sustainability / Climate Change
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.
The Impact of War on Fashion’s Supply Chain
Textile hubs are already feeling the cascading risks of the conflict in Iran as Washington ramps up forced labour probes to revive tariffs, while decarbonisation in fashion’s factories might finally have a standard to go off of.
Fashion Searches For a New Climate Solution
Coach-owner Tapestry’s new carbon-removal partnership and brands making fresh commitments to textile-to-textile recycling startups show an industry searching for ways to address its environmental impact.
Shein, Nike and Fashion’s Widening Sustainability Gap
Copenhagen Fashion Week’s 20th edition offered promise in pushing fashion’s sustainability agenda from within, defying the wider industry's pullback from the cause. But with fashion’s decarbonisation trajectory offtrack, Shein’s questionable climate targets, paired with labour abuse in Nike and Prada’s supply chains, there’s still a long way to go.
An Innovative Factory Runs Into Sustainability’s Scalability Problem
Heat pumps similar to those widely used in homes and buildings offer a glimpse of how fashion manufacturers might slash their emissions, if only there were a one-size-fits-all solution.
Fashion’s Climate Reckoning Is Just Getting Started
From dangerous heat on factory floors to flooding across sourcing hubs, climate risks are catching up with fashion’s supply chains. While new recycling initiatives attempt to scale to address the industry’s waste and emissions problem, easing regulation in Europe raises questions about the path forward heading into 2026.
Fashion Is Failing to Protect Garment Workers From Extreme Heat
The International Accord is adding heat-stress protocols to its binding mandate for brands after a watchdog group documented severe heat-related harm to garment workers in Bangladesh and Pakistan.
Are Fashion’s Sustainability Efforts Misplaced?
A disappointing COP30 deal was reached in Brazil, while floods across South and Southeast Asia showed exactly why quicker action is required. Meanwhile the EU watered down sustainability legislation yet again, this time targeting deforestation. In some positive news, bans on fur and misleading ‘green’ ads made headway.
The COP30 Deal Won’t Solve Fashion’s Climate Problems
Action is needed much faster than it will take for voluntary national commitments to kick in.
The Debrief | Can Fashion Still Meet Its Climate Promises?
As COP30 unfolds, BoF’s Sarah Kent and Shayeza Walid unpack why most big brands aren’t set to meet their 2030 goals — and what it would really take to get them back on track.
Survival Is Fashion’s Next Big Climate Challenge
With efforts to avert climate crisis just limping along, the industry needs to brace for a harsh new reality.
Patagonia’s CEO on Selling ‘the Unsexiest Thing in the World’
As the Californian outerwear brand publishes its first ever sustainability progress report, its 50-year effort to model and promote a more climate-friendly form of capitalism is under threat.