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 | Why Fashion Has a Stake in India’s Farmer Protests
The plight of India’s cotton farmers exposes fashion brands to reputational risk in the supply chain, argues Jag Gill.
Op-Ed | Why Fashion Has a Stake in India’s Farmer Protests
The plight of India’s cotton farmers exposes fashion brands to reputational risk in the supply chain, argues Jag Gill.
What the Latest Clampdown on Xinjiang Cotton Means for Fashion
New policies on both sides of the Atlantic mean businesses will likely have to prove their supply chains do not pass through the Chinese region, where the reported detention of Uighurs in forced labour camps is rife.
What the Latest Clampdown on Xinjiang Cotton Means for Fashion
New policies on both sides of the Atlantic mean businesses will likely have to prove their supply chains do not pass through the Chinese region, where the reported detention of Uighurs in forced labour camps is rife.
Sustainability: What Brands Are Prioritising in 2021
Sustainability and responsible sourcing are moving targets as the industry learns more about its impact on the planet. BoF breaks down the issues that are likely to seize the spotlight in 2021.
Sustainability: What Brands Are Prioritising in 2021
Sustainability and responsible sourcing are moving targets as the industry learns more about its impact on the planet. BoF breaks down the issues that are likely to seize the spotlight in 2021.
A More Circular Fashion Industry Will Require a Collective Effort
As consumers become more engaged with sustainability issues, circularity could be the key that unlocks the door to a more sustainable future.
A More Circular Fashion Industry Will Require a Collective Effort
As consumers become more engaged with sustainability issues, circularity could be the key that unlocks the door to a more sustainable future.
Fashion Can’t Solve the Ocean Plastic Problem
Brands are pumping out millions of shoes, bags and shirts made with plastic they say was rescued from the world’s oceans and beaches. But the environmental impact is hard to measure and some experts say the industry is doing more harm than good.
Fashion Can’t Solve the Ocean Plastic Problem
Brands are pumping out millions of shoes, bags and shirts made with plastic they say was rescued from the world’s oceans and beaches. But the environmental impact is hard to measure and some experts say the industry is doing more harm than good.
Get Out of China’s Coercive Cotton Fields
This week, claims that over half a million Muslims from minorities in China’s Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region are being forced to pick cotton widely used in the global fashion industry stunned consumers and stained major brands, highlighting longstanding traceability problems that must be solved.
Get Out of China’s Coercive Cotton Fields
This week, claims that over half a million Muslims from minorities in China’s Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region are being forced to pick cotton widely used in the global fashion industry stunned consumers and stained major brands, highlighting longstanding traceability problems that must be solved.
CNMI Launches Report and Roadmap to Socially Sustainable Wage Practices in Fashion
Having conducted the largest survey of wage and payment conditions in the luxury sector, the Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana hopes to act as an example to other international manufacturing hubs.
CNMI Launches Report and Roadmap to Socially Sustainable Wage Practices in Fashion
Having conducted the largest survey of wage and payment conditions in the luxury sector, the Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana hopes to act as an example to other international manufacturing hubs.
Are These Fashions Linked to Forced Labour? Brands Can’t Confidently Say No.
At least 570,000 Uighur Muslims are being forced to work in Chinese cotton fields that produce one-fifth of the world’s supply, a new report says. Most fashion brands can’t promise their products aren’t implicated, with concern spreading from fast-fashion and sportswear giants to major luxury groups.
Are These Fashions Linked to Forced Labour? Brands Can’t Confidently Say No.
At least 570,000 Uighur Muslims are being forced to work in Chinese cotton fields that produce one-fifth of the world’s supply, a new report says. Most fashion brands can’t promise their products aren’t implicated, with concern spreading from fast-fashion and sportswear giants to major luxury groups.
Patagonia’s New CEO Plots a Post-Trump Future for the Activist Brand
Ryan Gellert talks about how his #Resistance clothing company can continue the climate fight.
Patagonia’s New CEO Plots a Post-Trump Future for the Activist Brand
Ryan Gellert talks about how his #Resistance clothing company can continue the climate fight.
Shahi Exports’ Anant Ahuja on Reforming the Fashion Supply Chain
Before the pandemic, Shahi Exports was generating roughly $1 billion a year producing for brands like Gap and Uniqlo, making it India’s largest apparel manufacturer for export. The executive leading the firm’s sustainability initiatives reflects on new opportunities to reform fashion’s supply chain, despite the crisis and turbulence ahead.
Shahi Exports’ Anant Ahuja on Reforming the Fashion Supply Chain
Before the pandemic, Shahi Exports was generating roughly $1 billion a year producing for brands like Gap and Uniqlo, making it India’s largest apparel manufacturer for export. The executive leading the firm’s sustainability initiatives reflects on new opportunities to reform fashion’s supply chain, despite the crisis and turbulence ahead.
Why Protecting Fashion’s Factory Workers Is Harder Than Ever
Apparel manufacturers are limiting access to third parties, including regulators and auditors, raising concerns about fair labour practises and safe workplaces.
Why Protecting Fashion’s Factory Workers Is Harder Than Ever
Apparel manufacturers are limiting access to third parties, including regulators and auditors, raising concerns about fair labour practises and safe workplaces.
Can Reformation Make Fast Fashion Sustainable?
The LA-based brand is laying out a new set of commitments designed to decouple its growth from its environmental impact.
Can Reformation Make Fast Fashion Sustainable?
The LA-based brand is laying out a new set of commitments designed to decouple its growth from its environmental impact.
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.