Newsletter Fashion’s efforts to go green cancelled out by shopaholics Wrap report says 12% reduction in carbon impact negated by 13% rise in textiles produced and sold.
Solutions Luis Vuitton reduces thermostat and light use in shops to save energy LVMH, the owner of Louis Vuitton, plans to lower the thermostat at its stores around the world as part energy-saving measures this winter.
Solutions Fashion brands pause use of sustainability index tool over greenwashing claims H&M has suspended its use of product labelling tool, The Higg Materials Sustainability Index.
Politics What was fashion doing at COP26? Trading buzzwords, talking circularity and grappling with the role of clothes in the climate crisis.
Solutions Renting clothes is ‘less green than throwing them away’ Transportation and dry cleaning make it the worst green option for consumers of fashion, study finds.
Solutions www.fastcompany.com This scorecard will tell you the environmental impact of your new H&M The clothing company is the first to roll out a new sustainability scorecard for its products.
Solutions www.nytimes.com Why is fashion talking about regenerative farming? Brands like North Face, Allbirds and Patagonia, as well as the Kering luxury group, are all about agriculture these days. Here’s the dirt.
