Fast fashion’s bloody catwalk faces a halt – if Brussels lets France act
As EU executives meet with Shein and H&M in the same week, civil society urges the European Commission to let a trailblazing French law...
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A journey across Europe to fix fashion and cut textile waste
As Europe marks the European Week for Waste Reduction – and as Black Friday’s wave of hyper-consumerism looms...
EU exports of used clothing wear out African second-hand markets
What happens to the textiles we donate? Emily Macintosh traces the journey of used clothing and their impact...
Will green labels for fast fashion miss the point?
Jean-Pierre Schweitzer and Emily Macintosh take a look at the Product Environmental Footprint for apparel and footwear initiative....
NGOs urge the EU to save unsold goods from destruction
Tonnes of unsold or returned products are destroyed every year by producers and online retailers. This comes at...
Urgent break with fast fashion needed in upcoming EU textile laws
NGOs rebuff voluntary agreements to clean up the fashion industry, calling for the EU’s upcoming textile legislation to...
Making sustainability fashionable
Our apparently insatiable appetite for clothes is stripping the environment bare and leaving many ecosystems hanging by a...
From catwalk to doghouse: fashion brands criticised
Fashion retailers should be legally responsible for the huge environmental and social impacts along their supply chains. That’s...
Huge public distrust of fashion brands’ over industry’s pollution record
A new global survey reveals the majority of people want more transparency from fashion brands and expect them...
