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

Helena Helmersson

Fashion@COP28 / Decarbonisation

6 December 2023

2 minutes

The ongoing COP28 at Dubai, Tuesday, saw the announcement of the first ever collaborative offshore wind project in Bangladesh by European stakeholders. The collaborators include The Global Fashion Agenda (GFA), Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), Bestseller and the H&M Group.

Going Renewable: GFA, Others to Develop Offshore Wind Energy Project in Bangladesh

Four key stakeholders from the fashion industry in Europe are collaborating to increase availability of renewable energy in Global South's Bangladesh — a critical manufacturing hub.

Staff Writer

Nature Targets / New Primer

29 June 2023

4 minutes

By setting both climate and nature targets in tandem, companies can incorporate both into their strategies, drive cost efficiencies and increase innovations that are win-wins for both nature and climate.

Industry-Specific Guide for Fashion Brands to Reduce Their Impacts on Nature Launched

A just released primer for the textile-apparel-fashion industry provides an introduction to science-based targets for nature, helping organisations in the sector to enable an equitable and nature positive future.

Staff Writer

Ukraine Fallout / H&M Exit

18 July 2022

2 minutes

Swedish fashion giant H&M said that it regretted that business cannot "continue under the current circumstances and that many colleagues are affected as a consequence." In pic: The H&M Moscow store.

From Russia Without Love: H&M Hits Exit Plan over Ukraine

An unpredictable future has forced Swedish giant H&M to pause all sales in Russia with steps being initiated to begin the process of winding up business in the country, promising also "support to all colleagues concerned" over the coming months.