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Fashion Faces Big Climate Questions Ahead of COP 29

The UN’s annual COP climate change conference kicking off in Baku, Azerbaijan next week comes at a precarious moment for the industry’s environmental efforts.
An anti-fast fashion protest held in Spain in 2023.
Ahead of the UN's annual climate summit, fashion's sustainability scorecard isn't looking good. (Marc Asensio/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

On Monday, the UN’s annual COP

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Sarah Kent
Sarah Kent

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.

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