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Fashion’s Climate Déjà Vu

At New York Climate Week, fashion again pledged to turn its talk into action, with the launch of a new coalition bringing together dozens of brands, manufacturers, retailers and innovators. Real reductions of the industry’s impact, meanwhile, remain elusive.

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Has Fashion Fixed Its Italian Supply Chain Problems?

Luxury’s biggest brands have tightened supplier oversight since a sweatshops scandal threatened to taint their reputations, but critics say compliance efforts have stalled and little has been done to tackle the systemic issues that enable labour exploitation.

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More Brands Are Betting on Protecting Nature. Now Comes the Hard Part.

As extreme weather and nature loss threaten fashion’s access to key raw materials, the industry is looking for ways to shore up supply chains. Early results show it’s possible to build resilience, but also how difficult it is to scale effective action.

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Why Small Brands Are Unhappy About the EU’s Newest Regulation

Owners of small businesses have taken to social media to complain about a new EU packaging rule they say creates costs and complexities they aren't equipped to handle. Here's what you need to know about it.

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Why Fashion’s Economics Work Against Sustainable Brands

The industry’s underlying economics still make it difficult for more sustainable business models to compete. Brands that take responsibility for a garment’s full lifecycle, including what happens after it’s sold and then discarded, shoulder costs that others don’t.

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Can the EU Ban on Destroying Unsold Goods Actually Work?

Companies from luxury groups to high-street giants are rethinking what to do with unsold goods in the EU as its ban on destroying excess inventory takes effect. Critics say loopholes in the rules could cause problems.

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Fashion Can’t Treat Climate Change as Just a Sustainability Problem

Fashion’s biggest sustainability challenges don’t exist in isolation. Increasingly, neither do the solutions.

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What France’s Anti-Fast Fashion Law Means for Shein

The new legislation introduces advertising restrictions and financial penalties aimed squarely at ultra-fast fashion platforms like Shein and Temu while largely sparing European players such as Zara and H&M.

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Why Traceability Is Becoming a Business Requirement for Fashion Brands

With the US, EU and Canada introducing measures on forced labour in supply chains, traceability is no longer just a sustainability initiative but a necessity for market access.

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Has Fashion’s Exploitative Business Model Gotten Worse?

A new report finds suppliers and workers are absorbing the industry’s relentless push for lower prices more than ever before, while Shein’s acquisition of Everlane underscores how fashion’ current growth model still remains deeply at odds with sustainability.

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The Great Sustainability Rebrand

At this year’s Global Fashion Summit, the industry reframed sustainability around its financial value and presented it as a business survival strategy.

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Explainer: Fashion’s New Tariff Threat

A US trade probe into forced labour could trigger new tariffs and import bans, forcing fashion brands to implement more robust supply-chain transparency.

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