Extreme weather has a major impact on the fashion industry. It's not just about warm weather when winter clothes are already in shops, but also disasters in manufacturing countries. Consider, for example, the floods in Pakistan in 2022, during which cotton farming felt the impact. Research by Cornell University and investment firm Schroders now...
Sep 14, 2023
Efficient logistics is essential for fashion labels and retailers. From the procurement of raw materials and packing to the delivery up to and including recycling – smooth organisation of the flow of goods will become increasingly important with digitalisation and increasing sustainability needs. FashionUnited spoke to Professor Markus...
Nov 10, 2021
Reading, United Kingdom - A striped design showing the impact of global warming on 170 years of world temperatures at a glance has become a hit at the UN's COP26 climate summit in Glasgow. The lined red and blue image, which shows global average temperatures from 1850 to 2020, has been on display at the talks in exhibitions on sustainability,...
Nov 9, 2021
Zurich-based MyClimate is a non-profit foundation that was founded in 2006 to support companies on their way to carbon neutrality. MyClimate calculates the CO2 emissions of companies and their products in order to show measures for CO2 reduction on this basis or to offer possibilities for offsetting them. But what exactly does that mean? We...
Brussels – Whereas more than half of the EU consumer population is found to be receptive to green claims, only one-fifth appears to actually trust the sustainability claims made by brands. More and more, the market is realizing that “sustainability” is more than a buzzword and green claims should be substantiated by clear and transparent data....
Nov 5, 2021
Brussels – More and more fashion companies are announcing programs with ambitious (some more than others) goals in relation to environmental, social and governance criteria. Recently ASOS launched its ‘Fashion with Integrity’ (FWI) 2030 programme, committing to achieve Net Zero across the full value chain by 2030. Also consumer demand is not...
Oct 14, 2021
Washington - Tapestry, Inc. (TPR) on Thursday said it has signed Business Ambition For 1.5°C, a science-based targets initiative (SBTi) with a goal of reducing global warming to 1.5°C, by setting up interim science-based emissions reduction targets. In addition, the company has pledged to set a long-term science-based target to reach net-zero...
Sep 23, 2021