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Kering Sets Goal to Decouple Growth From Climate Impact
In February, Kering chief executive François-Henri Pinault told investors that the delicate balancing act the French luxury group has tried to perform between furthering its …
Top Beauty Brands’ Climate Commitments Lack Credibility, Says Report
The world’s biggest beauty companies aren’t doing enough to tackle their emissions, according to a new report by climate consultancy the Carbon Trust’s Net Zero …
Op-Ed | Fashion’s Business Model Isn’t Fit for Climate Change
Who, exactly, is responsible for the “loss and damage” caused by climate change? At this year’s UN climate summit, the divide between the Global North …
Fashion Needs Climate Survival Strategies
Every year, VF Corp, the owner of brands including Vans, The North Face and Supreme, carries out a detailed analysis of the risks that threaten …
UN COP27 Summit Ends With Last-Ditch Deal for Historic Climate Damage Fund
The COP27 climate talks in Egypt, which came close to collapse in the closing stretches, ended with an early-hours deal to create a fund to …
What Are Fashion’s Climate Risks?
The policymakers and business leaders gathering for the UN’s annual climate summit over the last week have confronted a grim reality: The likelihood the world …
Fashion’s Shaky Climate Commitments | BoF
“We are in the fight of our lives,” said UN secretary general António Guterres at the opening of the world’s most important climate summit this …
Fashion’s Climate Challenge: From Marketing to Risk Mitigation
In 2015, world leaders agreed to try and cap global warming at a level that scientists believe could stave off the worst effects of climate …
Corporate Climate Action Hits Its Limits
This week, as the fashion flock gathered for fashion weeks in London and Milan, global leaders and climate experts descended on New York for the …
PVH Joins $250 Million Fashion Climate Fund
The Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein owner has committed $10 million to the fund through its philanthropic arm. The initiative was launched in June by …
Climate Change Is Making Fashion’s Supply Chain Problems Worse
The monsoon rain began in June. By the end of summer, huge swathes of Pakistan were fully submerged. More than 1,500 people have died in …
Can Patagonia Make Capitalism Climate Friendly?
Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard may be the world’s most reluctant billionaire. For 50 years, the rock climber and environmentalist has tried to chart a tricky …
Patagonia’s billionaire owner gives away company to fight climate crisis | US news
Setting a new example in environmental corporate leadership, the billionaire owner of Patagonia is giving the entire company away to fight the Earth’s climate devastation, …
Patagonia Commits Every Dollar of Profit to Fighting Climate Change
Patagonia is making the ultimate vow to protect the planet. In a move unheard of in the fashion industry, founder Yvon Chouinard has given the …
‘I couldn’t date a climate change denier!’ The couples who bond – and split – over love for the planet | Relationships
When Mitzi Jonelle Tan first saw Jon Bonifacio at a student council meeting at the University of the Philippines in 2017, she knew she liked …
A Radical Solution to Denim’s Climate Cost: Go Direct to the Farm
For the last two-and-a-half years, denim group Citizens of Humanity has struggled with a familiar series of supply chain challenges. The price of cotton, the …
Biden Signs $430 Billion Climate, Healthcare and Tax Bill
President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed into law a $430 billion bill that is seen as the biggest climate package in US history, designed to …
Stella McCartney and VC Firm Collaborative Fund Launch $200 Million Climate Solutions-Focused Fund
The fund, Collab SOS, will invest in companies working to develop more sustainable materials, ingredients, energy and supply chains at the Series A and B …
Zalando, Yoox Net-a-Porter and About You Launch Climate Strategy Platform for Brands
Working with sustainability consultancy Quantis, the three online fashion retailers will offer a free service to help brands they stock measure greenhouse emissions, set reduction …