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

Johannes-Harm Hovinga

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

Most Popular

Uncertain Times / New Trade Disorder / I Commentary

It's April 2025, and the world has been thrown into chaos by the so-called reciprocal tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump on all other countries. No one seemed to have been prepared for such drastic measures, and the world trade order is in turmoil.

Trump Tariffs Threaten Growth, Investments and Development for Vulnerable Economies

Subir Ghosh

7 April 2025

Climate Action / Benchmark Report Analysis

Good On You’s Fashion Planet Benchmark Report shines a light on the biggest planetary issues facing fashion, and how the industry fares.

Fashion Industry Not Serious about Emission Reduction or Impact on Nature, Says Report

Staff Writer

15 April 2025