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The Frayed Edge: A Playbook for a Luxury Scandal

Big luxury has deployed a tried and tested playbook to defuse the fallout from an ongoing sweatshop scandal, there’s been an unusual level of regulatory drama in Brussels and we’re giving up on the prospect of an Hermès handbag made from mushroom leather.

The Frayed Edge: A Playbook for a Luxury Scandal

Big luxury has deployed a tried and tested playbook to defuse the fallout from an ongoing sweatshop scandal, there’s been an unusual level of regulatory drama in Brussels and we’re giving up on the prospect of an Hermès handbag made from mushroom leather.


The Frayed Edge: Regulators Take a ‘Business First’ Approach to Sustainability

Europe is pushing ahead with moves to water down flagship sustainability rules in a bid to boost competitiveness, while Italian lawmakers are looking at ways to protect ‘Made in Italy’ from the fallout of a sweatshop scandal.

The Frayed Edge: Regulators Take a ‘Business First’ Approach to Sustainability

Europe is pushing ahead with moves to water down flagship sustainability rules in a bid to boost competitiveness, while Italian lawmakers are looking at ways to protect ‘Made in Italy’ from the fallout of a sweatshop scandal.


The Frayed Edge: From Shein to Chanel, What Paris Says About the State of Fashion

After a season of designer debuts, we’re looking at whether fashion has delivered on its great reset, as well as the other drama playing out in Paris: Shein’s plans to open its first physical stores. Then there’s the latest luxury sweatshop scandal, and also Taylor Swift.

The Frayed Edge: From Shein to Chanel, What Paris Says About the State of Fashion

After a season of designer debuts, we’re looking at whether fashion has delivered on its great reset, as well as the other drama playing out in Paris: Shein’s plans to open its first physical stores. Then there’s the latest luxury sweatshop scandal, and also Taylor Swift.


The Frayed Edge: Is Fashion Quiet Quitting on Climate?

This week, Ralph Lauren dropped its net-zero emissions target, while pledging to stay the course on more concrete, near-term goals. Meanwhile, Brunello Cucinelli clapped back at short sellers and Vestiaire Collective is looking to play the carbon market.

The Frayed Edge: Is Fashion Quiet Quitting on Climate?

This week, Ralph Lauren dropped its net-zero emissions target, while pledging to stay the course on more concrete, near-term goals. Meanwhile, Brunello Cucinelli clapped back at short sellers and Vestiaire Collective is looking to play the carbon market.


The Frayed Edge: Are Things as Bad as They Seem?

At New York Climate Week, fashion’s sustainability cadre wanted to send the message that work is continuing — and making progress — despite grim political and economic headwinds.

The Frayed Edge: Are Things as Bad as They Seem?

At New York Climate Week, fashion’s sustainability cadre wanted to send the message that work is continuing — and making progress — despite grim political and economic headwinds.


The Frayed Edge: Nike’s Sustainability Reset

The sportswear giant has toned down communications around its sustainability efforts, replacing its glossy annual impact report with hard-to-find data sheets. Meanwhile, Rolex is cosying up to Trump and the EU’s push to clean up fashion waste is getting real.

The Frayed Edge: Nike’s Sustainability Reset

The sportswear giant has toned down communications around its sustainability efforts, replacing its glossy annual impact report with hard-to-find data sheets. Meanwhile, Rolex is cosying up to Trump and the EU’s push to clean up fashion waste is getting real.


Are Luxury Brands Responsible for What Happens in Their Supply Chains?

An Italian union is seeking to hold Richemont legally accountable for alleged workers’ rights violations at a Montblanc supplier, as scandals linking brands like Dior, Armani, Valentino and Loro Piana to sweatshops draw more scrutiny to the sector’s sourcing practices.

Are Luxury Brands Responsible for What Happens in Their Supply Chains?

An Italian union is seeking to hold Richemont legally accountable for alleged workers’ rights violations at a Montblanc supplier, as scandals linking brands like Dior, Armani, Valentino and Loro Piana to sweatshops draw more scrutiny to the sector’s sourcing practices.


Fashion’s Chaotic New Regulatory Reality

The regulatory environment is becoming more complicated as European politicians roll back on regulations that were intended to make the industry more sustainable.

Fashion’s Chaotic New Regulatory Reality

The regulatory environment is becoming more complicated as European politicians roll back on regulations that were intended to make the industry more sustainable.


Op-Ed | Dear Fashion CEOs, Stop Undermining Climate Action

Too many brands have set ambitious emissions goals while their trade associations quietly work to block the regulations needed to achieve them, argues Maxine Bédat.

Op-Ed | Dear Fashion CEOs, Stop Undermining Climate Action

Too many brands have set ambitious emissions goals while their trade associations quietly work to block the regulations needed to achieve them, argues Maxine Bédat.


The EU’s Retreat on Sustainability Regulations, Explained

The European Union has unveiled plans to significantly water down landmark sustainability rules that would require large fashion brands to report more details about their environmental footprint and take on more responsibility for abuses in their supply chains.

The EU’s Retreat on Sustainability Regulations, Explained

The European Union has unveiled plans to significantly water down landmark sustainability rules that would require large fashion brands to report more details about their environmental footprint and take on more responsibility for abuses in their supply chains.


What Happened to Italy’s Luxury Sweatshops Investigation?

It’s been almost a year since Italian prosecutors linked Armani and then Dior to sweatshops on the outskirts of Milan in an investigation expected to bring up to a dozen more brands under the microscope. In response, officials and industry leaders have rushed to tighten controls over the luxury supply chain.

What Happened to Italy’s Luxury Sweatshops Investigation?

It’s been almost a year since Italian prosecutors linked Armani and then Dior to sweatshops on the outskirts of Milan in an investigation expected to bring up to a dozen more brands under the microscope. In response, officials and industry leaders have rushed to tighten controls over the luxury supply chain.


What Happened to France’s Anti-Fast Fashion Bill?

The French Senate has yet to take up the ‘sin tax’-style penalty on fast fashion products, a year after the country’s lower house unanimously approved the bill.

What Happened to France’s Anti-Fast Fashion Bill?

The French Senate has yet to take up the ‘sin tax’-style penalty on fast fashion products, a year after the country’s lower house unanimously approved the bill.