It ain't fashion, if it ain't sustainable

Balenciaga

Ideas for Change / Tackling Climate

5 August 2024

4 minutes

The issue with "market-based solutions" including carbon pricing/carbon offsets as those used by fashion brands is that they shift focus to actions that are not solutions but profit plays.

The Road Away from the Sustainability Roadblock

Sustainability must be globally branded in one set of images, symbols and stories based on archetypes that align with and inform sustainability.

By

Bill D'Arienzo

Commentary

Young India Fashion Survey 2025

Textile Recycling Expo

ITF Intertex Portugal 2025

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Tariffs and Seconds / SMART View Interview

If unfair trade barriers persist, there's the risk of seeing mountains of usable clothing pile up in the US, while markets abroad fill the gap with cheap, low-quality fast fashion that often results in more waste, not less. Keeping the second-hand clothing trade flowing freely is in everyone’s best interest: economically, socially, and environmentally. This is a moment to build smarter, fairer, and more circular global systems, not to shut them down.

Trade Barriers on Second-Hand Clothing Disrupt a Globally Significant Reverse Supply Chain

Subir Ghosh

24 April 2025

Denim Finishing / EIM Report Interview

Environmental Impact Measuring (EIM) combines user input with strict benchmarking and automated calculations. To ensure data integrity, it uses a dual system: an accreditation programme for users and third-party validation by GoBlu International.

Future Lies in Hybrid Models Where High-Level LCAs Are Supplemented by Granular Data

Subir Ghosh

2 May 2025