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Sustainability

Fashion Can’t Treat Climate Change as Just a Sustainability Problem

Fashion’s biggest sustainability challenges don’t exist in isolation. Increasingly, neither do the solutions.

Sustainability

Fashion Can’t Treat Climate Change as Just a Sustainability Problem

Fashion’s biggest sustainability challenges don’t exist in isolation. Increasingly, neither do the solutions.


Sustainability

EU Report: Nearly 40% of Clothing Is Mislabeled

A study released by the EU Commission found 37 percent of clothing materials tested in a campaign were not correctly identified on their tags.

Sustainability

EU Report: Nearly 40% of Clothing Is Mislabeled

A study released by the EU Commission found 37 percent of clothing materials tested in a campaign were not correctly identified on their tags.


Sustainability

Why Traceability Is Becoming a Business Requirement for Fashion Brands

With the US, EU and Canada introducing measures on forced labour in supply chains, traceability is no longer just a sustainability initiative but a necessity for market access.

Sustainability

Why Traceability Is Becoming a Business Requirement for Fashion Brands

With the US, EU and Canada introducing measures on forced labour in supply chains, traceability is no longer just a sustainability initiative but a necessity for market access.


Technology

Explainer: How Fashion Brands Should Prepare for Mandatory Digital Product Passports

The deadline for every fashion item sold in the EU to have its own digital identity is inching closer. Brands need to get ready.

Technology

Explainer: How Fashion Brands Should Prepare for Mandatory Digital Product Passports

The deadline for every fashion item sold in the EU to have its own digital identity is inching closer. Brands need to get ready.


Sustainability

EU Ditches Plans for Anti-Greenwashing Rules

The European Commission is abandoning regulation that would have required companies to back up green claims following pressure from conservative lawmakers.

Sustainability

EU Ditches Plans for Anti-Greenwashing Rules

The European Commission is abandoning regulation that would have required companies to back up green claims following pressure from conservative lawmakers.


Global Markets

EU Suspends Retaliatory 25% Tariffs on US Goods After Trump U-Turn

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said, “If negotiations are not satisfactory, our countermeasures will kick in,” underscoring that the retaliatory tariffs are on hold for 90 days.

Global Markets

EU Suspends Retaliatory 25% Tariffs on US Goods After Trump U-Turn

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said, “If negotiations are not satisfactory, our countermeasures will kick in,” underscoring that the retaliatory tariffs are on hold for 90 days.


Sustainability

The EU’s Retreat on Sustainability Regulations, Explained

The European Union has unveiled plans to significantly water down landmark sustainability rules that would require large fashion brands to report more details about their environmental footprint and take on more responsibility for abuses in their supply chains.

Sustainability

The EU’s Retreat on Sustainability Regulations, Explained

The European Union has unveiled plans to significantly water down landmark sustainability rules that would require large fashion brands to report more details about their environmental footprint and take on more responsibility for abuses in their supply chains.


Sustainability

Misguided Regulation Is Putting the Sustainable Fashion Movement at Risk

A backlash against complex and costly new rules is threatening Europe’s pioneering efforts to make the industry operate more responsibly. Failure to address valid criticisms risks undermining the whole endeavour, argues Kenneth P. Pucker.

Sustainability

Misguided Regulation Is Putting the Sustainable Fashion Movement at Risk

A backlash against complex and costly new rules is threatening Europe’s pioneering efforts to make the industry operate more responsibly. Failure to address valid criticisms risks undermining the whole endeavour, argues Kenneth P. Pucker.


Global Markets

The Year Ahead: Fashion Executives Brace For Unsettling Times

According to The State of Fashion 2024, a potentially volatile global economy and geopolitical tensions in the coming months could further dent consumer confidence in key markets, requiring fashion brands, retailers and suppliers to bolster contingency planning and double down on operating efficiencies, among other measures.

Global Markets

The Year Ahead: Fashion Executives Brace For Unsettling Times

According to The State of Fashion 2024, a potentially volatile global economy and geopolitical tensions in the coming months could further dent consumer confidence in key markets, requiring fashion brands, retailers and suppliers to bolster contingency planning and double down on operating efficiencies, among other measures.


Sustainability

Can Fashion’s Multi-Million-Tonne Trash Problem Be Controlled?

Regulators are trying to crackdown on the pollution caused by throwaway fashion. But ensuring old clothes aren’t treated as trash is trickier than it seems.

Sustainability

Can Fashion’s Multi-Million-Tonne Trash Problem Be Controlled?

Regulators are trying to crackdown on the pollution caused by throwaway fashion. But ensuring old clothes aren’t treated as trash is trickier than it seems.