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How Fashion Can Deliver on COP26 Ambitions

Amid mounting evidence of fashion’s dramatically negative climate impact, countries, communities and companies are mobilising around protecting the planet. However, a new era of climate action will be required if fashion is to meet ambitious targets to reverse the damage being done.
COP26 Stella McCartney mushroom installation
A fashion installation by Stella McCartney at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum during the COP26 summit. (Getty Images.)
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  • Harry Bowcott, Leigh Chantal Pharand and Libbi Lee (McKinsey & Company)

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The Year Ahead: Paving the Way for Closed-Loop Recycling

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