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.
FAQs: The BoF Sustainability Index
The BoF Sustainability Index aims to create a transparent and trusted benchmark to track clearly defined, measurable progress towards achieving sustainability goals in the fashion industry. Answers to questions about the underlying methodology and approach may be found below.
FAQs: The BoF Sustainability Index
The BoF Sustainability Index aims to create a transparent and trusted benchmark to track clearly defined, measurable progress towards achieving sustainability goals in the fashion industry. Answers to questions about the underlying methodology and approach may be found below.
Brands Say They Want to Keep Workers Safe. Not All Are Willing to Pay for It.
Walmart and other large fashion retailers tout their progress on worker safety to consumers. But suppliers say they’re often on their own when it comes to improving factory conditions.
Brands Say They Want to Keep Workers Safe. Not All Are Willing to Pay for It.
Walmart and other large fashion retailers tout their progress on worker safety to consumers. But suppliers say they’re often on their own when it comes to improving factory conditions.
Exclusive: Hermès Bets on Mushroom-Based ‘Leather’
The leather-goods powerhouse is testing alternative materials in a break with tradition, reimagining its ‘Victoria’ travel bag in a lab-grown substitute.
Exclusive: Hermès Bets on Mushroom-Based ‘Leather’
The leather-goods powerhouse is testing alternative materials in a break with tradition, reimagining its ‘Victoria’ travel bag in a lab-grown substitute.
The Definitive Guide: How to Build a Sustainable Fashion Brand
What does it take to build a fashion brand that is good for the planet, the people in it and still makes business sense? BoF’s five-part online series lays out the framework for building a responsible fashion business.
The Definitive Guide: How to Build a Sustainable Fashion Brand
What does it take to build a fashion brand that is good for the planet, the people in it and still makes business sense? BoF’s five-part online series lays out the framework for building a responsible fashion business.
How Government Regulation Could Hurt Boohoo’s Ambitions
A customs investigation into forced labour allegations has brought the future of Boohoo’s US business into question, in what could become a rude awakening for fashion brands everywhere.
How Government Regulation Could Hurt Boohoo’s Ambitions
A customs investigation into forced labour allegations has brought the future of Boohoo’s US business into question, in what could become a rude awakening for fashion brands everywhere.
Fashion Goes Green to Raise Capital
The likes of Chanel, Adidas and H&M are landing funds based on potential environmental, social and governance impact, relying on sustainability targets to secure both public and investor goodwill.
Fashion Goes Green to Raise Capital
The likes of Chanel, Adidas and H&M are landing funds based on potential environmental, social and governance impact, relying on sustainability targets to secure both public and investor goodwill.
The Start-Ups That Want to Solve Fashion’s Packaging Problem
As the pandemic-driven surge in fashion e-commerce sends more and more cardboard boxes and plastic bags to landfills, a growing number of companies have radical ideas about how to reduce packaging waste.
The Start-Ups That Want to Solve Fashion’s Packaging Problem
As the pandemic-driven surge in fashion e-commerce sends more and more cardboard boxes and plastic bags to landfills, a growing number of companies have radical ideas about how to reduce packaging waste.
In Fashion’s Global Supply Chain, a Ruthless Race to the Bottom
A year into the coronavirus crisis, the garment industry and its millions of workers are suffering as they slash prices to stay competitive.
In Fashion’s Global Supply Chain, a Ruthless Race to the Bottom
A year into the coronavirus crisis, the garment industry and its millions of workers are suffering as they slash prices to stay competitive.
Fashion’s Untapped Opportunity to Fight Climate Change
The biggest sources of emissions are hidden deep in the industry’s supply chain. Here’s how some brands and activists are looking to fix that.
Fashion’s Untapped Opportunity to Fight Climate Change
The biggest sources of emissions are hidden deep in the industry’s supply chain. Here’s how some brands and activists are looking to fix that.
Op-Ed | Why Fashion Has a Stake in India’s Farmer Protests
The plight of India’s cotton farmers exposes fashion brands to reputational risk in the supply chain, argues Jag Gill.
Op-Ed | Why Fashion Has a Stake in India’s Farmer Protests
The plight of India’s cotton farmers exposes fashion brands to reputational risk in the supply chain, argues Jag Gill.
What the Latest Clampdown on Xinjiang Cotton Means for Fashion
New policies on both sides of the Atlantic mean businesses will likely have to prove their supply chains do not pass through the Chinese region, where the reported detention of Uighurs in forced labour camps is rife.
What the Latest Clampdown on Xinjiang Cotton Means for Fashion
New policies on both sides of the Atlantic mean businesses will likely have to prove their supply chains do not pass through the Chinese region, where the reported detention of Uighurs in forced labour camps is rife.
Sustainability: What Brands Are Prioritising in 2021
Sustainability and responsible sourcing are moving targets as the industry learns more about its impact on the planet. BoF breaks down the issues that are likely to seize the spotlight in 2021.
Sustainability: What Brands Are Prioritising in 2021
Sustainability and responsible sourcing are moving targets as the industry learns more about its impact on the planet. BoF breaks down the issues that are likely to seize the spotlight in 2021.
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.