"A Clean Clothes Campaign brief that was launched today shows that deadly safety incidents and violations occur regularly in Pakistani supplier factories to major brands. These incidents highlight the ...
2022
"Two significant climate bills were proposed in the US midterm elections, though only one passed. Experts are looking for more policy action that specifically addresses fashion." ...
"On 14 September 2022, the European Commission published a proposal for a law that will prohibit products made with forced labour from being sold in, imported to, or exported from, the EU. As the EU i ...
"Sixty percent of clothing sold today contains plastic. It’s a huge issue managing to fly under the radar. In many ways, plastic has been miraculous. Cheap and simple to manufacture, plastic introduce ...
"Following the announcement of Love Island finalist Indiyah Polack as the face of PrettyLittleThing’s resale app PLT Marketplace, the brand has launched its first ever vintage collection of 108 pieces ...
"Advertising with the term climate neutrality without explaining it in more detail may become problematic. The Frankfurt am Main Higher Regional Court (OLG) has now prohibited a respondent from advert ...
"Today at COP27, leading companies including – H&M, Inditex, Ben & Jerry's, Stella McCartney, HH Global, and Kering – announced a collective commitment to purchase over half a million tonnes of low-ca ...
"What’s The Story? Paris-based trainer brand Veja was launched in 2005 by François-Ghislain Morillion and Sebastien Kopp. Friends since childhood, the pair were inspired to launch their label after tr ...
"Many Indian thrift shops on Instagram began with users decluttering their wardrobe, who gave away or sold cheaply the clothes that they no longer used Second-hand, vintage shopping gained traction in ...
"Ecovative, the leading mycelium technology company, and ECCO Leather, a part of the Danish footwear brand ECCO and a world leader in innovative and premium leathers, have announced an ongoing partner ...
"“We definitely don't stand for fast fashion,” says the online fashion retailer's CEO Gunjan Soni. [...] The company wants to cut its carbon footprint and do its part to promote more sustainable consu ...
"From the raw materials used, to the working conditions in the factory where it was made, to the number of times you wear it before throwing it away, a lot goes into determining whether a T-shirt is s ...
"Dire economic circumstances are forcing an increasing number of school-aged children to work to support their families, leaving them vulnerable to exploitation in risky environments. [...] “It is tru ...
"There was a fire incident at a Chinese company located within the ASCON area of Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area in Ogun State on Monday. [...] It was learnt that the Chinese company produced bags ...
"Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the nation's largest oil firm, will recycle 20 million discarded mineral water, cold drink and other PET bottles annually to make eco-friendly uniforms for staff that ma ...
"Efforts to stave off catastrophic climate change are failing, reports from the UN’s COP27 climate summit show. From cotton yields to forced labour, here’s what that means for fashion. [...] Extreme w ...
"With all eyes on COP27, BoF Insights research into the sustainability initiatives of the world’s 30 largest publicly listed fashion companies underscores why the industry is at risk of missing sustai ...
"Jarvis Sam, Nike’s chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer, has left the company after just five months in the new role." ...
"A roundtable in collaboration between Fashion Roundtable and Menter Mȏn was instigated as part of their scoping studies. The purpose was an opportunity for an open and collaborative conversation abou ...
"You have to ignore a whole bunch of things you can sense is a problem. Because you have to pay all your staff salaries and what do you want to do? A three-week audit? It’s not just all the days going ...