Nylon Recycling Startup Syntetica Raises $30 Million Series A
Lululemon and apparel manufacturer MAS Holdings are among the investors backing the French startup as it scales a proprietary process for recycling nylon from mixed-textile waste.
Sustainability
How fashion can do better for people and the planet.
Op-Ed | When Sustainable Fashion Does More Harm Than Good
From products made of recycled plastic to take-back programmes, some of fashion’s favourite sustainability solutions are problematic, argues Beth Esponnette.
Op-Ed | When Sustainable Fashion Does More Harm Than Good
From products made of recycled plastic to take-back programmes, some of fashion’s favourite sustainability solutions are problematic, argues Beth Esponnette.
How Can the Fashion Industry Accelerate Systems Change?
Partnering with Copenhagen Fashion Week, BoF invited market leaders including Pascal Morand, Julie Gilhart, Ganni co-founder Nicolaj Reffstrup, EU Parliamentary Committee chair Dr Christian Ehler, journalist Clare Press, executives from Renewcell and Lenzing, and others from across the value chain, to work together towards actionable solutions capable of urgently altering the industry’s ecological impact.
How Can the Fashion Industry Accelerate Systems Change?
Partnering with Copenhagen Fashion Week, BoF invited market leaders including Pascal Morand, Julie Gilhart, Ganni co-founder Nicolaj Reffstrup, EU Parliamentary Committee chair Dr Christian Ehler, journalist Clare Press, executives from Renewcell and Lenzing, and others from across the value chain, to work together towards actionable solutions capable of urgently altering the industry’s ecological impact.
Fashion Is Spending More to Shape Regulation
Over the last decade, the industry has ratcheted up its spending on lobbying efforts in the US. Now, emerging sustainability regulations are drawing increased attention.
Fashion Is Spending More to Shape Regulation
Over the last decade, the industry has ratcheted up its spending on lobbying efforts in the US. Now, emerging sustainability regulations are drawing increased attention.
The Multi-Billion-Dollar Question for Sustainable Fashion
How to best spend the large sums it will take to cut the fashion industry’s carbon emissions? The Apparel Impact Institute is launching a pre-vetted portfolio of climate solutions in an effort to better direct investment.
The Multi-Billion-Dollar Question for Sustainable Fashion
How to best spend the large sums it will take to cut the fashion industry’s carbon emissions? The Apparel Impact Institute is launching a pre-vetted portfolio of climate solutions in an effort to better direct investment.
The Marketing Challenge Behind Schiaparelli’s Fur Faux Pas
The brand’s hyperrealistic (but fake) animal heads sparked outrage this week, highlighting the increasingly delicate balance brands must strike between provocative marketing and shifting consumer values.
The Marketing Challenge Behind Schiaparelli’s Fur Faux Pas
The brand’s hyperrealistic (but fake) animal heads sparked outrage this week, highlighting the increasingly delicate balance brands must strike between provocative marketing and shifting consumer values.
How Hotter Weather Is Creating Uncertainty for Fashion Brands
Shifting weather patterns are making shopping behaviour harder to predict, adding to inventory management challenges for brands and retailers.
How Hotter Weather Is Creating Uncertainty for Fashion Brands
Shifting weather patterns are making shopping behaviour harder to predict, adding to inventory management challenges for brands and retailers.
Gucci Pulls Rabbit Felt Products
The company faced questions about how rabbit felt, which is made from the animal’s hairs, fit with its no-fur policy.
Gucci Pulls Rabbit Felt Products
The company faced questions about how rabbit felt, which is made from the animal’s hairs, fit with its no-fur policy.
Adidas, Activism and Fake News
This week, a spoof press release claimed Adidas had appointed a co-CEO to address rights violations in its supply chain, a sign of more disruptive and confrontational tactics from advocacy groups focused on the industry.
Adidas, Activism and Fake News
This week, a spoof press release claimed Adidas had appointed a co-CEO to address rights violations in its supply chain, a sign of more disruptive and confrontational tactics from advocacy groups focused on the industry.
The Problem with Sustainability Data
A new report raises questions over the validity of existing efforts to quantify the fashion industry’s record on sustainability.
The Problem with Sustainability Data
A new report raises questions over the validity of existing efforts to quantify the fashion industry’s record on sustainability.
A Free, Open Access Traceability Tool for Fashion’s Global Supply Chain
FibreTrace seeks to accelerate the fashion and textile industries’ sustainability efforts by democratising access to its digital transparency and traceability tool, FibreTrace Mapped, for brands, manufacturers and farmers alike. BoF learns more.
A Free, Open Access Traceability Tool for Fashion’s Global Supply Chain
FibreTrace seeks to accelerate the fashion and textile industries’ sustainability efforts by democratising access to its digital transparency and traceability tool, FibreTrace Mapped, for brands, manufacturers and farmers alike. BoF learns more.
On Labour Rights, You Get What You Pay For
With purchasing practices that undercut the cost of production, big brands are shortchanging workers and undermining their own commitments to operate more responsibly, according to a new study.
On Labour Rights, You Get What You Pay For
With purchasing practices that undercut the cost of production, big brands are shortchanging workers and undermining their own commitments to operate more responsibly, according to a new study.
Fashion Isn’t Ready for the Regulation Coming for It
New transparency requirements in France are testing big brands from Louis Vuitton to Zara as they prepare for an oncoming wave of sustainability regulation.
Fashion Isn’t Ready for the Regulation Coming for It
New transparency requirements in France are testing big brands from Louis Vuitton to Zara as they prepare for an oncoming wave of sustainability regulation.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF
EU Removes Leather From Deforestation Law
The changes, which will go into effect in December 2027, are a win for the leather industry.
UK Bans ‘Recycled’ Clothing Ads From Adidas, Uniqlo and Calvin Klein
Major retailers’ ads promoting “recycled” clothing and shoes have been banned by the UK watchdog after advertisers were unable to prove their green claims.
Burberry Delays Net Zero Emissions Target by 10 Years to 2050
The British group positioned itself as an industry leader five years ago when it announced a goal of net zero by 2040 — ahead of other luxury brands and the Paris Agreement on climate change.
Milan Fashion Week Will Ask Brands Not to Show Fur
The National Chamber of Italian Fashion will no longer promote fur at events or on social media.
Zara Workers Urge Fashion Chain to Stop Plan Cutting Local Wages
Labour representatives worry the shift to standardised conditions would erase years of locally negotiated terms in A Coruña.
Levi’s Sued for Allegedly Misleading Consumers on Ethical Labour Practices
The Clean Clothes Campaign and four Dutch consumers have accused the denim brand of failing to meet the responsible production standards it promotes in its marketing.
Etsy Bans Fur From Its Listings
Effective Aug. 11, the e-commerce marketplace will pull any remaining animal fur products from its website.