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."
After four decades of emotionally-charged campaigns, Peta founder Ingrid Newkirk can all-but declare victory in the war on fur. Taking on more widely-used animal-based materials will be harder, however.
The EU parliament has backed recommendations to toughen proposed measures to tackle the excessive production and consumption of fashion.
The next two years will be a critical test of whether the industry can translate pockets of progress into real change.
With 100 tons of clothing from the West discarded every day in Accra, ‘fast fashion’ brands must be forced to help pay for the choking textile waste they create, environmentalists say.