Sustainability

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 American outerwear giant’s profits are meant to fight climate change, but its means of generating them do the opposite. CEO Ryan Gellert talks to BoF about the contradiction at the heart of Patagonia’s business, why he’s gambling on resale and the company’s efforts to curb consumption.