Cascale CEO Colin Browne Steps Down After Year in Role

Cascale CEO Colin Browne is stepping down after just over a year in the role.

The executive, who took over leadership of the influential sustainability-focussed trade group last May, will step down on July 31, Cascale said Thursday. A global search is underway to find his successor.

Browne joined the organisation shortly after a rebrand that aimed to distance Cascale (previously known as The Sustainable Apparel Coalition) from a greenwashing scandal.

He’s overseen a reset that has stabilised and refocussed the initiative over the last year, Cascale board chair Tamar Hoek said in a statement.

At the same time, economic and political uncertainty have made the outlook for fashion’s sustainability efforts increasingly murky.

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Sustainable Apparel Coalition Rebrands as Cascale

The change distances the initiative from a greenwashing scandal focused on its Higg sustainability tool and signals an expanded focus beyond fashion.