The extreme and deadly weather experienced around much of the world in July got little mention on big brands’ earnings calls, signalling that investors and executives still aren’t treating climate as an immediate business risk.
In late August, Uganda’s President pledged to ban used clothing imports. It’sthe latest sign that the complicated and controversial secondhand clothing trade is getting increasingly political.
Companies like H&M and Puma are pushing to get coal out of their supply chains by the end of the decade.
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The tech giant said Tuesday that it would no longer use leather in any new products, including watch straps — part of efforts to reduce its environmental footprint.
Consumer goods makers and retailers investing in sustainably made products after years of shopper outcry say they face an uphill struggle convincing people to switch when those products cost more or look inferior.
Meeting new European Union requirements for corporate reporting on sustainability is a challenge, sportswear brand Puma’s head of sustainability said on Wednesday, ahead of what he called an “avalanche” of regulation in the bloc.
The service, which will be available through Zara’s stores, its website and a mobile app, already exists for its British customers since last October.
Trade groups including the American Apparel & Footwear Association and Council of Fashion Designers of America are supporting a state bill that would require big companies to report on their greenhouse-gas emissions.
BioPuff, a new plant-based material manufactured by the startup Saltyco, could line clothing at a fraction of the environmental footprint as traditional stuffing.
American fashion giant Gap Inc. has joined the Pakistan Accord, marking a breakthrough in efforts to expand membership of the worker safety initiative.
The Customs and Border Protection agency has signed a multi-year contract with Altana, a tech-driven supply-chain mapping company, to help it understand how goods move through the global economy.