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The Debrief: Fashion’s greenwashing problem - Kyna Intel, 2022-05-20T14:05:46+07:00

"In a sea of unsubstantiated claims about sustainability, BoF’s Sarah Kent explains why it’s so hard to measure impact, and what sort of regulation could be ...

The debrief: is this the beginning of the end for leather? - Kyna Intel, 2022-06-13T13:41:42+07:00

"Brands including Stella McCartney, Balenciaga and Hermès are making products from mushroom-based material. BoF’s chief sustainability correspondent Sarah Kent ...

The definitive list of the vegan leather alternatives, ranked - Kyna Intel, 2023-02-10T09:33:22+07:00

"We decided to examine and rank the most talked-about leather alternatives to help demystify these products and cut through the marketing hype. We’ve addressed ...

The denim industry’s ‘best-kept secret’ - Kyna Intel, 2022-01-31T21:39:05+07:00

"Pakistan’s denim apparel exports to the US have overtaken China’s, thanks to local entrepreneurs who have built a vertically-integrated manufacturing hub in ...

The denim revolution: C&A FIT - Kyna Intel, 2022-03-23T08:43:31+07:00

"It is now possible to buy sustainable jeans made in Europe at C&A. With the "C&A's Factory for Innovation in Textiles (FIT)", a textile innovation factory ...

The Department Store Re-Imagined: a new era in sustainable shopping - Kyna Intel, 2023-04-21T11:43:20+07:00

"Shortly after physical retail was finally allowed to re-open after the first lockdown of 2020, Selfridges made a bold statement: it planned to ‘change the way ...

The desperate plight of workers in pandemic - Kyna Intel, 2021-08-26T15:20:12+07:00

"The workers of Bangladesh, both in formal and informal sectors, are the forsaken lot with almost no voice. Their powerlessness has been patently visible after ...

The Detail: Controversy around Tearfund's report on ethical fashion - Kyna Intel, 2021-10-28T16:47:05+07:00

"Every year the charity Tearfund puts out its list of saints and sinners in the fast fashion industry. It grades big companies in the rag trade on their supply ...

The dirty secret about clothes is getting aired - Kyna Intel, 2021-09-20T18:56:22+07:00

"A movement is gathering force to hold the fashion industry accountable for its waste, pollution, and exploitative economics. [...] Chloe Songer and Stuart ...

The dispute over sustainability: false solutions versus real alternatives - Kyna Intel, 2022-08-19T12:33:19+07:00

"There was a time when environmentalists concentrated their efforts on trying to make governments, businesses and public opinion understand the need to move ...