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When a fashion industry sustainability group called out China over its treatment of Uighur Muslims, the idea was to nudge Beijing toward human rights reforms while cleaning up a troubled corner of the US$60 billion global cotton business. Western brands have learned the hard way that things do not work that way in China. In the 12 months since the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI), whose members range from Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing Co to Nike Inc to Walmart Inc, published a statement on allegations of forced labor in the cotton-growing Xinjiang region, several brands have suffered major setbacks in China, one ....
When a fashion industry sustainability group called out China over its treatment of Uyghur Muslims, the idea was to nudge Beijing toward human-rights reforms while cleaning up a troubled corner of the $60 billion global cotton business. Western brands have learned the hard way that things dont work that way in China. ....
When a fashion industry sustainability group called out China over its treatment of Uyghur Muslims, the idea was to nudge Beijing toward human-rights reforms while cleaning up a troubled corner of the $60 billion global cotton business. Western brands have learned the hard way that things. ....
In the 12 months since the Better Cotton Initiative published a statement on alleged forced labor in cotton-growing Xinjiang, several brands have suffered major setbacks in the country. ....
APR 22, 2021 This week, a look at the potential for a waste-fueled fashion industry, including a check-in on denim’s circularity efforts. The denim industry is doing damage control. After decades of bad PR and being called the “most polluting” garment, denim-focused brands are making headway in becoming more sustainable. That’s largely been driven by a combination of collaboration, prioritization and expanded opportunities to scale. Even fast-denim brands are making progress, with Guess announcing this week an expansion of its sustainability goals, based on great progress. And according to its manufacturer, Zara is “ahead of the game” on denim sustainability. ....