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The landmark safety initiative put in place after the collapse of the Rana Plaza was due to expire next week.
Walmart and other large fashion retailers tout their progress on worker safety to consumers. But suppliers say they’re often on their own when it comes to improving factory conditions.
A cluster of high-profile scandals over working conditions have revealed the extent to which fashion’s efforts to improve standards in its supply chain are failing. Here’s how things need to change.
Sarah Kent is Chief Sustainability Correspondent at The Business of Fashion. She is based in London and drives BoF's coverage of critical environmental and labour issues.
A US trade probe into forced labour could trigger new tariffs and import bans, forcing fashion brands to implement more robust supply-chain transparency.
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.
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.
As global sustainability regulations loom, Cotton Incorporated is positioning natural fibre as a biodegradable alternative to the industry’s synthetic waste problem. BoF sits down with Jesse Daystar, vice president and chief sustainability officer at Cotton Incorporated to learn more.
A Texas court ruled that the hair-care label’s bankruptcy filing be converted to Chapter 7.
As the French couture giant cruised into Biarritz this week, surging interest in its revamp under designer Matthieu Blazy scored it the top spot on the Lyst Index. But could Blazymania go too far?
Luxury fragrance house Amouage, together with The Business of Fashion, convened leading creatives for an evening of open dialogue on the evolution of the luxury industry — from visual symbol to deeper emotional connection.
After stepping back from his namesake brand, Dries Van Noten has opened a foundation in a Venetian palazzo dedicated to craft, beauty, and the things made by hand and soul. BoF's Tim Blanks speaks with the designer about why, in ugly times, making something beautiful is the only real form of protest.
