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13 firms set 2025 deadline to source 100% sustainable cotton
More than a dozen of the world’s biggest clothing and textile companies have signed a pledge to source 100% sustainable cotton by 2025 in a deal brokered by the Prince of Wales.The pledge was organised...
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The fashion industry cottons on to the circular economy
We need clothes. Clothes for work and for pleasure. But what we wear is placing a huge strain on the environment. Growing prosperity and the churn of fast fashion have contributed to the doubling of...
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Unpicking the confusion over what constitutes ‘sustainable’ cotton
With one kilogramme of cotton – roughly the equivalent of a T-shirt and pair of jeans – using 2,000 litres of water to produce, brands are increasingly seeing the importance of sourcing cotton that...
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Who is connecting the drops on climate change?
Where are the CEOs who will champion water security, asks CDP’s Cate Lamb in this month’s magazine, as she laments that she can count on one hand the number of corporate leaders who have spoken...
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Treading more lightly in the hotels industry
The estimated $550bn global hotel and hospitality sector is one of the world’s fastest-growing industries. And with some 17.2 million rooms booked each year, it is also one of the most...
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Reaping the rewards from more inclusive cotton production in Côte d’Ivoire
The long, three-month cotton harvest in the fields of northern Côte d’Ivoire is drawing to a close, with hopes high among the pickers that they could eclipse last year’s bumper crop, which saw...
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CSR Cheat Sheet part 2: Cooperation on protecting freshwater basins ‘urgently...
By 2050, more than half of the world’s population will live in water-scarce regions. That is the pending reality driving the urgency of a new report by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). Another...
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Earth Day Cheat Sheet: ‘Dear Nature, we promise we’ll treat you better than...
Outdoor clothing brand Timberland marked Earth Day by debuting a video with an emotional open letter to nature called “Caring is no longer enough”.Narrated by a child, the letter reflects on the impact...
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Brand Watch: Corporates in push to take their suppliers on net-zero journey
The CEOs of big brands were out in force at COP26 in Glasgow, not only in the blue and green zones but at side events throughout the city. Far less in evidence, however, were their smaller peersSo far...
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