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Fashion Workers Act Crosses Major Milestone in Senate
The Fashion Workers Act — a bill designed for models and other fashion creatives — makes headway in the…
Green People: TikTok’s ‘EcoTok’ Spawns Fashion’s Next-gen Creatives
The next big sustainable fashion creators on TikTok dispel the latest trends, DIY tricks and dreams for…
Gucci’s Chime for Change Unveils 2022 Goals and Projects
The campaign's initiatives continue to support women and gender equality.
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Labor union drives are in motion at Amazon, where a second election at a Staten Island warehouse went in…
Sustainable Apparel Forum Returns to Dhaka in May, With H&M, Higg and More Speaking
The Sustainable Apparel Forum is organized by the Bangladesh Apparel Exchange and runs May 10.
Research Shows Ethical Trading Practices Bode Greater Resiliency to Pandemic
Supply chain research shows a "joint experience," open dialogue and "empathy" fueled fashion's resilience to…
Gucci, The Meteor Kick Off Gender-equity Summit at Barnard College
Tuesday night, Gucci's Chime for Change gender-equity campaign and new media outlet The Meteor returned with…
10 Takeaways From Harlem’s Fashion Row’s Inaugural Sustainability Forum
Last Thursday, Harlem Fashion Row held its first sustainability forum with participants like Macy's, Tapestry…
When Net 10 Becomes Net 730: NYC Fashion Manufacturers Speak Out on Impact of Late Payments
Garment District manufacturers and designers are still crunched by cash flow problems preceding the pandemic…
‘Great Finance Divide’ Among Latest Setbacks for SDGs, Per U.N. Report
Financing gaps are deepening, according to a new U.N. report published Tuesday, and it's not great for the…
How Intersectional Environmentalist’s Leah Thomas Built Her All-inclusive Empire
"Green Girl Leah" or Leah Thomas lent her intersectional take on environmentalism at FIT's annual…
Amazon Workers Vote to Unionize in Staten Island, Plus Bessemer Results
An Amazon warehouse in Staten Island votes to unionize while another case goes in favor of the employer.
EXCLUSIVE: The Sustainable Designers Taking Over Pre-Oscars Fashion
Winning sustainable designers hit the green carpet for Los Angeles' sustainable fashion scene in time for the…
Dior Hosts Women@Dior Dream Global Conference at UNESCO
Maria Grazia Chiuri headed up the jury for the Dream for Change project, while attendees paid tribute to…
Slow Factory Founder Talks Waste-led Design, Climate Education for Fashion’s Future
The future of "Made in New York" fashion is in the making right now in Sunset Park — and Céline Semaan is one…