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Prada Reaffirms Sustainability Objectives
Prada has published its 2020 corporate social responsibility report and it shows that the pandemic did not…
Thrift Chains Still Legally Undercut Minimum Wage
A recent lawsuit against The Salvation Army shows thrifters remain oblivious to the labor violations behind…
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Diesel Library Collection Major New Step in Brand’s Sustainable Initiatives
Creative director Glenn Martens will offer a preview of the new collection, focused on sustainability and…
How Farfetch, The Folklore Are Rewriting Fashion’s Big Issues
The Folklore's Amira Rasool and Farfetch's Thomas Berry unpack the environmental and social issues plaguing…
Eight Years Later, What’s Come From ‘The True Cost,’ Rana Plaza?
"The True Cost" director Andrew Morgan and Eco-Age's Livia Firth reflect on latest "Fashionscapes" short…
OTB Foundation Helps Alleviate COVID-19 Pandemic Impact
The Italian fashion group OTB and its foundation have been rolling out a number of initiatives to help ease…
Philanthropic Fashion: How Brands Are Showing People Are More Than Profit
Small brands are giving back in bag ways a year into the pandemic, and many are putting purpose first.
British Fashion Council Teams With Swarovski on Changemakers Prize
The award aims to "shine a light on individuals that normally wouldn't be profiled" and offers mentorship and…
Chloé Adds Nobel Prize Nominee to Sustainability Board
Amanda Nguyen is the founder and chief executive officer of Rise, a Washington-based NGO aiding new civil…
Target to Spend More Than $2 Billion With Black-owned Businesses by 2025
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Garment Workers Owed $39.8M in Severance for Factory Closures, Report Says
The Worker Rights Consortium believes the overall sum to be much higher given the millions of garment workers…
How Fashion Can Reconcile Its Troubled Relationship With Cultural Appropriation
Phyllis Taylor, Daniel Huby and Pooky Lee expanded on appropriation and evading it during Fairchild Media…
If Companies Don’t Act, Women’s Leadership in the Post-Pandemic Workforce Could Suffer
"We're starting to see women in senior leadership ranks opt out or fail. So the question is, why is that?"