The 16th Global Fashion Summit comes as advocates for a greener, more humane fashion industry find themselves on the defensive.
This week, Italy’s Competition Authority closed a probe into whether Dior misled consumers about working conditions at its suppliers without finding any wrongdoing. But a new case linking Valentino to poor labour practices suggests this is a problem that won’t go away easily.
This week, Italy’s Competition Authority closed a probe into whether Dior misled consumers about working conditions at its suppliers without finding any wrongdoing. But a new case linking Valentino to poor labour practices suggests this is a problem that won’t go away easily.
The investigation into whether Dior misled consumers about working conditions at its suppliers concluded without finding any wrongdoing, after Dior made a number of commitments to tighten up its controls and communication.
Over the last month, a flurry of companies with backers from H&M to Inditex have advanced plans to build their first industrial-scale textile-to-textile recycling plants, advancing a technology that is often held up as a holy-grail-like solution to many of fashion’s environmental ills.
Over the last month, a flurry of companies with backers from H&M to Inditex have advanced plans to build their first industrial-scale textile-to-textile recycling plants, advancing a technology that is often held up as a holy-grail-like solution to many of fashion’s environmental ills.
Efforts to map the footwear industry’s carbon footprint have lagged behind those in fashion. A new study aims to start addressing that.
A Milan court found that Valentino Bags Lab subcontracted production to Chinese-owned firms in Italy that exploited workers.
In a challenging market, a generation of brands that helped pioneer 'sustainable fashion' are shifting their sales pitch, letting design, not values, do the talking.
As US retailers shift orders from China and Bangladesh to capitalise on lower tariffs, apparel factories in India’s textile hub of Tiruppur are scrambling to meet demand and are held back by a deepening skilled labour shortage, cost pressures, and fragmented manufacturing capacity.
As US retailers shift orders from China and Bangladesh to capitalise on lower tariffs, apparel factories in India’s textile hub of Tiruppur are scrambling to meet demand and are held back by a deepening skilled labour shortage, cost pressures, and fragmented manufacturing capacity.
The US President’s tariffs are effectively achieving what a decade of sustainable fashion campaigning couldn’t accomplish: curbing overconsumption. It won’t result in meaningful environmental gains, argues Kenneth P. Pucker.
American retailers are ramping up inquiries to manufacture in India in response to Trump's trade war, but a labour shortage and high costs in key textile producing regions are hampering suppliers' ability to capitalise on the opportunity.
American retailers are ramping up inquiries to manufacture in India in response to Trump's trade war, but a labour shortage and high costs in key textile producing regions are hampering suppliers' ability to capitalise on the opportunity.
Montreal-based Eliza Faulkner’s ethereal, frocks are more popular than ever, even as other sustainable businesses struggle. Her secret? Putting design first, and applying slow fashion principles to how she runs her business, too.
The nascent textile recycling industry has been positioned as a holy grail solution to fashion’s environmental challenges. The reality is more complicated.
Trade group Confindustria Moda called for a ‘concrete dialogue’ on cost targets and contract terms as the luxury industry grapples with a series of scandals linking major brands to illegal sweatshops outside Milan.
Fashion’s carbon footprint grew nearly 8 percent in 2023, the first year-on-year increase since 2019, according to a new report.
Online sales of used goods in the country will hit $6.4 billion in 2025, according to a new Amazon-backed report.
The American fashion giant boosted its holding in the lower-impact material producer to nearly 10 percent as part of a $15 million funding round.
A new initiative led by apparel and textile manufacturers aims to give suppliers a bigger voice at the table. At present, “brands just make a statement and then expect us to pay the bill for it,’ said Bangladesh-based manufacturer Miran Ali.
The H&M-backed textile recycling firm will supply the US retailers with recycled polyester.
A European Parliament member is pushing for further reductions in the number of companies subject to EU environmental and corporate sustainability rules, aiming to boost European competitiveness by cutting compliance costs.
If implemented, the law would ban advertising by fast-growing Chinese e-commerce platforms like Shein and Temu.
