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.
Ex-Adidas Brand Chief Wants to Build a Sustainable Supreme
Eric Liedtke, who steered Adidas’ collaborations with celebrities like Kanye West and Beyoncé, is launching a zero-waste, zero-plastic streetwear brand.
Ex-Adidas Brand Chief Wants to Build a Sustainable Supreme
Eric Liedtke, who steered Adidas’ collaborations with celebrities like Kanye West and Beyoncé, is launching a zero-waste, zero-plastic streetwear brand.
Bangladesh Accord Expanded in Eleventh-Hour Deal
The landmark safety initiative put in place after the collapse of the Rana Plaza was due to expire next week.
Bangladesh Accord Expanded in Eleventh-Hour Deal
The landmark safety initiative put in place after the collapse of the Rana Plaza was due to expire next week.
Demand For Sustainable Fashion Drives New Interest In Clothing Care
Brands, retailers and start-ups are looking at ways to give laundry products and repair services a fashionable makeover.
Demand For Sustainable Fashion Drives New Interest In Clothing Care
Brands, retailers and start-ups are looking at ways to give laundry products and repair services a fashionable makeover.
What Fashion Needs to Know About This Week’s UN Climate Report
The world’s top climate scientists issued a stark warning on the rapid rise of global temperatures this week. BoF breaks down the key takeaways and explains what the industry can do about it.
What Fashion Needs to Know About This Week’s UN Climate Report
The world’s top climate scientists issued a stark warning on the rapid rise of global temperatures this week. BoF breaks down the key takeaways and explains what the industry can do about it.
Unpacking Fashion’s Role in Slowing Global Warming
The fashion industry is one of the world’s worst polluters, and this week’s grim report from the UN’s IPCC made clear that change needs to come quickly.
Unpacking Fashion’s Role in Slowing Global Warming
The fashion industry is one of the world’s worst polluters, and this week’s grim report from the UN’s IPCC made clear that change needs to come quickly.
How Sustainability Is Changing Fashion PR
Growing demand for ethical products is creating new business opportunities — and new responsibilities — for PR professionals.
How Sustainability Is Changing Fashion PR
Growing demand for ethical products is creating new business opportunities — and new responsibilities — for PR professionals.
A Wave of Designers Is Changing the Conversation Around Cultural Appropriation
Young and emerging brands are seeking more sustainable ways to work with indigenous artisans to support and promote their craft.
A Wave of Designers Is Changing the Conversation Around Cultural Appropriation
Young and emerging brands are seeking more sustainable ways to work with indigenous artisans to support and promote their craft.
The New Wave of Labour Litigation Facing Fashion
Labour activists have long claimed that brands can’t be trusted to self-regulate. Now, a series of lawsuits are opening a new frontier in efforts to hold brands accountable for abuses in their supply chains.
The New Wave of Labour Litigation Facing Fashion
Labour activists have long claimed that brands can’t be trusted to self-regulate. Now, a series of lawsuits are opening a new frontier in efforts to hold brands accountable for abuses in their supply chains.
Can Stella McCartney Clean Up Fashion?
The ethical fashion pioneer and LVMH sustainability advisor is trying to change one of the world’s most polluting industries from the inside.
Can Stella McCartney Clean Up Fashion?
The ethical fashion pioneer and LVMH sustainability advisor is trying to change one of the world’s most polluting industries from the inside.
Brands Face New Pressure on Labour Rights
Activists and regulators are dialling up scrutiny on brands after fragile protections for garment workers collapsed under pandemic stress.
Brands Face New Pressure on Labour Rights
Activists and regulators are dialling up scrutiny on brands after fragile protections for garment workers collapsed under pandemic stress.
Fashion’s Progress on Transparency Remains Slow
The industry is under more pressure than ever to address bad practices, but companies still aren’t providing information to back up marketing-friendly environmental and social commitments.
Fashion’s Progress on Transparency Remains Slow
The industry is under more pressure than ever to address bad practices, but companies still aren’t providing information to back up marketing-friendly environmental and social commitments.
Uniqlo, Inditex, SMCP, Skechers May Have Concealed Crimes in Xinjiang, According to French Inquiry
French prosecutors have launched an inquiry into four fashion retailers suspected of concealing crimes against humanity in China’s Xinjiang region, said a source.
Uniqlo, Inditex, SMCP, Skechers May Have Concealed Crimes in Xinjiang, According to French Inquiry
French prosecutors have launched an inquiry into four fashion retailers suspected of concealing crimes against humanity in China’s Xinjiang region, said a source.
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.