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Explainer: Fashion’s New Tariff Threat

A US trade probe into forced labour could trigger new tariffs and import bans, forcing fashion brands to implement more robust supply-chain transparency.

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Explainer: Fashion’s New Tariff Threat

A US trade probe into forced labour could trigger new tariffs and import bans, forcing fashion brands to implement more robust supply-chain transparency.

Sustainability

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.

Sustainability

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.

Sustainability

Shein, Nike and Fashion’s Widening Sustainability Gap

Copenhagen Fashion Week’s 20th edition offered promise in pushing fashion’s sustainability agenda from within, defying the wider industry's pullback from the cause. But with fashion’s decarbonisation trajectory offtrack, Shein’s questionable climate targets, paired with labour abuse in Nike and Prada’s supply chains, there’s still a long way to go.

Sustainability

Shein, Nike and Fashion’s Widening Sustainability Gap

Copenhagen Fashion Week’s 20th edition offered promise in pushing fashion’s sustainability agenda from within, defying the wider industry's pullback from the cause. But with fashion’s decarbonisation trajectory offtrack, Shein’s questionable climate targets, paired with labour abuse in Nike and Prada’s supply chains, there’s still a long way to go.

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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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Urban Outfitters Criticised for Use of Gig Economy App in UK

Urban Outfitters and others have come under fire for advertising jobs on Temper, an gig economy app that’s been criticised for not offering basic employment rights.

Retail

Urban Outfitters Criticised for Use of Gig Economy App in UK

Urban Outfitters and others have come under fire for advertising jobs on Temper, an gig economy app that’s been criticised for not offering basic employment rights.

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Nike Compensates Migrant Workers Five Years After Labour Controversy

Nike has agreed to substantial payouts to thousands of former garment workers at a Thai supplier after years of pressure from labour rights campaigners and an independent investigation into alleged wage theft during the pandemic.

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Nike Compensates Migrant Workers Five Years After Labour Controversy

Nike has agreed to substantial payouts to thousands of former garment workers at a Thai supplier after years of pressure from labour rights campaigners and an independent investigation into alleged wage theft during the pandemic.

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Fashion’s Climate Reckoning Is Just Getting Started

From dangerous heat on factory floors to flooding across sourcing hubs, climate risks are catching up with fashion’s supply chains. While new recycling initiatives attempt to scale to address the industry’s waste and emissions problem, easing regulation in Europe raises questions about the path forward heading into 2026.

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Fashion’s Climate Reckoning Is Just Getting Started

From dangerous heat on factory floors to flooding across sourcing hubs, climate risks are catching up with fashion’s supply chains. While new recycling initiatives attempt to scale to address the industry’s waste and emissions problem, easing regulation in Europe raises questions about the path forward heading into 2026.

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Fashion Is Failing to Protect Garment Workers From Extreme Heat

The International Accord is adding heat-stress protocols to its binding mandate for brands after a watchdog group documented severe heat-related harm to garment workers in Bangladesh and Pakistan.

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Fashion Is Failing to Protect Garment Workers From Extreme Heat

The International Accord is adding heat-stress protocols to its binding mandate for brands after a watchdog group documented severe heat-related harm to garment workers in Bangladesh and Pakistan.

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Italian Police Seek Governance Documents From 13 Fashion Firms in Labour Abuse Probe

Governance and supply-chain documents have been requested from 13 luxury fashion brands, including Gucci and Prada, as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged worker exploitation.

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Italian Police Seek Governance Documents From 13 Fashion Firms in Labour Abuse Probe

Governance and supply-chain documents have been requested from 13 luxury fashion brands, including Gucci and Prada, as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged worker exploitation.

Sustainability

Amnesty Says Fashion Benefits From Worker Repression

The human-rights organisation’s first-ever examination of the global garment industry alleged that major brands have been complicit in widespread anti-union abuse across their South Asian supply chains.

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Amnesty Says Fashion Benefits From Worker Repression

The human-rights organisation’s first-ever examination of the global garment industry alleged that major brands have been complicit in widespread anti-union abuse across their South Asian supply chains.

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Tod’s Under Investigation for Labour Abuses, Faces 6-Month Advertising Ban

Italian investigators allege the luxury shoemaker benefited from exploitative subcontractors, escalating a sweeping crackdown on illegal labour practices in luxury’s key ‘Made in Italy’ supply chain.

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Tod’s Under Investigation for Labour Abuses, Faces 6-Month Advertising Ban

Italian investigators allege the luxury shoemaker benefited from exploitative subcontractors, escalating a sweeping crackdown on illegal labour practices in luxury’s key ‘Made in Italy’ supply chain.

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Luxury Brands Accelerate ‘Made in Italy’ Fixes

A widening Milan probe has exposed structural weaknesses in luxury’s Italian supply chain, pushing some of fashion’s biggest groups to overhaul oversight, adopt new technologies and vertically integrate key suppliers.

Sustainability

Luxury Brands Accelerate ‘Made in Italy’ Fixes

A widening Milan probe has exposed structural weaknesses in luxury’s Italian supply chain, pushing some of fashion’s biggest groups to overhaul oversight, adopt new technologies and vertically integrate key suppliers.

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