The Business of Fashion
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
"A Western Company Could Finally Be Held Accountable for the Rana Plaza Disaster" (The Nation)
"A lawsuit against Canadian multinational retailer Loblaws and its auditing firm, Bureau Veritas, is moving forward in the coming months, seeking some $2 billion in damages to compensate as many as 3,850 victims of the collapse."
"Met Gala: Emma Watson, Margot Robbie, Lupita Nyong'o Champion Sustainable Fashion" (ABC News)
"Emma Watson made a statement with her interpretation of the theme, wearing an outfit made from recycled plastic bottles."
"To Survive on the High Street, Shops Must Prioritise Experience and Ethics" (The Telegraph)
"I believed then as I do now that the future of retail commerce is centred on two quite different creeds One that is built on greed and gain and another on experience and ethics — that latter will be the future."
"In Haiti, a Project to Help Farmers Inspires a Sustainable Cotton Movement" (The Guardian)
"A Haitian initiative supported by apparel company Timberland has given way to a more ambitious goal to farm sustainable cotton on the island."
"Chanel Winning Fight Against Luxury Grey Market, Says Bruno Pavlovsky" (Reuters)
"Chanel said its efforts to curb the grey market have been successful and are helping boost revenue in China despite weaker overall demand for luxury goods."
As they move to protect their intellectual property, big brands are coming into conflict with a growing class of up-and-coming designers working with refashioned designer gear.
The industry needs to ditch its reliance on fossil-fuel-based materials like polyester in order to meet climate targets, according to a new report from Textile Exchange.
Cotton linked to environmental and human rights abuses in Brazil is leaking into the supply chains of major fashion brands, a new investigation has found, prompting Zara-owner Inditex to send a scathing rebuke to the industry’s biggest sustainable cotton certifier.
Over the last few years, the run-up to Earth Day has become a marketing frenzy. But a crackdown on greenwashing may be changing the way brands approach their communications strategies.