Fashion
Sustainability plummets as priority in 2025 for fashion brands
Climate issues are near the bottom of the list of apparel execs' concerns for the year ahead, according to McKinsey's 2025 State of Fashion report. Here's how sustainability teams can push ahead. Read More
Fashion’s addiction to polyester helps Big Oil, hurts the rest of us: New report
Petroleum-based fibers are spiraling out of control as Zara, Calvin Klein and other brands pay little regard to the harm they cause, the Changing Markets Foundation finds. Read More
These fashion brands fail at emissions disclosures, industry watchdog finds
Nearly a quarter of the biggest fashion businesses decline to share any information about decarbonization efforts. Check out who's staying mum. Read More
How H&M will push suppliers to use thermal batteries for energy
The fashion company wants to decarbonize its textile vendors by switching them to heat brick startup Rondo Energy. Read More
Circular textile ‘phoenix’ Renewcell is bought out of bankruptcy
Private equity firm Altor, which is renaming the company Circulose, recently raised 3 billion euros to invest in green businesses. Read More
Inside Shein’s plan to recycle ‘deadstock’ material into new clothing
The company wants to be ‘fully circular’ by 2050 but its emissions have increased by 52%. Read More
Here are the innovators and startups set to transform the circular economy
11 circular economy startups have emerged as $1 billion-plus companies since 2020. Read More
The world’s clothing boom is a climate changer
What will it take to redress the textile industry’s devastating environmental impact? Read More
H&M is funding offshore wind in Bangladesh to get garment factories off fossil fuels
H&M will co-invest in a project it hopes will supply 40% of the country’s power. Read More
Cotton has a waste problem: This startup says it can solve it
Most cotton garments end up as landfill. Seattle’s Evrnu says it can recycle those items. Read More
