Canadian Tire under fire for supply chain transparency
In the report, Mountain Equipment Co-op just missed the pledged standard, while Hudson’s Bay provided some supply chain information. Joe Fresh operator Loblaw said they will begin to…
Chanel, Revlon, L’Oreal pivoting away from talc in some products
Luxury beauty company Chanel has removed talc from a loose face powder and dropped a talc body powder because of negative perceptions around the mineral, court documents reviewed…
Fashion Green Days event in France zeroes in on fashion’s ethical, societal challenges
Fashion Green Hub, a Roubaix-based association promoting sustainable fashion, staged 15 interactive conferences and workshops during the event. In the course of two days, FGD provided an overview…
Facebook and Ebay pledge to better tackle fake reviews
Customer reviews have become an integral part of online shopping on several websites and apps but the regulator has expressed concerns that some comments may not be genuine.Facebook…
Macy’s announces latest sustainability initiatives
In particular, over the past year-and-a-half, the company has introduced several initiatives to reduce, reuse and recycle across its private and market brand product offerings and operations.To reduce…
Hugo Boss begins producing masks and protective clothing
In a related move, its international fragrance partner Coty has begun manufacturing hand sanitizers to additionally combat shortages caused by the coronavirus. “We have dedicated our production facilities to the…
Levi’s Paul Dillinger on how denim innovations must take environmental impact into account
FashionNetwork.com: What has changed between the first and the current version of the Levi’s Trucker jacket featuring Google’s Jacquard technology?Paul Dillinger: We originally launched this product for urban cyclists,…
Paul Smith’s Foundation helps Smithfield open creative fashion studios
This is being partly delivered by Paul Smith’s Foundation along with the Mayor of London and Projekt. It will “provide London fashion designers with free space in the…
Shopify reveals customer data theft carried out by two -rogue- employees
“Two rogue members of our support team were engaged in a scheme to obtain customer transactional records of certain merchants,” the company explained in a blog post, going…
Replay dives deeper into recycled denim
The new Hyperflex Re-Used material is made/remade from eco-friendly raw materials, plus a mix of reused or recycled materials. The company said the blend of reused cotton and…