Supply Chain
VF Corporation hits 61% traceability for key materials
The company behind Dickies and The North Face is making real headway on farm-to-front-door visibility. Read More
Renegade brands sell ‘clean’ toilet paper with audacious ads
Spots playing on health fears mark a shift in sustainability messaging towards literal potty humor. Read More
Levi Strauss water strategy expands focus from factories to communities
After missing a key water-use goal, the denim icon sets a new 2030 plan for reuse, pollution control and restoring stressed watersheds. Read More
Patagonia pilot project shows how to catalyze climate finance across economy
H&M Group, Heidelberg Materials and Netflix are also testing guidelines for generating credits from value-chain investments. Read More
Fiber giants are advancing forest-friendly materials, report finds
Fiber makers are slowly but surely pushing circular sources forward, according to Canopy's latest report. Read More
Circ’s Luke Henning to lead plush-material startup BioFluff
The well-regarded exec faces the challenge of bringing a financial backbone to plant-based fluff for fashion and toys. Read More
U.S. lobbying stalls plan to transition maritime shipping to net zero
Retailers and consumer packaged goods companies would have seen Scope 3 benefits from the framework. Read More
Inside Vestiaire’s first-of-its-kind carbon credits program
The luxury resale platform created the program to support its circular mission. Critics have doubts. Read More
California’s new laws include climate and consumer wins — and setbacks
Gov. Newsom signed clean energy and carbon storage support into law, but also rejected a forever chemicals ban and a boost for virtual power plants. Read More
Survey says: North America lags the rest of the world on value-chain data
European Union regulation has pushed companies in the region to invest in better data-collection methods. Read More