A grim economic climate has tempered enthusiasm for risky investments, but fashion companies and executives like H&M, Kering and Stella McCartney still see opportunity in start-ups pursuing sustainability solutions.

For the first time, brands including Stella McCartney, Balenciaga and Hermès are bringing products made of buzzy mushroom-based materials to market, a critical test for whether the next-generation fabrics could one day hit the mainstream.

Stella McCartney is among the backers of a new bill before the New York State Assembly that could step up disclosure and due diligence requirements for brands operating in the key market.

Achieving the ambitions laid out at the UN climate summit that ended this week will require a wholesale transformation of the way the fashion industry operates. Are business leaders ready?

The ethical fashion pioneer and LVMH sustainability advisor is trying to change one of the world’s most polluting industries from the inside.

Designers like Brendon Babenzien, J.Crew’s new men’s creative director, bring deeply rooted values as well as design skills to their work. But embedding these values into larger organisations can be challenging.

Join us on April 14 for a four-hour live broadcast of interactive conversations on closing fashion’s sustainability gap, with a keynote address by the pioneering designer.

Women designers, from Stella McCartney to Sacai’s Chitose Abe to Tory Burch, brought a sense of hope and purpose to the Spring shows, writes Tim Blanks.