Dame Vivian Hunt made the business case for sustainable fashion in a talk that highlighted both the scale of the challenge facing the industry and the importance of action within the wider context of business’ obligation to play a positive role in society, answerable not just to shareholders but to wider “stakeholders” from workers to the environment.
Fashion is a big polluter and it’s emissions are rising fast, putting it far out of step with international commitments to limit global warming. But it’s also an industry under pressure from supply chain disruptions, rising raw material prices and an uncertain outlook.
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