Industry News

COP28 call on fashion brands and lawmakers
Dec 05, 2023

The Fashion Revolution initiative is calling on fashion brands to set robust climate targets in consultation with their suppliers and on policymakers to hold them to account on decarbonisation. The call to action was issued to coincide with the COP28 climate summit in Dubai which aims to bring world leaders together to agree and co-ordinate global action to address climate change.

Surge in interest for Digital Product Passport ahead of mandate
Dec 05, 2023

New research shared by the blockchain and web3 solutions developer, Protokol, claims there is a surge in interest for the upcoming regulation mandating Digital Product Passports (DPPs), with its media coverage up 413% compared to the same period last year.

Our Take On Fashion’s Forecast for 2024
Dec 05, 2023

We pick up three key themes from McKinsey's State of Fashion 2024 report, analysing AI’s pervasive influence in the industry; the climate emergency and fashion’s future with sustainability; and how brands, retailers and suppliers can prepare for fashion’s economic outlook for the year ahead.

Why Fashion Needs to ‘Double Down’ on Reducing Virgin Synthetics
Dec 05, 2023

One way to help the fashion industry reduce its emissions in line with the 1.5-degree Celsius pathway? Making the right material choices, according to Textile Exchange.

Demand to establish complaint boxes, anti-abuse committee in every factory
Nov 28, 2023

The OSHE Foundation (Bangladesh Occupational Safety, Health and Environment Foundation), an organisation that works on labour issues, has placed some demands in order to end violence against women in the leather industry and factories in Bangladesh.