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Are Mass Market Fashion Companies Really the Worst on Sustainability?

Levi Strauss and H&M Group rank among the top five companies in The BoF Sustainability Index 2022, but the high-street segment also contains the annual assessment’s lowest-scoring company with no points at all.
All brands with revenues of greater than $100 million that transact in New York State are covered by the Act, which effectively means all major fashion brands, from Louis Vuitton to H&M.
H&M Group outperformed many other companies in the BoF Sustainability Index 2022, despite counting as one of the world's largest fast fashion businesses. (Shutterstock)

Fast fashion and sustainable fashion are two concepts that are difficult to square.

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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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