Fashion’s Climate Emissions Increased Almost 14% Over Two Years
Greenhouse gas emissions rose in 2023 and 2024, due in part to increased global production of fibre, especially polyester, according to a new report by the Apparel Impact Institute.
Sustainability
How fashion can do better for people and the planet.
Eileen Fisher Makes Strides Towards Circularity With ‘Tiny Factory’
The American ready-to-wear brand is turning reclaimed garments into an economically viable collection of renewed and remade clothing.
Eileen Fisher Makes Strides Towards Circularity With ‘Tiny Factory’
The American ready-to-wear brand is turning reclaimed garments into an economically viable collection of renewed and remade clothing.
The Power of Circularity: ‘Let’s Raise the Level of Ambition’
On stage at #BoFVOICES Dame Ellen MacArthur challenges the fashion industry, where less than 1 percent of garments are recycled, to work together to implement a circular economy. Watch now.
The Power of Circularity: ‘Let’s Raise the Level of Ambition’
On stage at #BoFVOICES Dame Ellen MacArthur challenges the fashion industry, where less than 1 percent of garments are recycled, to work together to implement a circular economy. Watch now.
Swedish Plant Burns H&M Rags Instead of Coal
A power station in Vasteras is converting from oil- and coal-fired generation to become a fossil fuel-free facility by 2020. That means burning recycled wood and trash, including clothes H&M can’t sell.
Swedish Plant Burns H&M Rags Instead of Coal
A power station in Vasteras is converting from oil- and coal-fired generation to become a fossil fuel-free facility by 2020. That means burning recycled wood and trash, including clothes H&M can’t sell.
Social Goods | Seventeen Launches LGBTQ Platform, Kering's White Ribbon Campaign
This week, Seventeen launches 'Here' community for LGBTQ teens, while fashion designers unite for Kering's #ICouldHaveBeen campaign.
Social Goods | Seventeen Launches LGBTQ Platform, Kering's White Ribbon Campaign
This week, Seventeen launches 'Here' community for LGBTQ teens, while fashion designers unite for Kering's #ICouldHaveBeen campaign.
Social Goods | Karl Lagerfeld Sparks Outrage Over Holocaust Comments, Barbie Gets a Hijab
This week, Karl Lagerfeld was caught in controversy over his opinion on migrants in Europe, while the first Hijab-wearing Barbie is inspired by an Olympic fencer.
Social Goods | Karl Lagerfeld Sparks Outrage Over Holocaust Comments, Barbie Gets a Hijab
This week, Karl Lagerfeld was caught in controversy over his opinion on migrants in Europe, while the first Hijab-wearing Barbie is inspired by an Olympic fencer.
Social Goods | Unpaid Zara Workers Seek Help, Catholicism at the Costume Institute
This week, unpaid workers for Zara left notes in clothes, and the MET Costume Institute is opening a fashion exhibition on catholicism.
Social Goods | Unpaid Zara Workers Seek Help, Catholicism at the Costume Institute
This week, unpaid workers for Zara left notes in clothes, and the MET Costume Institute is opening a fashion exhibition on catholicism.
Social Goods | Fashion's Terry Richardson Problem, H&M Denies Burning Unsold Product
This week, the industry's condemnation of the sexually-predatory photographer is too little, too late, while H&M challenges claims it is destroying 60 tonnes of usable clothing.
Social Goods | Fashion's Terry Richardson Problem, H&M Denies Burning Unsold Product
This week, the industry's condemnation of the sexually-predatory photographer is too little, too late, while H&M challenges claims it is destroying 60 tonnes of usable clothing.
Fashion Needs an Open-Source Sustainability Solution
Fashion brands are treating sustainability with new seriousness, but only an open source approach will move the entire industry forward.
Fashion Needs an Open-Source Sustainability Solution
Fashion brands are treating sustainability with new seriousness, but only an open source approach will move the entire industry forward.
Social Goods | Backlash Against Donna Karan Over Weinstein, Is Dove Deliberately Making Racist Adverts?
This week, Donna Karan is criticised after defending Harvey Weinstein and suggesting women are 'asking for it', while Dove's campaign blunders could be strategic as sales continue to rise.
Social Goods | Backlash Against Donna Karan Over Weinstein, Is Dove Deliberately Making Racist Adverts?
This week, Donna Karan is criticised after defending Harvey Weinstein and suggesting women are 'asking for it', while Dove's campaign blunders could be strategic as sales continue to rise.
China’s Sustainable Fashion Paradox
Sustainability is moving up the agenda of the Chinese government as the country's people say they care more about it. So why does the local fashion industry seem so disinterested?
China’s Sustainable Fashion Paradox
Sustainability is moving up the agenda of the Chinese government as the country's people say they care more about it. So why does the local fashion industry seem so disinterested?
What Goes Into Making Everlane's Earth-Friendly $68 Pair of Jeans
It took Michael Preysman, Everlane's founder, two years to find a manufacturing facility with the right eco credentials.
What Goes Into Making Everlane's Earth-Friendly $68 Pair of Jeans
It took Michael Preysman, Everlane's founder, two years to find a manufacturing facility with the right eco credentials.
Social Goods | France Introduces Photoshopping Laws, Can Fashion Ever Be Sustainable?
This week, retouched images are to come with a warning under French law, and can the industry find sustainable solutions to fast fashion's environmental problem?
Social Goods | France Introduces Photoshopping Laws, Can Fashion Ever Be Sustainable?
This week, retouched images are to come with a warning under French law, and can the industry find sustainable solutions to fast fashion's environmental problem?
THE NEWS IN BRIEF
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.
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.