Sustainability

Sustainable Fashion Hubs Rise in Hong Kong and Taipei

16 January 2019 • By Casey Hall and Zoe Suen

Sustainable Fashion Hubs Rise in Hong Kong and Taipei

Armed with ground-breaking technology and valuable manufacturing knowhow, two Asian cities are positioning themselves as sustainable fashion hubs of the future. Read China Decoded to make sense of the market.

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How 1 Hotels Attracts Luxury’s Elusive Sustainably Motivated Consumers

14 January 2019 • By BoF Team

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How 1 Hotels Attracts Luxury’s Elusive Sustainably Motivated Consumers

The Brooklyn Bridge hotel is utilising new technologies and new marketing tactics to reach and engage luxury consumers whose spending habits are environmentally motivated.

The Year Ahead: What Getting Woke Means for Brands

8 January 2019 • By BoF Team and McKinsey & Company

8 January 2019 • By BoF Team and McKinsey & Company

Younger consumers are seriously concerned with social and environmental causes, which many regard as being the defining issues of our time. What are the implication for business?

The Year Ahead: What Getting Woke Means for Brands

Younger consumers are seriously concerned with social and environmental causes, which many regard as being the defining issues of our time. What are the implication for business?

News & Analysis

'Pineapple Leather' Offers Vegan Fashion Alternative

19 December 2018 • By Reuters

19 December 2018 • By Reuters

The creator of Piñatex, a textile woven from the long fibres in discarded pineapple leaves, hopes to give the fashion industry a sustainable alternative to leather.

News & Analysis

'Pineapple Leather' Offers Vegan Fashion Alternative

The creator of Piñatex, a textile woven from the long fibres in discarded pineapple leaves, hopes to give the fashion industry a sustainable alternative to leather.

The Business of Beauty

Solving Beauty’s Packaging Problem

18 December 2018 • By Tamison O'Connor

The Business of Beauty

Solving Beauty’s Packaging Problem

Last year, the beauty sector generated 142.6 billion units of packaging — most of which ended up in landfill.

How to Build a Sustainable Brand Like Patagonia on a Budget

11 December 2018 • By Tamison O'Connor

How to Build a Sustainable Brand Like Patagonia on a Budget

For small and medium-sized fashion brands, implementing a sustainability programme that works can be a challenge. BoF boils down four tips to help get any business get started.

Can Transparency Solve the Consumer Trust Deficit?

10 December 2018 • By Kati Chitrakorn

Can Transparency Solve the Consumer Trust Deficit?

Unless fashion brands adopt best practices from outside the industry and improve supply chain transparency from within, consumers may begin to wonder what they have to hide.

Op-Ed | Why Chanel’s Exotic Skins Ban Is Wrong

6 December 2018 • By Daniel Natusch, Rosie Cooney, Tomas Waller and Grahame Webb

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Op-Ed | Why Chanel’s Exotic Skins Ban Is Wrong

While well-meaning, the French luxury house’s move to stop manufacturing products made from snakes, crocodiles, lizards and other reptiles will hurt animal conservation efforts and local communities, argue Daniel Natusch, Rosie Cooney, Tomas Waller and Grahame Webb.

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News & Analysis

Stella McCartney Announces UN Charter for Sustainable Fashion

29 November 2018 • By Tamison O'Connor

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Stella McCartney Announces UN Charter for Sustainable Fashion

Speaking at BoF’s VOICES, the designer also revealed the launch of Stella McCartney Cares Green, a new charitable arm of her namesake label dedicated to promoting sustainability and protecting the environment.

Fashion’s Role in Solving Plastic Pollution: Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff

29 November 2018 • By Tamison O'Connor

Fashion’s Role in Solving Plastic Pollution: Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff

By 2030, 70 percent of all fabric fibres will come from plastics. Action needs to happen now to safeguard the future of our planet, says Lincoln Sarnoff on stage at VOICES.