Sustainability

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How Big Retailers Are Selling Sustainability

15 March 2019 • By Sarah Kent

15 March 2019 • By Sarah Kent

Department stores and e-commerce sites like Selfridges, Farfetch and Galeries Lafayette are making moves to promote more sustainable fashion, a shift that could have a powerful impact on the industry.

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How Big Retailers Are Selling Sustainability

Department stores and e-commerce sites like Selfridges, Farfetch and Galeries Lafayette are making moves to promote more sustainable fashion, a shift that could have a powerful impact on the industry.

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Building a Sustainable Brand: How to Get Started

11 March 2019 • By Sarah Kent

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Building a Sustainable Brand: How to Get Started

Finding a way to make clothes without harming workers or damaging the environment is one of the industry’s most daunting challenges. That doesn’t mean brands shouldn’t give it a try.

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Unilever, L'Oréal, Danone Deemed Most Ready for Climate Change

25 February 2019 • By Bloomberg

25 February 2019 • By Bloomberg

The Carbon Disclosure Project ranked the 16 largest consumer companies on measures including exposure to emissions, use of water and climate governance. Kraft Heinz and Estée Lauder ranked near the bottom.

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Unilever, L'Oréal, Danone Deemed Most Ready for Climate Change

The Carbon Disclosure Project ranked the 16 largest consumer companies on measures including exposure to emissions, use of water and climate governance. Kraft Heinz and Estée Lauder ranked near the bottom.

How Can New Technologies Help Make Fashion More Sustainable?

21 February 2019 • By Lauren Sherman

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How Can New Technologies Help Make Fashion More Sustainable?

From bioengineered fabrics to innovative packaging solutions, VOICES Salon attendees discuss what measures the industry can take in order to manage growth in a way that is less damaging to the environment.

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Bethany Williams Wins Royal Award for Ethically-Focused Fashion

19 February 2019 • By Sarah Kent

19 February 2019 • By Sarah Kent

The British designer received the prestigious Queen Elizabeth II award for her ethical approach to fashion as the industry came under criticism in a parliamentary report for its unsustainable and exploitative business model.

Bethany Williams Wins Royal Award for Ethically-Focused Fashion

The British designer received the prestigious Queen Elizabeth II award for her ethical approach to fashion as the industry came under criticism in a parliamentary report for its unsustainable and exploitative business model.

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UK Takes Aim at Fashion’s Sustainability Problem

19 February 2019 • By Sarah Kent

19 February 2019 • By Sarah Kent

A new report from lawmakers proposes taxes on clothes and tougher regulation to force the industry to act more sustainably. Amazon and Boohoo, as well as luxury labels like Versace, are in Parliament’s sights.

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UK Takes Aim at Fashion’s Sustainability Problem

A new report from lawmakers proposes taxes on clothes and tougher regulation to force the industry to act more sustainably. Amazon and Boohoo, as well as luxury labels like Versace, are in Parliament’s sights.

This Eco-Luxury Label Is Backed by ‘The Patagonia of Jeans’

15 February 2019 • By Kati Chitrakorn

This Eco-Luxury Label Is Backed by ‘The Patagonia of Jeans’

Stockholm-founded Bite Studios is challenging the fashion industry’s approach to sustainability and has received a minority investment from Nudie Jeans.

Microplastics Ban Could Cost Beauty Sector Billions

30 January 2019 • By Sarah Kent

30 January 2019 • By Sarah Kent

A European Union proposal to restrict the use of microplastics could hit the cosmetics industry hardest, amounting to billions of euros in replacement costs.

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Microplastics Ban Could Cost Beauty Sector Billions

A European Union proposal to restrict the use of microplastics could hit the cosmetics industry hardest, amounting to billions of euros in replacement costs.

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Retail-Tech Cluster Gives Israel a Stake in Global Fashion

29 January 2019 • By Bloomberg

29 January 2019 • By Bloomberg

Israel-based start-ups have built 3D software cutting down design time and saving water compared to less sustainable processes in India and China.

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Retail-Tech Cluster Gives Israel a Stake in Global Fashion

Israel-based start-ups have built 3D software cutting down design time and saving water compared to less sustainable processes in India and China.

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Making the Business Case for Sustainability

23 January 2019 • By Sarah Kent

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Making the Business Case for Sustainability

Reputational and financial risks related to the industry’s exposure to climate change are creeping up executives’ agendas, coming into focus at the launch of the Global Fashion Agenda’s new sustainability priorities at Davos.