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Chanel Is Banning Exotic Skins: Here's Why

4 December 2018 • By Brian Baskin

The Parisian fashion house announced Monday that it would stop manufacturing products made from snakes, crocodiles, lizards and more, citing difficulty obtaining responsibly sourced skins. What does this mean for its bottom line, and for the industry at large?

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Chanel Is Banning Exotic Skins: Here's Why

The Parisian fashion house announced Monday that it would stop manufacturing products made from snakes, crocodiles, lizards and more, citing difficulty obtaining responsibly sourced skins. What does this mean for its bottom line, and for the industry at large?

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From Milan to Paris, Fashion Brands Fret over Fur

3 October 2018 • By Reuters

3 October 2018 • By Reuters

Fur trimmings were scarce on the past month's spring catwalk collections in Milan and Paris, but the two cities are still way off following London Fashion Week.

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From Milan to Paris, Fashion Brands Fret over Fur

Fur trimmings were scarce on the past month's spring catwalk collections in Milan and Paris, but the two cities are still way off following London Fashion Week.

Social Goods | Why Peta Are Anti-Wool, Can China Solve Fast Fashion?

27 September 2017 • By Victoria Berezhna

27 September 2017 • By Victoria Berezhna

This week, why Peta is switching its attention to cruelty in the wool industry, and how consumers in China and India are actively seeking out sustainable fashion.

Social Goods | Why Peta Are Anti-Wool, Can China Solve Fast Fashion?

This week, why Peta is switching its attention to cruelty in the wool industry, and how consumers in China and India are actively seeking out sustainable fashion.

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LVMH Cuts Ties to Crocodile Farms Criticised by Peta

13 January 2017 • By Reuters

13 January 2017 • By Reuters

Peta said on Thursday it had bought one share in LVMH to enable it to put pressure on the French company to stop selling products made with exotic animal skins.

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LVMH Cuts Ties to Crocodile Farms Criticised by Peta

Peta said on Thursday it had bought one share in LVMH to enable it to put pressure on the French company to stop selling products made with exotic animal skins.

Op-Ed | Wool Can Be Just as Cruel as Fur

10 August 2016 • By Elisa Allen

10 August 2016 • By Elisa Allen

It's time to end the mistreatment of sheep who are battered and bloodied for their wool, argues Elisa Allen, director of PETA UK.

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Op-Ed | Wool Can Be Just as Cruel as Fur

It's time to end the mistreatment of sheep who are battered and bloodied for their wool, argues Elisa Allen, director of PETA UK.

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How PETA Won the Angora Debate and What It Means for Fashion

8 August 2016 • By Lauren Sherman

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How PETA Won the Angora Debate and What It Means for Fashion

Though some argue angora rabbit fur can be shorn for wool without harming animals, PETA’s 2013 campaign compelled hundreds of major brands to stop using the fibre, radically reducing the trade.

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Social Goods | Cotton Farming, Male Modelling Exposed, PETA Confronts Hermès

8 June 2016 • By Kate Abnett

8 June 2016 • By Kate Abnett

Social Goods is a weekly roundup of the most important news at the intersection of fashion and ethics, sustainability and corporate social responsibility.

Social Goods | Cotton Farming, Male Modelling Exposed, PETA Confronts Hermès

Social Goods is a weekly roundup of the most important news at the intersection of fashion and ethics, sustainability and corporate social responsibility.

Is the Global Cosmetics Market Moving Towards a Cruelty-Free Future?

13 January 2016 • By Kati Chitrakorn

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Is the Global Cosmetics Market Moving Towards a Cruelty-Free Future?

As animal testing becomes a wider consumer concern and more governments implement bans, cosmetics companies are adapting.

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Op-Ed | Real Fur Is Out of Fashion

9 June 2015 • By Elisa Allen, Associate Director, PETA

Who wouldn't opt for a soft, warm and luxurious faux-fur or fur-free coat when they know that real fur involves anally electrocuting a fox or slitting the throat of a rabbit?

Op-Ed | Real Fur Is Out of Fashion

There is no kind way to obtain fur and more people should be aware of the horrors that animals endure for fashion, argues Elisa Allen of PETA.

Inside the Growing Global Fur Industry

7 June 2015 • By Kate Abnett

7 June 2015 • By Kate Abnett

From auctions to activists, BoF goes inside the $40 billion fur industry’s relationship with fashion.

Inside the Growing Global Fur Industry

From auctions to activists, BoF goes inside the $40 billion fur industry’s relationship with fashion.