Shein Discloses FTC Probe in US, Warns of Significant Payments
According to documents the ultra-fast-fashion company filed in connection with its planned Hong Kong IPO, Shein is cooperating with the investigation and could face significant fines.
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Sustainability
Social Goods | Protecting Female Workers, Primark on Sustainability, Cotton Recovery
Social Goods is a weekly roundup of the most important news at the intersection of fashion and ethics, sustainability and corporate social responsibility.
Social Goods | Protecting Female Workers, Primark on Sustainability, Cotton Recovery
Social Goods is a weekly roundup of the most important news at the intersection of fashion and ethics, sustainability and corporate social responsibility.
Sustainability
Social Goods | Italy Tackles Waste, Bangladesh Exports Surge, Brazil Loses 'Dirty List'
Social Goods is a weekly roundup of the most important news at the intersection of fashion and ethics, sustainability and corporate social responsibility.
Social Goods | Italy Tackles Waste, Bangladesh Exports Surge, Brazil Loses 'Dirty List'
Social Goods is a weekly roundup of the most important news at the intersection of fashion and ethics, sustainability and corporate social responsibility.
Sustainability
Social Goods | Cucinelli's Long-Term Luxury, Runway Diversity, North Korean Factories
Social Goods is a weekly roundup of the most important news at the intersection of fashion and ethics, sustainability and corporate social responsibility.
Social Goods | Cucinelli's Long-Term Luxury, Runway Diversity, North Korean Factories
Social Goods is a weekly roundup of the most important news at the intersection of fashion and ethics, sustainability and corporate social responsibility.
Sustainability
Social Goods | E-Commerce's Environmental Impact, The Body Shop Goals, M&S Wages
Social Goods is a weekly roundup of the most important news at the intersection of fashion and ethics, sustainability and corporate social responsibility.
Social Goods | E-Commerce's Environmental Impact, The Body Shop Goals, M&S Wages
Social Goods is a weekly roundup of the most important news at the intersection of fashion and ethics, sustainability and corporate social responsibility.
Sustainability
Body Shop Concocts New Formula for Making Money While Protecting the Planet
Beauty brand The Body Shop is turning 40 next month and has set an ambitious goal of being "the world's most ethical and truly sustainable global business".
Body Shop Concocts New Formula for Making Money While Protecting the Planet
Beauty brand The Body Shop is turning 40 next month and has set an ambitious goal of being "the world's most ethical and truly sustainable global business".
Sustainability
Social Goods | Ignoring Sustainability, H&M's €1M Award, Bangladesh Fire
Social Goods is a weekly roundup of the most important news at the intersection of fashion and ethics, sustainability and corporate social responsibility.
Social Goods | Ignoring Sustainability, H&M's €1M Award, Bangladesh Fire
Social Goods is a weekly roundup of the most important news at the intersection of fashion and ethics, sustainability and corporate social responsibility.
Sustainability
Katharine Hamnett and Kanye West’s Unlikely Friendship
Over lunch, the ‘80s maverick designer and pioneer of sustainable fashion tells Tim Blanks about allowing Kanye West to ‘sample’ her archive — the latest radical step in one of fashion's most unconventional careers.
Katharine Hamnett and Kanye West’s Unlikely Friendship
Over lunch, the ‘80s maverick designer and pioneer of sustainable fashion tells Tim Blanks about allowing Kanye West to ‘sample’ her archive — the latest radical step in one of fashion's most unconventional careers.
Financial Markets
Op-Ed | Share Value Across the Whole Fashion Supply Chain
Sharing value and productivity across the fashion supply chain would help improve working conditions and wages — as well as boost profits — says John Thorbeck.
Op-Ed | Share Value Across the Whole Fashion Supply Chain
Sharing value and productivity across the fashion supply chain would help improve working conditions and wages — as well as boost profits — says John Thorbeck.
Sustainability
Op-Ed | Support Smaller Fashion Brands
Smaller fashion brands are miles ahead of big businesses when it comes to sustainability, says Rachel Kibbe, leader of the social media campaign #itsnotjuststella.
Op-Ed | Support Smaller Fashion Brands
Smaller fashion brands are miles ahead of big businesses when it comes to sustainability, says Rachel Kibbe, leader of the social media campaign #itsnotjuststella.
Sustainability
Op-Ed | Conscious Consumers Are the Key to Ethical Fashion
The conscious consumer, who demands to know the story behind a fashion product, could lead the charge for transparent, ethical production, says designer Bruno Pieters.
Op-Ed | Conscious Consumers Are the Key to Ethical Fashion
The conscious consumer, who demands to know the story behind a fashion product, could lead the charge for transparent, ethical production, says designer Bruno Pieters.
Sustainability
Op-Ed | Fashion Brands Must Treat Garment Workers as Employees
To improve their lives, garment workers simply need to earn more. But this won’t happen until fashion businesses treat them as their own employees, argues Edward Hertzman.
Op-Ed | Fashion Brands Must Treat Garment Workers as Employees
To improve their lives, garment workers simply need to earn more. But this won’t happen until fashion businesses treat them as their own employees, argues Edward Hertzman.
Sustainability
Reflecting on Fashion Revolution Day
BoF editor-in-chief Imran Amed recaps the week in the business of fashion.
Reflecting on Fashion Revolution Day
BoF editor-in-chief Imran Amed recaps the week in the business of fashion.
The News in Brief
Frasers Group Takes a Position in Burberry
The billionaire Mike Ashley’s investment arm disclosed Tuesday it holds an interest worth a potential 4.2 percent of the voting rights in Burberry.
EssilorLuxottica Beats Forecasts, AI Glasses and Myopia Products Drive Growth
The Franco-Italian eyewear maker reported a 15 percent rise in first-half profit, beating expectations, while revenue growth was driven by strong demand for AI-enabled glasses myopia products.
Whoop Names Kyle Leahy Chief Commercial Officer
Leahy joins the wearables brand from Glossier, where she was chief executive for three years.
Chinese Jeweller Laopu Gold’s Shares Drop on Growth Outlook
The jeweller lost $2.1 billion in market value after forecasting first-half 2026 revenue growth of up to 66 percent, a sharp slowdown from last year that unsettled investors in one of China’s most viral consumer brands.
Unilever Lifts Outlook on Strongest Volume Growth in Over A Decade
Unilever upgraded its annual forecast on Tuesday, as consumers reached for brands like Vaseline and Dove despite household budget concerns stemming from the Iran war.
J&J to Pay $5.5 Billion to Settle Talc-Related Cancer Claims
Johnson & Johnson on Monday said it agreed to a $5.5 billion commitment to resolve years of litigation related to claims that its talc products caused ovarian cancer.
Lenzing Closes UK, Austria Sites in Turnaround Bid
The closures are the latest in a series of cost-cutting and refinancing measures at the textile maker, which has faced headwinds from competition in China and India.