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Don’t Believe What Consumers Say When It Comes to Sustainability

A growing body of consumer surveys suggests interest in sustainable consumption is reaching a tipping point. Those surveys are deeply flawed, writes Kenneth P. Pucker.

Don’t Believe What Consumers Say When It Comes to Sustainability

A growing body of consumer surveys suggests interest in sustainable consumption is reaching a tipping point. Those surveys are deeply flawed, writes Kenneth P. Pucker.


Brands Know How to Curb Their Climate Impact. Why Won’t They Do it?

The actors with the most leverage to tackle the challenge are structurally unwilling to change, writes Kenneth P. Pucker.

Brands Know How to Curb Their Climate Impact. Why Won’t They Do it?

The actors with the most leverage to tackle the challenge are structurally unwilling to change, writes Kenneth P. Pucker.


What Big Brands’ Sustainability Reports Won’t Tell You

For much of the last decade, advocates for sustainable businesses have argued that reporting on ESG measures would lead to a sustainable future. It hasn’t happened, writes Kenneth Pucker.

What Big Brands’ Sustainability Reports Won’t Tell You

For much of the last decade, advocates for sustainable businesses have argued that reporting on ESG measures would lead to a sustainable future. It hasn’t happened, writes Kenneth Pucker.


Why Mushroom Leather (and Other New Materials) Are Struggling to Scale

Late last month, leading materials start-up Bolt threads said it had paused operations for its leather alternative Mylo. The company’s struggle to raise funds points to deeper challenges for the sector, writes Kenneth Pucker.

Why Mushroom Leather (and Other New Materials) Are Struggling to Scale

Late last month, leading materials start-up Bolt threads said it had paused operations for its leather alternative Mylo. The company’s struggle to raise funds points to deeper challenges for the sector, writes Kenneth Pucker.


Op-Ed | Circularity Is a Fashionable Fantasy

The buzzy concept is a chimaera that distracts from the root cause of fashion’s worsening environmental impact: overconsumption, argues Ken Pucker.

Op-Ed | Circularity Is a Fashionable Fantasy

The buzzy concept is a chimaera that distracts from the root cause of fashion’s worsening environmental impact: overconsumption, argues Ken Pucker.


Op-Ed | Why I Support New York’s Fashion Act

Voluntary corporate action to address fashion’s social and environmental impact is not working, argues Ken Pucker.

Op-Ed | Why I Support New York’s Fashion Act

Voluntary corporate action to address fashion’s social and environmental impact is not working, argues Ken Pucker.