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Beauty

KKT Labs Announces New Biotech Innovation Hub

The US-based contract formulator, which works with a range of clients including Tower28, Rhode and Unilever, hopes to scale into a biotechnology company with a new 16,000 square-foot facility in Florida.


Beauty

Would You Put Fossil Fuels on Your Face? You Probably Already Are.

In an excerpt from her forthcoming book, Arabelle Sicardi outlines the required resources, water wastes, deforestation and pollution that are “all part of the story of every product in your makeup bag.”


Sustainability

Arc’teryx Fireworks in Tibet Trigger Backlash, Government Probe

The outerwear brand is under fire in China after a fireworks show in Tibet sparked environmental backlash, prompting an official investigation, social media boycotts and an apology from the Anta-owned outdoor brand.


Beauty

LA’s Uneven Road to Post-Fire Recovery

Six months after the Eaton and Palisades fires, fashion and beauty businesses are just starting to imagine what rebuilding will look like in a world increasingly beset by climate change-related disasters.


Retail

This Week: Is H&M’s Turnaround Working?

The fast fashion retailer, which reports its first-quarter results Thursday, is aiming to return to growth after a marketing blitz starring Charli XCX.


Partner Content

The Evolution of Global Textile Sourcing in 2025

Ahead of Texworld NYC next week, the biannual trade event which sees global textile suppliers and manufacturers meet with buyers from across the fashion industry, BoF examines the key themes which the fair’s programming forecasts will shape 2025’s textile sourcing.


News & Analysis

LA Brands Pause Business as Usual for Wildfire Relief

Fashion and beauty companies have closed stores, offices and warehouses to focus on donations for those affected by the ongoing wildfires.


News & Analysis

Trump’s Victory Has the Fashion Industry Asking: What Just Happened?

Fashion insiders are reckoning with the sweeping implications — policy and beyond — of a second administration under Donald Trump.


Retail

Why Retailers Must Help Rebuild Society

We are crossing over into a new era where competitive advantage for major retailers which will come, not through further extraction of value from society, but through contribution of value to society, argues futurist Doug Stephens.


Retail

Britain’s Retailers Report Sharp Drop in Spending in Colder June

More extreme weather due to climate change is creating larger swings in shopping figures, as Britons go from splurging to restraint in colder months.


Sustainability

Why Some Consumers Find Sustainable Marketing So Annoying

Overconsumption and fast fashion have become easy targets for brands flexing their climate-friendly attributes. Consumers may agree with the message — but take issue with a self-righteous tone.


Partner Content

Seeding More Sustainable Agriculture Practices With the US Cotton Trust Protocol

To address the urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions throughout brands’ and retailers’ supply chains, the US Cotton Trust Protocol is providing technical assistance with environmental and financial benefits for cotton growers, to innovate the agricultural practices of the world’s third largest cotton-producing region.