The Outside View: Fashion Can’t Afford to Wait on Digital Product Passports
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U.K. Fashion Universities Want to Redefine the Industry’s Definition of Success
A new report from the London College of Fashion's Centre for Sustainable Fashion, to Open University and…
Behind Bangladesh Accord’s Three-Month Extension, Bluesign CEO Steps Down: Short Takes
Bangladesh Accord's last-minute three-month extension, "Unraveled" book captures sustainable fashion now and…
Benetton Entering Secondhand Shopping Model With Depop
United Colors of Benetton is reaching out to a new customer and bringing back storied designs through a new…
Mexico Questions Zara, Anthropologie and Patowi Over Indigenous Designs
Mexico's secretary of culture Alejandra Frausto Guerrero is known for seeking to curb cultural appropriation…
Designers Share the Realities of Fashion and the AAPI Experience
Designers Josie Natori, Derek Lam and Andrew Kwon sat down with WWD and Facebook to discuss the Asian and…
Why Amazon, H&M, Zalando Are Backing a New Transparency Program
Amazon, H&M, Zalando back new Higg "sustainability profiles" to inform consumers. What they mean and where…
Some 31 Percent of Consumers Would Support a ‘Fast-Fashion Tax’
A new survey of U.S. consumers found many would support a fast-fashion tax, an all-in-one sustainable…
Garment District Faces Steep Rise in Hate Crimes
Shortened hours, safe walks, rideshares and personal alarms are a new reality for Asian factory owners and…
Short Takes: Brand-owned Peer-to-peer Resale Is Here, Gamifying Sustainability
This week in sustainability: How plastic waste is being gamified, and the big bet on Treet's brand-owned…
Prada Reaffirms Sustainability Objectives
Prada has published its 2020 corporate social responsibility report and it shows that the pandemic did not…
Meet the Insta-Worthy Reusable Box That Stands Out Amid ‘Trash’
Boox comes off a $9.25 million funding round and serves d-to-c brands like Boyish Jeans — leveraging…
Yoox Net-a-porter Group Further Commits to Sustainability
The group has pledged to commit to HRH the Prince of Wales' Terra Carta and join the Sustainable Markets…
Tom Ford, 52HZ Ask Inventors and Entrepreneurs to Find Thin-Film Plastic Alternatives
They have established the Tom Ford Plastic Innovation Prize with a $1.2 million prize purse.
Thrift Chains Still Legally Undercut Minimum Wage
A recent lawsuit against The Salvation Army shows thrifters remain oblivious to the labor violations behind…
The Billion-Dollar Opportunity in Brand-Owned Resale, Circular Fashion Summit to ‘Redesign Society’: Short Takes
This week in sustainability: Where a former RealReal exec heads to expand on resale, a breakout opportunity…