The company said both cases had been “resolved swiftly,” with remediation steps including ending underage employees’ contracts, arranging medical checkups, and facilitating repatriation to parents or guardians as necessary.
Financial and political volatility are having a chilling effect on the industry’s environmental efforts. But failure to act now will bring bigger risks in the future, writes Kenneth P. Pucker.
Scientists say it’s increasingly likely 2024 will be the world’s hottest year on record, with rising temperatures carrying big implications from shopping malls to supply chains.
Senior correspondent, Sheena Butler-Young and executive editor, Brian Baskin speak with sustainability correspondent Sarah Kent to discuss what rising temperatures means for the fashion production model.
Aspirational environmental goals are colliding with the realities of a volatile market, incoming regulation and shifting politics, threatening fragile progress at a critical time.
Like other industries, most of fashion’s carbon footprint is found in the supply chain, making it tricky for brands to measure and manage.
For a decade, Fashion Revolution has pressured brands to improve protections for garment workers. Its latest campaign is focused on reducing the industry’s use of fossil fuels.
The troubled sportswear giant is under pressure to address alleged failings in its approach to responsible sourcing as it struggles to execute on a turnaround plan amid an Olympics marketing push.
Amid growing disillusionment with luxury brands, a series of Italian investigations linking major players like Dior and Armani to sweatshop labour is putting new pressure on the sector's most powerful asset: brand image.
The controversial e-commerce giant is on a charm offensive as it seeks to manage regulation that takes aim at fast fashion and drum up support for a possible London listing.
Brands from Pandora to Prada have pledged to only use gold that’s ‘recycled,’ pitching the decision as ethically and environmentally sound. But what counts as ‘recycled gold’ is a matter of a vigorous industry debate that burst into the open this week.
The CEO of the Science Based Targets Initiative, which players from LVMH to Inditex use to set climate goals, stepped down this week amid a bust up over whether companies should be allowed to use carbon offsets to deliver on environmental commitments.
The CEO of the Science Based Targets Initiative, which players from LVMH to Inditex use to set climate goals, stepped down this week amid a bust up over whether companies should be allowed to use carbon offsets to deliver on environmental commitments.
Geopolitical disruptions and a growing glut of low-value ultra-fast fashion are creating an unsustainable market dynamic, even as regulators are pushing to tackle clothing waste, according to two major lobby groups.
The commission suggested a 12-month delay to rules aimed at curbing forest clearance in nations that send products such as coffee, cocoa, soy and beef to the bloc.
The legislation will make brands responsible for establishing and funding a programme to collect and recycle old clothes.
A clash between protesting garment workers and police in Bangladesh resulted in one death and over 20 injuries on Monday, as workers demanding higher wages and better conditions blocked a major highway.
Italy’s antitrust agency is investigating Shein’s parent company over potential misleading environmental claims, alleging that the fast-fashion retailer’s website may misrepresent the sustainability of its products.
The strike, which could start as early as Oct. 1, could result in the closure of some of the busiest ports in the US, including the port of New York and New Jersey.
The country’s Competition and Markets Authority has written to ‘well-known’ labels advising them to review their practices after issuing a new compliance guide for the fashion sector.
The state’s Fashion Innovation Center will dole out up to $10,000 in funding to support start-ups, farmers and researchers in their efforts to develop new materials, manufacturing technologies and agricultural processes.
