Climate inaction puts 34% of fashion industry profits at riskThe fashion industry faces a potential 34% profit drop by 2030 if climate action is delayed, according to the Apparel Impact Institute. Ris...
11 Feb, 2026, 10.11 AM IST
SaaS startups tailor new green solutions for fashion industryThe fashion industry has long grappled with waste, excess inventory, and growing environmental damage. As consumption surges, artificial in...
18 Jul, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
Fashion brands move slow on their green promisesDespite fashion industry's pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions, a new report reveals slow progress in major textile-producing countries...
01 Jul, 2025, 10.33 AM IST
Zara owner Inditex boosts fast fashion flights from India to avoid shipping delaysZara's parent company, Inditex, has significantly ramped up its use of air freight to transport clothing from Indian factories to Spain, ai...
20 Nov, 2024, 10.38 AM IST
Global GDP seen taking much bigger climate hit than first fearedThe Network for Greening the Financial System stresses the urgency of immediate action, including a significant increase in carbon pricing,...
06 Nov, 2024, 09.34 AM IST
AI supports fashion's climate goals but workers may be left behindSuppliers and brands across the $1.7 trillion global fashion industry are beginning to use AI technology, such as in cameras and sensors th...
05 Nov, 2024, 10.32 AM IST
EU's ill-fitting suite for 'greener' normsEU's Ecodesign Directive banning destruction of unsold textiles and footwear to establish sustainability requirements will impact Asia, whe...
18 Jun, 2024, 11.26 PM IST
Why it’s so hard to track the fashion industry’s emissionsThe fashion industry, responsible for 2% of global greenhouse gas emissions, struggles to reduce its carbon footprint.
17 May, 2024, 09.37 AM IST
Fashion’s sales season plastics problem isn’t about packagingIn a world where more than half of clothes are made from cheap polyester, the disposable plastics you wear are a far bigger problem than th...
02 Jan, 2024, 09.57 AM IST
Entrepreneurs are vying to fix one of fashion’s fossil-fuelled secretsDyeing clothes is very carbon intensive where a lot of hot water is used. Most countries which use this process of dyeing uses cheap coal a...
21 Aug, 2023, 09.41 AM IST
Fixing bad fashion habits: Buy max 5 clothing items a year, wash garments at 30° C to increase lifespanA garment is normally worn for an average of seven to 10 times before it is discarded.
21 Jan, 2023, 10.59 AM IST
Corporate climate action growing, but more needed to meet net-zero: WEF studyIn the past year, corporate action has accelerated, but more needs to be done as only 20 per cent companies both disclose their full value ...
17 Jan, 2022, 05.31 PM IST
Love following new fashion trends & buying cheap clothes? You are slowly killing the planetDid you know that around 85% of garments produced every year end up in the dump?
07 Jun, 2021, 04.06 PM IST
Sustainable fashion, no more: Big brands like Hermès, LVMH fail to meet green targetsThe fashion industry is responsible for at least 4% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
24 Mar, 2021, 08.45 AM IST
From Zara to H&M, fast fashion faces the age of reckoningThe fashion industry accounts for 8-10% of global carbon emissions - more than all international flights and maritime shipping combined. Wi...
19 Nov, 2019, 12.07 PM IST
H&M's CEO talks about a 'terrible' threat to the fashion industryFashion has taken heat in recent years for the industry's role in producing 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions through manufacturing an...
09 Nov, 2019, 10.20 AM IST
Smriti Irani launches Project SU.RE at Lakmé Fashion Week, aims at making style more sustainableIt will encourage sustainability goals for the industry to reduce its carbon emissions.
29 Aug, 2019, 08.59 AM IST