by Fashion Innovation Alliance | Oct 1, 2019 | Fashion+Tech In the News
Reuters/ Kieran Guilbert/ October 1, 2019 NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The United States has blocked the import of goods suspected to have been made with forced labor from five countries, including clothing from China and diamonds from Zimbabwe,...
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by Fashion Innovation Alliance | Sep 24, 2019 | Fashion+Tech In the News
The New York Times/ Somini Sengupta and Lisa Friedman/ September 23, 2019 UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations Climate Action Summit on Monday was meant to highlight concrete promises by presidents, prime ministers and corporate executives to wean the global economy...
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by Fashion Innovation Alliance | Sep 18, 2019 | Fashion+Tech In the News
Reuters/ Valerie Volcovici/ September 18, 2019 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg, who has inspired a global movement for climate change, delivered a strong message to U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday: “Wake up.” Wrapping up a six-day visit to...
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by Fashion Innovation Alliance | Aug 29, 2019 | Fashion+Tech In the News
The New York Times/ John Schwartz/ August 29, 2019 The move to rescind environmental rules governing emissions of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, brings to 84 the total number of environmental rules that the Trump administration has worked to repeal. Officials at...
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by Fashion Innovation Alliance | Aug 23, 2019 | Fashion+Tech In the News
The Hollywood Reporter/ Ingrid Schmidt/ August 23, 2019 In April, French president Emmanuel Macron tapped Kering CEO Francois-Henri Pinault (known for his leadership on sustainable business practices) to helm sustainability goals for leaders in the fashion and textile...
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by Fashion Innovation Alliance | Aug 6, 2019 | Fashion+Tech In the News
TechCrunch/ Brian Kateman/ August 2019 The fashion industry has historically relied on exploitative, unsustainable and unethical labor practices in order to sell clothes — but if recent trends are any indication, it won’t for much longer. Over the last several years,...
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