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.
BoF LIVE: The Pitfalls of Marketing Your Fashion Brand as ‘Sustainable’
How can brands assure consumers of their sustainable practices without over promising and under delivering?
BoF LIVE: The Pitfalls of Marketing Your Fashion Brand as ‘Sustainable’
How can brands assure consumers of their sustainable practices without over promising and under delivering?
Gucci Joins Fashion’s New Materials Race
The Italian brand is launching vegan versions of its New Ace and Rhyton sneakers made with a leather alternative developed in-house.
Gucci Joins Fashion’s New Materials Race
The Italian brand is launching vegan versions of its New Ace and Rhyton sneakers made with a leather alternative developed in-house.
The Sustainability Regulations That Could Reshape Fashion
Governments in Europe and the US are discussing regulations and policy proposals that could help steer the sector in a more sustainable direction.
The Sustainability Regulations That Could Reshape Fashion
Governments in Europe and the US are discussing regulations and policy proposals that could help steer the sector in a more sustainable direction.
#BoFLIVE: The Pitfalls of Marketing Your Fashion Brand as ‘Sustainable’
Fashion’s favourite term means everything and nothing, creating confusion and potential liabilities for the brands that want to be seen as environmentally friendly. Exclusively for BoF Professional members, a host of experts discuss the trouble with ‘sustainable’ marketing.
#BoFLIVE: The Pitfalls of Marketing Your Fashion Brand as ‘Sustainable’
Fashion’s favourite term means everything and nothing, creating confusion and potential liabilities for the brands that want to be seen as environmentally friendly. Exclusively for BoF Professional members, a host of experts discuss the trouble with ‘sustainable’ marketing.
Luxury’s Latest Battleground: Material Science
Armed with extensive patent portfolios, Bolt Threads, Modern Meadow, MycoWorks, Natural Fiber Welding and others are targeting luxury brands with alternative materials.
Luxury’s Latest Battleground: Material Science
Armed with extensive patent portfolios, Bolt Threads, Modern Meadow, MycoWorks, Natural Fiber Welding and others are targeting luxury brands with alternative materials.
Op-Ed | Only Government Can Make Fashion Sustainable
Fashion’s sustainability problem will not be solved by consumers or companies. It’s time for government legislation and regulation, argues Maxine Bédat.
Op-Ed | Only Government Can Make Fashion Sustainable
Fashion’s sustainability problem will not be solved by consumers or companies. It’s time for government legislation and regulation, argues Maxine Bédat.
The Company Starting To Break Down Fashion’s Waste Problem
Circ’s process involves a combination of water, heat, pressure, and chemicals, recovering 90 percent of the original materials.
The Company Starting To Break Down Fashion’s Waste Problem
Circ’s process involves a combination of water, heat, pressure, and chemicals, recovering 90 percent of the original materials.
The Challenges of Labelling Sustainability
The launch of Higg’s consumer-facing product profiles is a step towards a more transparent, unified framework for talking about the impact of our clothes. But longstanding criticism of the initiative behind this programme points at wider tensions in the industry.
The Challenges of Labelling Sustainability
The launch of Higg’s consumer-facing product profiles is a step towards a more transparent, unified framework for talking about the impact of our clothes. But longstanding criticism of the initiative behind this programme points at wider tensions in the industry.
Why a Landmark Agreement to Protect Garment Workers Risks Falling Apart
After the Rana Plaza disaster, hundreds of brands signed the Bangladesh Accord, a highly effective binding commitment on safety many labour groups had hoped could serve as a template elsewhere. With the Accord due to expire next week, its legacy hangs in the balance.
Why a Landmark Agreement to Protect Garment Workers Risks Falling Apart
After the Rana Plaza disaster, hundreds of brands signed the Bangladesh Accord, a highly effective binding commitment on safety many labour groups had hoped could serve as a template elsewhere. With the Accord due to expire next week, its legacy hangs in the balance.
Can Designers Bring Progressive Values to Big Brands?
Designers like Brendon Babenzien, J.Crew’s new men’s creative director, bring deeply rooted values as well as design skills to their work. But embedding these values into larger organisations can be challenging.
Can Designers Bring Progressive Values to Big Brands?
Designers like Brendon Babenzien, J.Crew’s new men’s creative director, bring deeply rooted values as well as design skills to their work. But embedding these values into larger organisations can be challenging.
How Brands Can Be Effective Advocates
Championing values has become one of fashion’s favourite marketing tools. But as brands get more political, they also have an opportunity to drive real impact.
How Brands Can Be Effective Advocates
Championing values has become one of fashion’s favourite marketing tools. But as brands get more political, they also have an opportunity to drive real impact.
Op-Ed | Who Pays for Sustainability?
To fund a more sustainable future, the fashion system must become more productive, embracing a supply chain strategy rooted in shared risk, not lowest cost, argues John S. Thorbeck.
Op-Ed | Who Pays for Sustainability?
To fund a more sustainable future, the fashion system must become more productive, embracing a supply chain strategy rooted in shared risk, not lowest cost, argues John S. Thorbeck.
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.