Climate

Worldly has launched a new tool — the Facility Data Manager (FDM) — that will help brands prepare for environmental reporting requirements by providing timely primary data that aligns with regulatory frameworks.

Fashion has some bad news for the planet. Most brands are actively “greenwashing” their emissions with none of the companies assessed reporting transparently on the terms, value invested or availability to suppliers, says a new Stand.earth report.

AI-powered climate service innovations enable easier adoption of innovations that reduce environmental impact of business activities while improving energy and material efficiency and managing climate-related risks and opportunities. They also facilitate mitigation by reducing the carbon footprint, says a new study.

A Singaporean univ and luxury group Kering have joined hands to conduct studies that aim to provide insights into the current state of nature and climate practices at corporations across the Asia-Pacific region, as also establish baseline for strategies and reporting, highlight industry trends, and identify areas for improvements.

A fund dedicated to supporting decarbonisation projects and climate change mitigation actions in outdoor industry supply chains will assist Taiwan in an ambitious renewable energy project.

Has the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) buckled to pressure from carbon market players and corporate interests to allow companies to meet scope 3 targets with carbon credits? texfash.com probes.

The Paris Agreement goal of limiting climate change to 1.5°C could well remain a mirage, says the 2024 Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor (CCRM) which evaluated 51 of the world’s largest companies, including 5 in the fashion sector.

All things cotton and the global market scenario from regenerative to organic, the urgent imperative to go sustainable and more is what Ben Eaves, Director of Liverpool Cotton Brokers Ltd, discusses in this freewheeling tete-a-tete with texfash.com.

A new report by Planet Tracker emphasises that the apparel supply chain is exposed to water stress, with the problem likely to worsen over time, exposing apparel corporates and their investors to risk from water-related disruptions to operations and brand reputation.

A new initiative to help wool and cotton producers in the US is targeted at greenhouse gas reduction, emissions and sequestration, along with equity, social justice, including benefits for historically underserved groups.