Burberry top the luxury ranking in this year’s BoF Sustainability Index, while Prada, Capri, Richemont and Tapestry lag.
Masterclass | The BoF Sustainability Masterclass Series
To understand where the industry is falling short and where it has the most opportunity to progress, explore our four-part Sustainability Masterclass Series.
Masterclass | The BoF Sustainability Masterclass Series
To understand where the industry is falling short and where it has the most opportunity to progress, explore our four-part Sustainability Masterclass Series.
Widespread Inaction on Sustainability Eclipses Progress at Fashion’s Biggest Companies
Efforts to transform the fashion industry in line with global ambitions to curb climate change and establish more responsible business practices by 2030 have yet to gain sufficient momentum, The BoF Sustainability Index 2022 finds.
Widespread Inaction on Sustainability Eclipses Progress at Fashion’s Biggest Companies
Efforts to transform the fashion industry in line with global ambitions to curb climate change and establish more responsible business practices by 2030 have yet to gain sufficient momentum, The BoF Sustainability Index 2022 finds.
Would You Buy a Mushroom Handbag?
For the first time, brands including Stella McCartney, Balenciaga and Hermès are bringing products made of buzzy mushroom-based materials to market, a critical test for whether the next-generation fabrics could one day hit the mainstream.
Would You Buy a Mushroom Handbag?
For the first time, brands including Stella McCartney, Balenciaga and Hermès are bringing products made of buzzy mushroom-based materials to market, a critical test for whether the next-generation fabrics could one day hit the mainstream.
The Debrief: Fashion’s Greenwashing Problem
In a sea of unsubstantiated claims about sustainability, BoF’s Sarah Kent explains why it's so hard to measure impact, and what sort of regulation could be coming for fashion.
The Debrief: Fashion’s Greenwashing Problem
In a sea of unsubstantiated claims about sustainability, BoF’s Sarah Kent explains why it's so hard to measure impact, and what sort of regulation could be coming for fashion.
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.