Topic: fashion

Sector Focus
August 3, 2022

Is CMA’s fashion greenwashing probe start of a wider clampdown?

The CMA’s high-profile investigation into greenwashing in fashion, now targeting three well-known brands, has raised hopes of a more robust regulatory approach. Last week, the...
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Sector Focus
June 23, 2022

Norway declares leading sustainability index unusable in marketing to consumers 

The Higg Materials Sustainability Index – adopted by major fashion brands to tout their green credentials – has come under fire. As the fashion industry races...
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Sector Focus
June 23, 2022

Rebelle breaks the mould with green IPO

The online fashion marketplace, which has circular economy principles at its heart, was the first listing to benefit from Nasdaq’s green designation. Cécile Wickmann, chief...
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Policy & Regulation, Sector Focus
April 21, 2022

New York’s catch-all fashion act aims to enforce global change

The proposed bill has strong support, and could force retailers to sign up to a new standard on sustainability disclosures in order to continue selling...
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Sector Focus
December 15, 2021

Investors facing up to the social costs of fast fashion

Fast fashion is big business but often negatively associated with workers’ rights issues. Can interested investors successfully ensure they are not contributing to poor working...
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