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Why Fashion Is Still Stuck on Sustainability Double Standards

As the presence of PFAs in apparel comes into the spotlight, and ‘sustainable’ collaborations driven by overproduction hit the market, fashion’s definition of sustainability looks increasingly hard to defend.

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Why Fashion Is Still Stuck on Sustainability Double Standards

As the presence of PFAs in apparel comes into the spotlight, and ‘sustainable’ collaborations driven by overproduction hit the market, fashion’s definition of sustainability looks increasingly hard to defend.


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Textile Recyclers Are Back From the Brink. Now They Just Need Customers.

Europe’s textile-to-textile recycling sector is rebounding from a crisis and regaining momentum as new regulations drive investment. But to succeed in the long run, it needs more brands to buy in.

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Textile Recyclers Are Back From the Brink. Now They Just Need Customers.

Europe’s textile-to-textile recycling sector is rebounding from a crisis and regaining momentum as new regulations drive investment. But to succeed in the long run, it needs more brands to buy in.


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The Debrief | Can H&M Prove Sustainability is a Growth Engine?

BoF correspondent Shayeza Walid joins The Debrief to unpack H&M’s unprecedented climate progress paired with a dip in sales — and whether the Swedish giant can escape being slotted in the middle of the pack of the fashion market.

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The Debrief | Can H&M Prove Sustainability is a Growth Engine?

BoF correspondent Shayeza Walid joins The Debrief to unpack H&M’s unprecedented climate progress paired with a dip in sales — and whether the Swedish giant can escape being slotted in the middle of the pack of the fashion market.


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Exclusive: H&M Says Sustainability Is Good for Business. Can It Get Shoppers to Care?

H&M Group CEO Daniel Ervér spoke to The Business of Fashion about why the retail giant is continuing to push on climate action, persuade consumers to see it as more than a fast-fashion giant — and prove that reducing emissions can drive business performance.

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Exclusive: H&M Says Sustainability Is Good for Business. Can It Get Shoppers to Care?

H&M Group CEO Daniel Ervér spoke to The Business of Fashion about why the retail giant is continuing to push on climate action, persuade consumers to see it as more than a fast-fashion giant — and prove that reducing emissions can drive business performance.


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The Impact of War on Fashion’s Supply Chain

Textile hubs are already feeling the cascading risks of the conflict in Iran as Washington ramps up forced labour probes to revive tariffs, while decarbonisation in fashion’s factories might finally have a standard to go off of.

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The Impact of War on Fashion’s Supply Chain

Textile hubs are already feeling the cascading risks of the conflict in Iran as Washington ramps up forced labour probes to revive tariffs, while decarbonisation in fashion’s factories might finally have a standard to go off of.


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Fashion Searches For a New Climate Solution

Coach-owner Tapestry’s new carbon-removal partnership and brands making fresh commitments to textile-to-textile recycling startups show an industry searching for ways to address its environmental impact.

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Fashion Searches For a New Climate Solution

Coach-owner Tapestry’s new carbon-removal partnership and brands making fresh commitments to textile-to-textile recycling startups show an industry searching for ways to address its environmental impact.


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Textile Recycler Circ Names New Brand Partners as It Grows Commercial Reach

A new group of brand partners, including Reformation and C&A, is joining the poly-cotton recycler’s long-term commercialisation program only weeks after its debut, signalling growing demand as the company gears up for industrial-scale production in Europe.

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Textile Recycler Circ Names New Brand Partners as It Grows Commercial Reach

A new group of brand partners, including Reformation and C&A, is joining the poly-cotton recycler’s long-term commercialisation program only weeks after its debut, signalling growing demand as the company gears up for industrial-scale production in Europe.


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Exclusive: Textile Recycler Circulose Is Restarting Its Recycling Plant

The sustainable materials company, which closed its Swedish factory in 2024, is opening it again after a year of restructuring.

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Exclusive: Textile Recycler Circulose Is Restarting Its Recycling Plant

The sustainable materials company, which closed its Swedish factory in 2024, is opening it again after a year of restructuring.


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Wool Workout Clothes? The Demand Is Growing

The consumer base for activewear made of natural materials like cotton and wool is growing, as more people on the political right join progressives in worrying about the health effects of polyester and other synthetics.

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Wool Workout Clothes? The Demand Is Growing

The consumer base for activewear made of natural materials like cotton and wool is growing, as more people on the political right join progressives in worrying about the health effects of polyester and other synthetics.


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‘Every Shirt Has a Story’: The Designers Saving Football Kits From Landfill

The increasing popularity of retro football kits has helped to ease the flow of polyester garments to landfill sites.

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‘Every Shirt Has a Story’: The Designers Saving Football Kits From Landfill

The increasing popularity of retro football kits has helped to ease the flow of polyester garments to landfill sites.


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Shein Tried to Turn Brazil Into a Production Hub. Local Factories Walked Away

Progress stalled after Shein demanded that local suppliers lower prices and deliver orders faster than they could manage, Reuters reported.

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Shein Tried to Turn Brazil Into a Production Hub. Local Factories Walked Away

Progress stalled after Shein demanded that local suppliers lower prices and deliver orders faster than they could manage, Reuters reported.


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Exclusive: PETA Investigation Challenges ‘Responsible Mohair’ Certification

The animal-rights group claims certification is failing to prevent cruelty at farms producing mohair and implicated a supplier to brands such as Paul Smith in a new report.

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Exclusive: PETA Investigation Challenges ‘Responsible Mohair’ Certification

The animal-rights group claims certification is failing to prevent cruelty at farms producing mohair and implicated a supplier to brands such as Paul Smith in a new report.