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Exclusive: Former Circ Executive Luke Henning Named Bio-Based Fur Startup BioFluff’s Interim CEO
Henning is stepping in to lead the next-gen materials business as it looks to raise $2.5million to fund commercial expansion.

Exclusive: Former Circ Executive Luke Henning Named Bio-Based Fur Startup BioFluff’s Interim CEO
Henning is stepping in to lead the next-gen materials business as it looks to raise $2.5million to fund commercial expansion.

Is Fashion Quiet Quitting on Climate?
This week, Ralph Lauren dropped its net-zero emissions target, while pledging to stay the course on more concrete, near-term goals. Meanwhile, Brunello Cucinelli clapped back at short sellers and Vestiaire Collective is looking to play the carbon market.

Is Fashion Quiet Quitting on Climate?
This week, Ralph Lauren dropped its net-zero emissions target, while pledging to stay the course on more concrete, near-term goals. Meanwhile, Brunello Cucinelli clapped back at short sellers and Vestiaire Collective is looking to play the carbon market.

Ralph Lauren Drops Net-Zero Emissions Target
The company said it would focus instead on more concrete, near-term goals to deliver measurable results and drive accountability. It has already achieved its current emissions-reduction target for 2030.

Ralph Lauren Drops Net-Zero Emissions Target
The company said it would focus instead on more concrete, near-term goals to deliver measurable results and drive accountability. It has already achieved its current emissions-reduction target for 2030.

Vestiaire Collective Will Now Sell Carbon Credits on your Purchases
The resale platform will begin selling carbon credits based on emissions avoided when consumers buy secondhand on their site.

Vestiaire Collective Will Now Sell Carbon Credits on your Purchases
The resale platform will begin selling carbon credits based on emissions avoided when consumers buy secondhand on their site.

Are Things as Bad as They Seem?
At New York Climate Week, fashion’s sustainability cadre wanted to send the message that work is continuing — and making progress — despite grim political and economic headwinds.

Are Things as Bad as They Seem?
At New York Climate Week, fashion’s sustainability cadre wanted to send the message that work is continuing — and making progress — despite grim political and economic headwinds.

Explainer: Can Big Fashion Make Recycling Work at Scale?
Industry coalition ReHubs is calling for billions of dollars of investment to establish industrialised textile recycling capabilities in Europe. For its strategy to work, many elements still need to fall into place.

Explainer: Can Big Fashion Make Recycling Work at Scale?
Industry coalition ReHubs is calling for billions of dollars of investment to establish industrialised textile recycling capabilities in Europe. For its strategy to work, many elements still need to fall into place.

Fashion Needs a New Sustainability Playbook
Efforts to establish a cleaner, kinder fashion sector are struggling, but it’s not clear what the answers are.

Fashion Needs a New Sustainability Playbook
Efforts to establish a cleaner, kinder fashion sector are struggling, but it’s not clear what the answers are.

Nike’s Chief Sustainability Officer Departs
Jaycee Pribulsky is leaving the company for a new opportunity after less than two years in the role. Her departure comes amid a choppy period of restructuring, when the sportswear giant’s sustainability efforts have faced scrutiny and it has rejigged communications on the topic.

Nike’s Chief Sustainability Officer Departs
Jaycee Pribulsky is leaving the company for a new opportunity after less than two years in the role. Her departure comes amid a choppy period of restructuring, when the sportswear giant’s sustainability efforts have faced scrutiny and it has rejigged communications on the topic.

The World Is Getting Warmer. Fashion Thinks It Can Handle the Heat.
Weather extremes like the sizzling heatwaves that blanketed Europe and the US this week pose a growing threat to business. But in recently released investor reports, big fashion brands say they don’t see climate as a material risk in the near term.

The World Is Getting Warmer. Fashion Thinks It Can Handle the Heat.
Weather extremes like the sizzling heatwaves that blanketed Europe and the US this week pose a growing threat to business. But in recently released investor reports, big fashion brands say they don’t see climate as a material risk in the near term.

Op-Ed | Dear Fashion CEOs, Stop Undermining Climate Action
Too many brands have set ambitious emissions goals while their trade associations quietly work to block the regulations needed to achieve them, argues Maxine Bédat.

Op-Ed | Dear Fashion CEOs, Stop Undermining Climate Action
Too many brands have set ambitious emissions goals while their trade associations quietly work to block the regulations needed to achieve them, argues Maxine Bédat.

What’s the Carbon Footprint of Your Shoes?
Efforts to map the footwear industry’s carbon footprint have lagged behind those in fashion. A new study aims to start addressing that.

What’s the Carbon Footprint of Your Shoes?
Efforts to map the footwear industry’s carbon footprint have lagged behind those in fashion. A new study aims to start addressing that.

Can Brands Still Make the Case for Sustainable Fashion?
In a climate where consumers are wary of greenwashing and a backlash against “woke capitalism” takes shape, brands peddling sustainability messaging have to treat the topic with a degree of irreverence and put the product first.

Can Brands Still Make the Case for Sustainable Fashion?
In a climate where consumers are wary of greenwashing and a backlash against “woke capitalism” takes shape, brands peddling sustainability messaging have to treat the topic with a degree of irreverence and put the product first.