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A fashion educator at COP27 talks sustainability takeaways

“It’s nice to reach people who are not from fashion,” says Massimo Casagrande fresh from the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Egypt. And vice versa. Postgraduate Program Leader at Istituto Marangoni Paris, Casagrande is energized by the advancements other industries and nations have been making in the area of sustainability. He...

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Good On You rates 4,000 brands on their progress on climate change

Sustainability ratings company Good On You started a first-of-its-kind data project in 2021 to get a sense of how the fashion industry is working to address its impacts on the planet. In time for Cop27, Good On You expanded the scope of the project and looked at the ratings of 4,180 brands, bypassing their own claims and analyses and rated their...

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Global brands commit to forest-friendly supply chains

Fashion companies including H&M, Inditex, Stella McCartney, and Kering, have announced a collective commitment to purchase over half a million tonnes of low-carbon, low-footprint alternative fibres for fashion textiles and paper packaging. Spearheaded by environmental non-profit Canopy at COP27, each signatory company has committed to purchasing...

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Better Cotton calls on COP27 leaders to support frontline farmers

Better Cotton has urged leaders attending COP27 to prioritise climate justice for the world’s farmers and agricultural workforce. The organisation, a sustainability initiative for the cotton industry, issued a “stark warning” to participants of the event, asking for them to strengthen their commitment and turn talk into action. In its statement,...

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Despite global recession, shoppers care about a product's environmental credentials

At the annual climate change conference, COP27 began with a dire message from the United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres: “We are on a highway to climate hell with our foot on the accelerator.” While the fashion industry scrambles to reconcile its greenwashing of unattainable pledges to achieve net zero emissions by 2025 or even 2030...

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GFA partners with UNEP to define new sustainable targets at COP27

The Global Fashion Agenda (GFA) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) announced at COP27 that they are partnering to launch a new ‘Fashion Industry Target Consultation,’ which will call on fashion stakeholders to define holistic and concrete targets for a net-positive industry. The ‘Fashion Industry Target Consultation' will aim to...

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Russian oil linked to western fashion, says report

A new report has linked Russian oil to the clothes made by the world's leading retailers and brands, with hidden supply chains and tier 3 manufacturing contracts, despite the global sanctions in effect. Of the many brands having exited or paused sales within the Russian market, there is ample proof some are producing collections using Russian...

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New report reveals the fashion industry increased its emissions in 2022

On the eve of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), which starts on Sunday and this year is held in Egypt, a shocking new report reveals the fashion industry is lagging on its goals to reduce emissions by 2030. Data from Stand.earth’s 2022 Fashion Supply Chain Emissions Report shows this has been a year of increased emissions...