This week, Italy’s Competition Authority closed a probe into whether Dior misled consumers about working conditions at its suppliers without finding any wrongdoing. But a new case linking Valentino to poor labour practices suggests this is a problem that won’t go away easily.
In a challenging market, a generation of brands that helped pioneer 'sustainable fashion' are shifting their sales pitch, letting design, not values, do the talking.
Dramatic cuts to US foreign development spending are kneecapping the fragile network of civil society organisations and nonprofits that defend workers in the industry’s global supply chains.
The regulatory environment is becoming more complicated as European politicians roll back on regulations that were intended to make the industry more sustainable.
The European Commission is abandoning regulation that would have required companies to back up green claims following pressure from conservative lawmakers.
Shipments of unwanted old clothes from UK and European brands have turned a conservation site into a dumping ground, according to a new investigation.
The company’s latest sustainability report shows it’s still fashion’s most polluting player, with planet-warming emissions that far outstrip those of rivals and help make the brand a target for politicians and regulators.
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With the industry in tariff paralysis and policymakers rolling back regulation, sustainable fashion advocates worry the movement is running out of steam.
Too many brands have set ambitious emissions goals while their trade associations quietly work to block the regulations needed to achieve them, argues Maxine Bédat.
The 16th Global Fashion Summit comes as advocates for a greener, more humane fashion industry find themselves on the defensive.
This week, Italy’s Competition Authority closed a probe into whether Dior misled consumers about working conditions at its suppliers without finding any wrongdoing. But a new case linking Valentino to poor labour practices suggests this is a problem that won’t go away easily.
This week, Italy’s Competition Authority closed a probe into whether Dior misled consumers about working conditions at its suppliers without finding any wrongdoing. But a new case linking Valentino to poor labour practices suggests this is a problem that won’t go away easily.
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The investigation into whether Dior misled consumers about working conditions at its suppliers concluded without finding any wrongdoing, after Dior made a number of commitments to tighten up its controls and communication.
Over the last month, a flurry of companies with backers from H&M to Inditex have advanced plans to build their first industrial-scale textile-to-textile recycling plants, advancing a technology that is often held up as a holy-grail-like solution to many of fashion’s environmental ills.
Over the last month, a flurry of companies with backers from H&M to Inditex have advanced plans to build their first industrial-scale textile-to-textile recycling plants, advancing a technology that is often held up as a holy-grail-like solution to many of fashion’s environmental ills.
Efforts to map the footwear industry’s carbon footprint have lagged behind those in fashion. A new study aims to start addressing that.
A Milan court found that Valentino Bags Lab subcontracted production to Chinese-owned firms in Italy that exploited workers.
A new initiative led by apparel and textile manufacturers aims to give suppliers a bigger voice at the table. At present, “brands just make a statement and then expect us to pay the bill for it,’ said Bangladesh-based manufacturer Miran Ali.
The H&M-backed textile recycling firm will supply the US retailers with recycled polyester.
A European Parliament member is pushing for further reductions in the number of companies subject to EU environmental and corporate sustainability rules, aiming to boost European competitiveness by cutting compliance costs.
If implemented, the law would ban advertising by fast-growing Chinese e-commerce platforms like Shein and Temu.
The former executive director of the International Cocoa Initiative will take over from Alan McClay, who has led the sustainable cotton initiative for the last decade.
Italian legal and political authorities, trade unions and fashion industry parties signed a non-binding action plan focussed on the creation of a database of brands’ suppliers and their workforces, after prosecutors uncovered widespread abuse.
A search to find a new leader for the influential sustainability-focussed trade group is underway.
VitroLabs’ primary assets are 30 patents that Faircraft said would strengthen its capacity to commercialise a technology that has been tricky to bring to market.
