Eco-Business

Earthsight says Asian garment manufacturers supplying top fashion brands use cotton linked to land-grabbing in the Cerrado region.

Big brands must pay their share of green investments to shrink the industry's carbon footprint, Global South garment makers say.

Tailors working in a local garment factory in Bangladesh

There is a disconnect between brands' pursuit of decarbonisation targets and the provision of financing to their suppliers. Companies such as H&M are now working with banks in the region on new loan structures to support factory upgrades. Will that make a difference?

Follow the region's used textiles on a journey through sorting, upcycling and recycling as they are diverted from the landfills.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

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Sportswear, athleisure and sneakers are big business. But they depend on fossil fuel-based materials, and recycling them is particularly tricky. By Alexandra Sherlock and Rebecca Van Amber

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. By Dharmesh Shah

Fast-fashion brands are copying designs of sustainable clothing labels but they have not managed to imitate the concept. By Arabesque

When forced labour practices are part of supply chains, it is reasonable to ascertain that environmental degradation may be present too. By Anna Moore

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