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":"654b9ccbb3d2e1d3edab443ad9afc3a4","s":"03a89d740a9a1279"}
Share your thoughts. Click here