Are fashion certification schemes providing a 'smokescreen' for greenwashing?

Michael Holder
clock • 7 min read
The fashion industry's green claims have increasingly fallen under the spotlight | Credit: iStock
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The fashion industry's green claims have increasingly fallen under the spotlight | Credit: iStock

Investigation by the Changing Markets Foundation claims a host of industry sustainability initiatives are not fit for purpose

Fashion industry certification schemes, labels, and initiatives aimed at steering the sector towards greener practices have been accused of facilitating 'greenwashing', after an investigation concluded...

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