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Worldview: Africa’s Used Clothing Importers Dispute Waste Claims
🌍 Africa’s used clothing importers dispute campaigners’ waste claims. Speaking at the inaugural Textile Circularity Conference, organised by the Bureau of International Recycling, on Sep. …
Asos and Boohoo Forced to Clarify Green Claims
Major UK fast fashion retailers will change the way they promote the environmental credentials of their clothes after being accused of greenwashing by a UK …
US Retail Sales Rebound in February, Weekly Jobless Claims Fall
US retail sales rebounded in February, driven by increases at auto dealerships and gasoline service stations, but consumer spending is slowing as households grapple with …
Zalando to Halt âMisleadingâ Green Claims After EU Probe
Zalando SE, one of Europeâs largest online fashion retailers, has agreed to remove âmisleadingâ symbols that would lead consumers to assume a product is more …
China’s Consumer Slump Claims Another Victim as Shiseido Profit Slides
Shiseido became the latest victim on Friday of a slowing Chinese economy that has battered earnings at many global consumer goods companies, when the Japanese …
EU Bans ‘Misleading’ Environmental Claims That Rely on Offsetting
Terms such as “climate neutral” or “climate positive” that rely on offsetting will be banned from the EU by 2026 as part of a crackdown …
Adidas Claims Ye Mishandled Over $100 Million Marketing Fund
Beneath the very public collapse of Adidas AG’s multibillion-dollar sneaker deal with Ye is a private legal battle over a $100 million-a-year marketing fund. The …
‘Carbon Neutral’ Claims That Rely on Offsets Face UK Ban
Adverts that claim products are carbon neutral using offsets are to be banned by the UK’s advertising watchdog unless companies can prove they really work, …
The Tech Race to Back Up Fashion’s Green Claims
In 2020, Swedish essentials brand Asket set an aim to tag each of its products with an “impact receipt,” a tally of the greenhouse gas …
Ad Watchdog Cracks Down on Misleading Health and Beauty Claims
The advertising watchdog is banning growing numbers of advertisements that exaggerate the benefits of health and beauty treatments such as Botox, lip fillers and diet …
EU Proposes Clampdown on ‘Green’ Claims
The European Commission proposed rules on Wednesday that would require companies in Europe to back up climate-friendly claims about their products with evidence, to stamp …
Revlon Faces Hair Relaxer Cancer Claims as Bankruptcy Nears End
Revlon Inc. is grappling with a growing number of allegations that some of its hair products cause cancer as the cosmetics company looks to exit …
King Charles Reportedly Wants To Reconcile With Prince Harry Despite Claims Of ‘No Willingness’
View gallery Image Credit: Tim Rooke/Shutterstock King Charles III has reportedly been ready to make things right with his youngest son Prince Harry after their …
Shein to Spend $15 Million on Factories After Labor Abuse Claims
Fast-fashion giant Shein will spend $15 million upgrading hundreds of factories after an investigation found that two of its suppliers’ warehouses are flaunting local working-hour …
Adidas Launches Probe Into Claims Rapper Ye Mistreated Staff
Adidas AG is launching an investigation into claims that the rapper Ye was allowed to behave inappropriately toward staff at the German sneaker chain. The …
NGOs Take Aim at EU Efforts to Regulate Brands’ Green Claims
A coalition of 12 civil society groups have warned the European Commission should not rely on a hotly debated method to assess environmental impact when …
Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis Deny Ex-Nanny’s ‘Scurrilous’ Claims About Their Breakup
Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis have garnered more press post-breakup than they did during the seven years of their actual relationship, and there’s been plenty …
H&M, Decathlon to Make Donations, Dial Back Sustainability Claims to Avoid Dutch Greenwashing Crackdown
The two retailers have promised to “adjust or no longer use sustainability claims on their clothes and/or websites,” and ensure consumers are better-informed, according to …