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Op-Ed: The War in Iran Is a Stress Test of Apparel Sector’s Energy Strategy
Ongoing geopolitical instability has exposed a structural fragility in global consumer goods supply chains…
Field Notes: Retail’s Great Reversal and the Drive for Operational Clarity
From Walmart out-valuing Big Tech to Cascale's roadmap for APAC manufacturing, the industry is trading legacy…
Three Ships Hit Near Strait of Hormuz as Iran War Disrupts Global Apparel Logistics
Attacks on vessels including the ONE Majesty add pressure to already strained supply chains as south Asian…
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Shuffle Board: Target Reworks Executive Suite
Target makes senior leadership moves under new CEO Michael Fiddelke, while former Gap chief Sonia Syngal…
Cascale Appoints Ying McGuire as CEO Following Leadership Transition
The former U.S. National Minority Supplier Development Council chief and Dell executive will take the helm…
‘We’ve Tackled a Lot of Low-Hanging Fruit’: What’s Next for Fashion Decarbonization?
Stop us if you've heard this one: the apparel, footwear and textile industry isn't doing nearly enough or…
EU Agrees to Gut Sustainability Rules, Undermining Climate Ambitions
In-scope businesses, for one, will no longer need to prepare a transition plan that aligns their business…
Without Robust Sustainability Rules, EU’s Forced Labor Regulation Risks ‘Becoming Powerless’
The corporate sustainability due diligence directive and the forced labor regulation were designed to be…
Fashion’s ‘Underperforming’ Purchasing Practices Struggle Under Tariff Pressures
While the latest Better Buying analysis shows less of the "acute crisis" that characterized Covid-19, its…
Can Garment Factories Rise to Climate Change’s ‘Impossible Challenge’?
The United Nations Environmental Programme warned that an overshoot of the 1.5-degree-Celsius warming limit…
What’s Happening With Due Diligence Regulation in the EU?
It's been a year of U-turns for Brussels, not least on legislation meant to hold large corporations operating…
Is the Fashion Industry in a ‘Sustainability Retreat’ Or Not?
Whether companies are rolling back their climate commitments has been a bone of contention for an industry…
Cascale Acquires Sustainable Furnishings Council Assets
The organizations announced the acquisition this week at Cascale's 2025 annual meeting in Hong Kong.
Worldly Launches Worldly Axion, a Generative AI Solution for Climate and Social Risks
The tool combines the Higg Index's primary dataset with dozens of external sources to provide insights across…