Retailers Push UK to Join US and EU Ending Shein Parcel Loophole
British retailers are pushing the UK government to end a tax loophole that has helped online giants Shein and Temu make significant inroads and gain market share.
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Technology
Is Fashion Ready to Put Its Supply Chain on the Blockchain?
H&M and Kering are among the fashion players that have recently launched pilot programmes to trace their supply chains using blockchain technology.
Is Fashion Ready to Put Its Supply Chain on the Blockchain?
H&M and Kering are among the fashion players that have recently launched pilot programmes to trace their supply chains using blockchain technology.
Sustainability
Fashion’s New Materials Frontier
The fashion industry relies on an extractive business model. BoF assesses companies’ efforts to establish raw material supply chains with a positive impact on people and planet in the latest in a series of articles examining the findings of The BoF Sustainability Index.
Fashion’s New Materials Frontier
The fashion industry relies on an extractive business model. BoF assesses companies’ efforts to establish raw material supply chains with a positive impact on people and planet in the latest in a series of articles examining the findings of The BoF Sustainability Index.
Sustainability
What the Latest Clampdown on Xinjiang Cotton Means for Fashion
New policies on both sides of the Atlantic mean businesses will likely have to prove their supply chains do not pass through the Chinese region, where the reported detention of Uighurs in forced labour camps is rife.
What the Latest Clampdown on Xinjiang Cotton Means for Fashion
New policies on both sides of the Atlantic mean businesses will likely have to prove their supply chains do not pass through the Chinese region, where the reported detention of Uighurs in forced labour camps is rife.
China
Is Forced Uighur Labour in Your Supply Chain?
Fashion brands need to urgently clean up their supply chains as the US and Europe move to legislate against the alleged use of forced Uighur labour in China. Yet some players are still burying their heads in the sand.
Is Forced Uighur Labour in Your Supply Chain?
Fashion brands need to urgently clean up their supply chains as the US and Europe move to legislate against the alleged use of forced Uighur labour in China. Yet some players are still burying their heads in the sand.
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Sustainability
Everlane Teases New Climate Goals with Organic Cotton Commitment
The brand is going further than many bigger companies in adopting tough organic certification standards, but has yet to publish other significant environmental targets.
Everlane Teases New Climate Goals with Organic Cotton Commitment
The brand is going further than many bigger companies in adopting tough organic certification standards, but has yet to publish other significant environmental targets.
News & Analysis
How Primark Is Constantly Looking for Slavery in its Supply Chain
British budget fashion chain Primark said on Wednesday it was constantly on the watch for any slavery in its supply chain while dismissing the idea that low cost meant exploitation.
How Primark Is Constantly Looking for Slavery in its Supply Chain
British budget fashion chain Primark said on Wednesday it was constantly on the watch for any slavery in its supply chain while dismissing the idea that low cost meant exploitation.
News & Analysis
Is Your T-shirt Clean of Slavery? Science May Soon Be Able to Tell
Shoppers lured by a bargain-priced t-shirt but concerned about whether the item is free of slave labor could soon have the answer — from DNA forensic technology.
Is Your T-shirt Clean of Slavery? Science May Soon Be Able to Tell
Shoppers lured by a bargain-priced t-shirt but concerned about whether the item is free of slave labor could soon have the answer — from DNA forensic technology.
Sustainability
Social Goods | Zara's Eco-Friendly Line, Marc Jacobs Dreadlocks, Sports Direct Investigation
This week, Zara launches its first environmentally-friendly fashion line, while Marc Jacobs responds to accusations of cultural appropriation.
Social Goods | Zara's Eco-Friendly Line, Marc Jacobs Dreadlocks, Sports Direct Investigation
This week, Zara launches its first environmentally-friendly fashion line, while Marc Jacobs responds to accusations of cultural appropriation.
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Sustainability
Social Goods | Cambodian Factory Closures, Burkini Ban Overturned
This week, garment factory closures raise questions in Cambodia, and a high court blocks France's attempted Burkini ban.
Social Goods | Cambodian Factory Closures, Burkini Ban Overturned
This week, garment factory closures raise questions in Cambodia, and a high court blocks France's attempted Burkini ban.
Sustainability
Social Goods | Cotton Farming, Male Modelling Exposed, PETA Confronts Hermès
Social Goods is a weekly roundup of the most important news at the intersection of fashion and ethics, sustainability and corporate social responsibility.
Social Goods | Cotton Farming, Male Modelling Exposed, PETA Confronts Hermès
Social Goods is a weekly roundup of the most important news at the intersection of fashion and ethics, sustainability and corporate social responsibility.
Sustainability
Social Goods | Rana Plaza Lawsuit, Met Gala Style, High Street Ethics
Social Goods is a weekly roundup of the most important news at the intersection of fashion and ethics, sustainability and corporate social responsibility.
Social Goods | Rana Plaza Lawsuit, Met Gala Style, High Street Ethics
Social Goods is a weekly roundup of the most important news at the intersection of fashion and ethics, sustainability and corporate social responsibility.
Sustainability
Social Goods | Protecting Female Workers, Primark on Sustainability, Cotton Recovery
Social Goods is a weekly roundup of the most important news at the intersection of fashion and ethics, sustainability and corporate social responsibility.
Social Goods | Protecting Female Workers, Primark on Sustainability, Cotton Recovery
Social Goods is a weekly roundup of the most important news at the intersection of fashion and ethics, sustainability and corporate social responsibility.
The News in Brief
Exclusive: Deciem to Relaunch The Chemistry Brand
The Estée Lauder-owned beauty company and The Ordinary parent will relaunch one of its original brands as it moves to rekindle its reputation for incubation.
De Beers Makes Sweeping Cuts to Its Elite Diamond-Buying Club
The diamond company produced less than 22 million carats last year, down from almost 35 million in 2022.
L’Oréal India in Talks to Acquire Beauty Company Innovist
L’Oréal is in advanced talks to acquire a majority stake in Bare Anatomy parent Innovist sources told The Economic Times India.
Zegna Chairman Says War Has Clouded Visibility of Demand in Middle East
The Italian fashion house cautioned the war is reducing visibility on demand in the Middle East, which accounts for 7 percent of its sales, though all stores are currently open in the region.
Glossier Appoints New CMO
Nicole Solorzano, who joins from Ouai, is the Millennial beauty brand’s latest hire.
Macy’s CEO Points to E-Shaped Economy, Signalling Consumer Shift
The mention of a forked economy by the head of America’s largest department store signals a heightened wariness that middle-income Americans will continue to spend at the same pace.
France’s Bid to Suspend Shein’s Marketplace Rejected by Appeals Court
The decision from Paris’ Court of Appeal marked a win for the fast-fashion giant after a scandal over sex dolls resembling children for sale on its site.