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Opinion: Your $30 Jeans Are Running Out of Cheap Power

Bangladesh’s garment miracle was built on its reserves of cheap gas. Keeping the magic going will require finding a way to live without it, writes Bloomberg’s David Fickling.

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Why So Many Fashion Brands Are Upcycling

From Miu Miu to Coach, upcycling is moving beyond sustainability capsules into mainstream fashion as brands highlight the design and uniqueness of their products as much as — if not more than — their sustainability benefits.

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Why Fashion’s Economics Work Against Sustainable Brands

The industry’s underlying economics still make it difficult for more sustainable business models to compete. Brands that take responsibility for a garment’s full lifecycle, including what happens after it’s sold and then discarded, shoulder costs that others don’t.

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Can the EU Ban on Destroying Unsold Goods Actually Work?

Companies from luxury groups to high-street giants are rethinking what to do with unsold goods in the EU as its ban on destroying excess inventory takes effect. Critics say loopholes in the rules could cause problems.

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The World Cup Is a Milestone Moment for Recycled Polyester

With a majority of team kits supplied by Nike, Adidas and Puma all incorporating textile-to-textile recycled polyester, the world’s most-watched sporting event is providing a showcase for the next-gen material's performance and growing use

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The Great Sustainability Rebrand

At this year’s Global Fashion Summit, the industry reframed sustainability around its financial value and presented it as a business survival strategy.

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Sustainable Fashion’s New Marketing Angle Is All About Wellness

As sustainability loses its allure, brands are reframing their messaging around use of natural fibres or avoidance of chemicals to appeal to customers.

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Why Fashion Is Still Stuck on Sustainability Double Standards

As the presence of PFAs in apparel comes into the spotlight, and ‘sustainable’ collaborations driven by overproduction hit the market, fashion’s definition of sustainability looks increasingly hard to defend.

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Textile Recyclers Are Back From the Brink. Now They Just Need Customers.

Europe’s textile-to-textile recycling sector is rebounding from a crisis and regaining momentum as new regulations drive investment. But to succeed in the long run, it needs more brands to buy in.

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Why Cotton Incorporated Is Betting on a Return to Natural Fibre

As global sustainability regulations loom, Cotton Incorporated is positioning natural fibre as a biodegradable alternative to the industry’s synthetic waste problem. BoF sits down with Jesse Daystar, vice president and chief sustainability officer at Cotton Incorporated to learn more.

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The Debrief | Can H&M Prove Sustainability is a Growth Engine?

BoF correspondent Shayeza Walid joins The Debrief to unpack H&M’s unprecedented climate progress paired with a dip in sales — and whether the Swedish giant can escape being slotted in the middle of the pack of the fashion market.

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Exclusive: H&M Says Sustainability Is Good for Business. Can It Get Shoppers to Care?

H&M Group CEO Daniel Ervér spoke to The Business of Fashion about why the retail giant is continuing to push on climate action, persuade consumers to see it as more than a fast-fashion giant — and prove that reducing emissions can drive business performance.

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