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.
H&M, Levi & Strauss, Nike Top Sustainable Cotton Report
Several fast-fashion and mass retailers lead the rankings, while Kering is the only luxury entry.
H&M, Levi & Strauss, Nike Top Sustainable Cotton Report
Several fast-fashion and mass retailers lead the rankings, while Kering is the only luxury entry.
Social Goods | Why Peta Are Anti-Wool, Can China Solve Fast Fashion?
This week, why Peta is switching its attention to cruelty in the wool industry, and how consumers in China and India are actively seeking out sustainable fashion.
Social Goods | Why Peta Are Anti-Wool, Can China Solve Fast Fashion?
This week, why Peta is switching its attention to cruelty in the wool industry, and how consumers in China and India are actively seeking out sustainable fashion.
Can an Awards Show Solve Fashion's Sustainability Challenge?
Eco-Age and the Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana will spotlight sustainability success stories as they co-host the inaugural Green Carpet Fashion Awards.
Can an Awards Show Solve Fashion's Sustainability Challenge?
Eco-Age and the Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana will spotlight sustainability success stories as they co-host the inaugural Green Carpet Fashion Awards.
Social Goods | Shop-Dropping Educates Consumers, Naomi Campbell on Diversity
This week, Craftivist Collective conceal messages in clothing to highlight the industry's ethics, while Naomi Campbell speaks out on women of colour in fashion.
Social Goods | Shop-Dropping Educates Consumers, Naomi Campbell on Diversity
This week, Craftivist Collective conceal messages in clothing to highlight the industry's ethics, while Naomi Campbell speaks out on women of colour in fashion.
BoF Exclusive | Nike Introduces Flyleather, Its Latest 'Super Material'
As part of its effort to reach $50 billion in sales by 2020 as well as halve its environmental impact, the sportswear giant is betting big on its newest proprietary offering.
BoF Exclusive | Nike Introduces Flyleather, Its Latest 'Super Material'
As part of its effort to reach $50 billion in sales by 2020 as well as halve its environmental impact, the sportswear giant is betting big on its newest proprietary offering.
British Fashion Council Launches Climate Change Initiative with Vivienne Westwood
The Fashion Switch programme will focus on the commitment to green energy tariffs and has already signed companies including Kering and Selfridges.
British Fashion Council Launches Climate Change Initiative with Vivienne Westwood
The Fashion Switch programme will focus on the commitment to green energy tariffs and has already signed companies including Kering and Selfridges.
Social Goods | Levis' Social Responsibility, Can Chinese Manufacturers Ever Be Green?
This week, Levi's starts initiative to improve life for garment workers, while China renews its focus on building a sustainable garment industry.
Social Goods | Levis' Social Responsibility, Can Chinese Manufacturers Ever Be Green?
This week, Levi's starts initiative to improve life for garment workers, while China renews its focus on building a sustainable garment industry.
Social Goods | Forever 21's Sweatshops, Is Moisturiser Harming the Environment?
This week, garment factories in Los Angeles underpay their workers, and palm oil in beauty products is linked to greenhouse gases.
Social Goods | Forever 21's Sweatshops, Is Moisturiser Harming the Environment?
This week, garment factories in Los Angeles underpay their workers, and palm oil in beauty products is linked to greenhouse gases.
Social Goods | Inclusivity in Advertising, Is Counterfeiting Good for Fashion?
This week, ad campaigns are more racially diverse than runways, and how fake goods can be good for brand awareness.
Social Goods | Inclusivity in Advertising, Is Counterfeiting Good for Fashion?
This week, ad campaigns are more racially diverse than runways, and how fake goods can be good for brand awareness.
Social Goods | What it Means to Shop Ethically, How Neo-Nazis Are Using Fashion
This week, understanding the ethical supply chain in brands, while white nationalists use fashion as a weapon to normalise.
Social Goods | What it Means to Shop Ethically, How Neo-Nazis Are Using Fashion
This week, understanding the ethical supply chain in brands, while white nationalists use fashion as a weapon to normalise.
Op-Ed | An Alternative To Consumerism Does Exist: The Performance Economy
The Circular Economy is being marketed as a guilt-free solution to consumerism, but a sustainable economy can only be achieved if businesses stop selling goods argues Sara Arnold, one of 10 winners of BoF’s Future VOICES challenge.
Op-Ed | An Alternative To Consumerism Does Exist: The Performance Economy
The Circular Economy is being marketed as a guilt-free solution to consumerism, but a sustainable economy can only be achieved if businesses stop selling goods argues Sara Arnold, one of 10 winners of BoF’s Future VOICES challenge.
Social Goods | Stella McCartney's Innovative Spirit, Vogue's Diversity Problem
This week, how Stella McCartney's sustainability focus is boosting her brand, and British Vogue's complicated relationship with diversity.
Social Goods | Stella McCartney's Innovative Spirit, Vogue's Diversity Problem
This week, how Stella McCartney's sustainability focus is boosting her brand, and British Vogue's complicated relationship with diversity.
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.