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Manufacturing
Can the fashion industry adapt to a warming world?
COP30 agreed to triple adaptation finance, but the fashion industry needs adaptation measures now.
Corporate Responsibility
Can ethical supply chains survive the tariff storm?
The fashion industry business will not come from diplomacy or presidential handshakes, but from trust-based relationships built on fair purchasing practices, sustainability concerns, and other ethical commitments.
Manufacturing
Fast fashion has a serious coal problem
A handful of fashion brands – H&M, Ralph Lauren, Decathlon and Adidas – are working to stop using coal to power their factories in 2025, while others are prioritising decarbonisation at lower levels of ambition.
Manufacturing
Toxic threads? The hidden dangers of ultra-fast fashion
Shoppers could be exposing themselves to carcinogens in the fabrics of the ultra-cheap, ultra-fast fashions they buy online.
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30 September 2024
Lifestyle
Fashion greenwashing: a deceptive trend
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Lifestyle
Eco chic vs. copycats
18 February 2021
Corporate Responsibility
Human exploitation and environmental harm: What is the connection?
5 February 2021
Policy & Finance
Is the fashion industry fashionably late on tackling diversity?
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