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

Ikea

Going Circular / Dutch Plan

9 April 2025

2 minutes

For two decades, circular activity has been stuck at just 4–5% of GDP. This impasse costs the Netherlands crucial opportunities for economic growth, strategic independence and environmental protection.

Dutch Coalition Puts Forward 6-Point Action Plan to Accelerate Circular Economy

A Dutch coalition of brands from across industries and with a combined annual turnover of ten billion euros has urged the government to take immediate action to accelerate the circular economy in the Netherlands.

Staff Writer

Cotton Crisis / 2023 Rankings

13 June 2023

4 minutes

This is not the first time that Solidaridad and PAN UK have released cotton rankings. Brands and retailers, by virtue of these Rankings, knew where they stood as far as cotton was concerned, and so did the world. They had all the time to make course corrections. What is astounding, therefore, is that in spite of all the resources at their disposal—financial, material and logistical—and all that chest-thumping and deafening rhetoric, brands still cut a sorry figure.

Almost 90% of Top Retailers and Brands Still Unsustainable, Not Transparent on Cotton

Jargon-laden and flowery sustainability reports by a majority of top brands and retailers would come across as a heap of gobbledygook if their actual performance is taken into account. Well, certainly for the cotton sector. As many as 89% are still non-transparent, unsustainable and show little progress towards improving labour conditions, says the 2023 Cotton Ranking just published by Solidaridad Europe and the Pesticide Action Network UK (PAN UK).

Subir Ghosh

Report

Retail / NRF Rankings

23 March 2022

4 minutes

2022 Rankings: Walmart is Still World's Largest Retailer

The National Retail Federation has released its annual list of the Top 50 Global Retailers. Walmart continues to be the world’s largest retailer, having made significant investments in omnichannel marketplaces, in-store services and fulfillment models.