Sustainability
January 17, 2022
Sustainability is not just about using less plastic, but rather, is about completely reshaping consumption through a clear environmental and social lens. Image credit: Farfetch
By Nora Howe
NEW YORK — Accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, sustainability awareness has reached new heights, especially among fashion consumers whose values are pushing brands and retailers to make tangible changes.
{"ct":"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","iv":"3de111de110082c5f54f3876dc027616","s":"a7f1e0b8ca8eeb33"}
Share your thoughts. Click here