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Video: Radical Transparency | the State of Fashion 2019

Fashion companies must come to terms with consumer's desire for transparency across the supply chain, reveals McKinsey & Business of Fashion's report. Source: Youtube, BoF

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Radical transparency: How much do you know?

Test your knowledge on the challenges and innovative solutions surrounding radical transparency with this fun, interactive test. powered by Typeform Source: McKinsey, Business of Fashion

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Art of Data: Nike's manufacturing data made into art

Fashion brands are increasingly under pressure to make manufacturing practices more transparent, and brands like Nike are making their data available to industry watchdogs and the general public alike. FashionUnited we have created graphics from the otherwise dull spreadsheet data, to help you comprehend the scale and extend of our modern...

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Supply chain transparency is improving, study shows

More brands and retailers are publishing lists of their suppliers than ever before in order to increase the transparency of their supply chain, according to the 2018 Fashion Transparency Index. As of November 2018, 172 brands across 68 companies or parent groups are disclosing information about their production facilities, to various degrees....

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Career Goals, Mentorship, And Transparency in Focus at Women in Fashion Conversation

Gender equality in fashion is important to the CFDA, and a goal we work towards. Witness, for example, The Glass Runway survey developed with Glamour magazine earlier this year that kicked these efforts into high gear. On Monday morning, we hosted the third panel conversation on Women in the Fashion Industry, featuring Colovos Co-founder Nicole...

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Why Denim Expert Ltd is one of the safest factories in Bangladesh

Five years ago today, the Rana Plaza building in Savar, Bangladesh collapsed, marking the most deadly accident in the history of the apparel industry. Thousands of workers at their sewing machines and cutting stations were at work in the five factories when the building crumbled, trapping them under concrete and rubble. 1,138 of them died, while...

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Fashion Revolution publishes Manifesto during Fashion Question Time

London - Fashion Revolution is set to launch its Manifesto today demanding a "radical revolutionary change" for the fashion industry, which will halt the end of clothing production that exploits people or causing harm to the planet. The initiative will be holding Fashion Question Time at the Houses of Parliament, which aims to examine if the...

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Asket launches new standard, marking the end of "Made In" labels

London - As more retailers and brands become more transparent, the conventional "Made In"labeling system is no longer sufficient for consumers eager to know exactly where their clothing was made. Encouraged by global initiatives such as Fashion Revolution, slow-fashion brand Asket is launching a new standard, which discloses each step of their...

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Adidas, H&M and M&S among the world's most transparent fashion brands

London - Change towards a more sustainable future may be slow within the fashion industry, but the leading companies, such as Adidas, H&M, and Esprit have taken steps to become more transparent over the past year. According to Fashion Revolution’s Transparency Index 2018, which reviews and track 150 major fashion companies based on their social...

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Kingpins Transformers shines a light on Transparency in denim

In a rapidly changing industry, each fashion company is working out its own path in regards to transparency. Transparency, much like the word sustainability, is a key buzzword in the fashion industry at the moment. However, while most brands and retailers agree it is important to be transparent, many question how much consumers really need to...

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5 Years On: What effect has Rana Plaza had on garment workers lives?

London - It has been nearly five years since the worst accident in the history of garment industry took place. On April 23, 2013, an eight-story building housing several garment factories, as well as a shopping center named Rana Plaza, collapsed in Dhaka, Bangladesh - killing 1,134 people and injuring more than 2,000. Although there were clear...

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70,000 consumers demand transparency from Primark, Armani & Urban Outfitters

London - 70,000 people are calling upon 5 major fashion retailers - Armani, Primark, Urban Outfitters, Forever 21 and Walmart - to go transparent by publicly sharing which factories produce their apparel. 70,000 consumers have signed a petition calling on the brands to make transparency part of their New Year's resolutions following the...