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.
Fashion Needs Climate Survival Strategies
As floods, drought and extreme heat become increasingly common risks, fashion brands must start thinking about how to build resilience into their supply chains.
Fashion Needs Climate Survival Strategies
As floods, drought and extreme heat become increasingly common risks, fashion brands must start thinking about how to build resilience into their supply chains.
‘How Can We Live?’: For Garment Workers, It’s Worse Than the Pandemic
Rising living costs and increasingly precarious work are trapping the low-wage workers who power the fashion industry in a crushing squeeze, Sarah Kent reports from Dhaka.
‘How Can We Live?’: For Garment Workers, It’s Worse Than the Pandemic
Rising living costs and increasingly precarious work are trapping the low-wage workers who power the fashion industry in a crushing squeeze, Sarah Kent reports from Dhaka.
Can a ‘Sustainable’ Brand Do Black Friday? It’s Complicated.
The holiday sales bonanza promotes rampant consumerism. And yet, for many sustainably minded designers and founders it’s a valuable marketing moment they can’t resist.
Can a ‘Sustainable’ Brand Do Black Friday? It’s Complicated.
The holiday sales bonanza promotes rampant consumerism. And yet, for many sustainably minded designers and founders it’s a valuable marketing moment they can’t resist.
Marimekko’s Strategy to Scale as a Values-Driven Company
Finnish lifestyle brand Marimekko, which reported net sales of €152 million in 2021, is channeling the radical spirit of its founder and introducing initiatives in circularity and exploring the metaverse as part of its strategy to scale and futureproof an iconic heritage brand.
Marimekko’s Strategy to Scale as a Values-Driven Company
Finnish lifestyle brand Marimekko, which reported net sales of €152 million in 2021, is channeling the radical spirit of its founder and introducing initiatives in circularity and exploring the metaverse as part of its strategy to scale and futureproof an iconic heritage brand.
Fashion’s New Age of Volatility Hits Suppliers
Whipsawing consumer demand is squeezing fashion suppliers and their workers in countries like Bangladesh, Sarah Kent reports from Dhaka.
Fashion’s New Age of Volatility Hits Suppliers
Whipsawing consumer demand is squeezing fashion suppliers and their workers in countries like Bangladesh, Sarah Kent reports from Dhaka.
Vestiaire Collective Bans Fast Fashion
Roughly 5 percent of listings will be hit by the move, the resale site said, as it seeks to position itself as an eco-conscious player at the upper end of an increasingly competitive market.
Vestiaire Collective Bans Fast Fashion
Roughly 5 percent of listings will be hit by the move, the resale site said, as it seeks to position itself as an eco-conscious player at the upper end of an increasingly competitive market.
At Eastman Naia, Enabling the Creative Potential of Sustainable Fibres in Fashion
Five years after its launch, cellulosic fibre brand Eastman Naia became a supplier of sustainable fibres to brands such as Patagonia, Zara and H&M. Now, BoF talks to Ruth Farrell, Eastman Naia’s textiles general manager, to learn about the brand’s new product portfolio and customer demand for ecological action.
At Eastman Naia, Enabling the Creative Potential of Sustainable Fibres in Fashion
Five years after its launch, cellulosic fibre brand Eastman Naia became a supplier of sustainable fibres to brands such as Patagonia, Zara and H&M. Now, BoF talks to Ruth Farrell, Eastman Naia’s textiles general manager, to learn about the brand’s new product portfolio and customer demand for ecological action.
‘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.
What Are Fashion’s Climate Risks?
Efforts to stave off catastrophic climate change are failing, reports from the UN’s COP27 climate summit show. From cotton yields to forced labour, here’s what that means for fashion.
What Are Fashion’s Climate Risks?
Efforts to stave off catastrophic climate change are failing, reports from the UN’s COP27 climate summit show. From cotton yields to forced labour, here’s what that means for fashion.
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.
Fashion’s Shaky Climate Commitments
At the UN’s COP27 summit, fashion’s chances of achieving lofty climate targets still rest on ‘a leap of faith,’ with the industry just starting to lay the basic foundations required to deliver.
Fashion’s Shaky Climate Commitments
At the UN’s COP27 summit, fashion’s chances of achieving lofty climate targets still rest on ‘a leap of faith,’ with the industry just starting to lay the basic foundations required to deliver.
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
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.