Opinion / #fashion
Sportswear, athleisure and sneakers are big business. But they depend on fossil fuel-based materials, and recycling them is particularly tricky.
As countries prepare to meet this month to work on the first global agreement to end plastic pollution, the perspectives of South Asia must be heard loud and clear.
Lifestyle
Eco chic vs. copycats
Fast-fashion brands are copying designs of sustainable clothing labels but they have not managed to imitate the concept.
When forced labour practices are part of supply chains, it is reasonable to ascertain that environmental degradation may be present too.
All #fashion Opinion
5 February 2021
Policy & Finance
Is the fashion industry fashionably late on tackling diversity?
Most popular
-
![A single-use plastic soup spoon in use in HK]()
News / Waste Management
Hong Kong single-use plastic ban stirs debate over affordability of alternatives
The city's disposable tableware ban which comes into force today has spooked small retailers who fret about the … -
![A beach in north Jakarta, Indonesia, devastated by plastic pollution.]()
News / Waste Management
Petrochemicals lobby ‘spreading misinformation, false solutions’ as plastic treaty talks begin
Plastics lobbyists are pushing recycling as a remedy to the plastic crisis, which NGOs decry as a "false … -
![Asia Centre of Carbon Excellence]()
News / Carbon & Climate
South Pole and GenZero launch new centre to scale ‘high-impact first-of-a-kind’ carbon credits in Asia
Co-led by two senior South Pole staff, the Singapore-based Asia Centre of Carbon Excellence seeks to grow nascent … -
![Deforestation_Loans_Cambodia]()
News / Policy & Finance
How microloans exacerbate deforestation in Cambodia
Cambodia’s reliance on microloans, long touted as a way to reduce poverty, belies concerns over debt-fuelled deforestation. -
![NGOs_Cotton_H&M_Zara]()
News / Manufacturing
NGO links H&M and Zara cotton to deforestation in Brazil’s Cerrado
Earthsight says Asian garment manufacturers supplying top fashion brands use cotton linked to land-grabbing in the Cerrado region. -
![refill station]()
Opinion / Waste Management
UN Plastics Treaty: What can we learn from other international environmental agreements?
Applying lessons from the Montreal Protocol and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change will forge an …
