Thom Bettridge to Step Down as I-D Editor in Chief
Global editorial director Steff Yotka will succeed Bettridge, who is leaving to focus on his creative studio Content World.
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News & Analysis
The 10 Themes That Will Define the Fashion Agenda in 2023
The 10 themes in The State of Fashion 2023, the authoritative annual report from The Business of Fashion and McKinsey & Company, highlight how businesses can deploy realistic yet bold strategies to drive growth, even amid challenging times.
The 10 Themes That Will Define the Fashion Agenda in 2023
The 10 themes in The State of Fashion 2023, the authoritative annual report from The Business of Fashion and McKinsey & Company, highlight how businesses can deploy realistic yet bold strategies to drive growth, even amid challenging times.
Sustainability
The Steps Fashion Must Take to Hit Its Sustainability Goals
A year of climate disasters, greenwashing scams and labour scandals highlights that business as usual just won’t cut it.
The Steps Fashion Must Take to Hit Its Sustainability Goals
A year of climate disasters, greenwashing scams and labour scandals highlights that business as usual just won’t cut it.
Sustainability
The Best of BoF: Fashion’s Sustainability Reckoning
From innovative materials to regulatory crackdowns, 2022 was a year that pushed the fashion industry to rethink how it operates.
The Best of BoF: Fashion’s Sustainability Reckoning
From innovative materials to regulatory crackdowns, 2022 was a year that pushed the fashion industry to rethink how it operates.
Sustainability
Fashion’s Age of Self-Regulation Is Over
The idea that businesses will willingly sacrifice profit to reduce pollution and improve labour conditions is a “convenient fantasy.” But beefing up government oversight is a messy and slow process.
Fashion’s Age of Self-Regulation Is Over
The idea that businesses will willingly sacrifice profit to reduce pollution and improve labour conditions is a “convenient fantasy.” But beefing up government oversight is a messy and slow process.
News & Analysis
BoF VOICES 2022: Fashion’s Fresh Challenges and New Directions
From cracking down on greenwashing to planning for a challenging 2023, big thinkers from fashion and beyond shared their insights on the future of the fashion system in the second session of BoF VOICES.
BoF VOICES 2022: Fashion’s Fresh Challenges and New Directions
From cracking down on greenwashing to planning for a challenging 2023, big thinkers from fashion and beyond shared their insights on the future of the fashion system in the second session of BoF VOICES.
Sustainability
EU Sets Recycling, Reuse Targets to Cut Packaging Waste
Under the proposal, all 27 EU members will be required to reduce packaging waste per capita by 5 percent by 2030 and 15 percent by 2040 compared with 2018 levels. Packaging now accounts for 36 percent of municipal solid waste.
EU Sets Recycling, Reuse Targets to Cut Packaging Waste
Under the proposal, all 27 EU members will be required to reduce packaging waste per capita by 5 percent by 2030 and 15 percent by 2040 compared with 2018 levels. Packaging now accounts for 36 percent of municipal solid waste.
Sustainability
UN COP27 Summit Ends With Last-Ditch Deal for Historic Climate Damage Fund
The COP27 climate talks in Egypt, which came close to collapse in the closing stretches, ended with an early-hours deal to create a fund to pay poorer countries for the harm caused by climate change.
UN COP27 Summit Ends With Last-Ditch Deal for Historic Climate Damage Fund
The COP27 climate talks in Egypt, which came close to collapse in the closing stretches, ended with an early-hours deal to create a fund to pay poorer countries for the harm caused by climate change.
Sustainability
‘Stop Lying, Stop Greenwashing’ — Key Messages From COP27
From activists taking brands to task over corporate greenwashing to the finance gap and antitrust challenges, here’s what fashion leaders need to know from the UN’s high-stakes climate summit.
‘Stop Lying, Stop Greenwashing’ — Key Messages From COP27
From activists taking brands to task over corporate greenwashing to the finance gap and antitrust challenges, here’s what fashion leaders need to know from the UN’s high-stakes climate summit.
Sustainability
Patagonia, Reformation Back Toughened New York Fashion Act
The proposed legislation aims to make big brands accountable for environmental impact and working conditions in their supply chain.
Patagonia, Reformation Back Toughened New York Fashion Act
The proposed legislation aims to make big brands accountable for environmental impact and working conditions in their supply chain.
Sustainability
BoF Insights | Does Fashion Stand a Chance of Hitting Its Sustainability Targets?
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 sustainability goals set for the end of this decade.
BoF Insights | Does Fashion Stand a Chance of Hitting Its Sustainability Targets?
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 sustainability goals set for the end of this decade.
Sustainability
Unless CO2 Plummets, Nations May Breach Warming Limit by 2030
If the current rate of greenhouse-gas emissions continues, there’s a 50 percent chance the world will breach the 1.5C warming threshold in just nine years, according to the Global Carbon Budget annual report.
Unless CO2 Plummets, Nations May Breach Warming Limit by 2030
If the current rate of greenhouse-gas emissions continues, there’s a 50 percent chance the world will breach the 1.5C warming threshold in just nine years, according to the Global Carbon Budget annual report.
Sustainability
Can Fashion Stop Greenwashing?
Big brands are changing the way they talk about sustainability following a regulatory crackdown in Europe. But exactly how companies should be required to substantiate their eco-marketing claims remains hotly debated.
Can Fashion Stop Greenwashing?
Big brands are changing the way they talk about sustainability following a regulatory crackdown in Europe. But exactly how companies should be required to substantiate their eco-marketing claims remains hotly debated.
The News in Brief
Under Armour Forecasts Steeper Annual Sales Decline
The athletic apparel maker is struggling with weak consumer demand amid macroeconomic uncertainty in its key North American market.
Skims to Enter India Through Partnership With Reliance Brands
The luxury arm of Reliance Retail will operate the Skims brand across physical and digital channels, beginning with Delhi and Mumbai.
Vogue World 2027 Will Be Held in San Francisco
The sixth edition of the annual runway spectacle will return to the US after this year's outing in Milan.
Capri Cuts Revenue Outlook as Iran War Hits Michael Kors Sales
Congestion at ports in Asia combined with weaker demand across Europe and emerging markets from the war hurt sales, the company said.
Sydney Towle, Influencer and Health Activist, Has Died
Towle, known for sharing her life as a young woman living with cancer, passed away aged 26 on Wednesday.
Ralph Lauren Beats Estimates on Demand From Affluent Shoppers
Strong sales among young and affluent shoppers helped drive quarterly revenue above analysts' expectations.
Kenvue Misses Estimates as Inflation, Tariffs Squeeze Margins
The US consumer health company and parent of Neutrogena narrowly missed Wall Street estimates for second-quarter results as tariffs and currency-related costs offset sales gains.