The Weekly Briefing - 21 September

Our policy researcher Hilary Marsh presents a roundup of the week’s fashion headlines…

Gov.uk

Greenwashing: CMA puts businesses on notice

Providing businesses this week with a ‘Green Claims Code’ to help them comply with the law on communicating their environmental claims, the CMA is set to begin investigating misleading claims at the beginning of 2022. Read.

CBS News

Fast fashion in the U.S. is fueling an environmental disaster in Ghana

CBS reports on the OR Foundation’s findings surrounding the vast amounts of fashion waste that become out of sight for the U.S. when displaced in Ghana. Read.

The Guardian

‘Circular’ fashion: greenwashing myth, or attainable goal?

A new short documentary, from Eco-Age, has premiered during London Fashion Week, investigating the danger of the circular economy being greenwashed through marketing across the industry. Read.

BBC News

How West Yorkshire influences the fashion world

A new exhibition launched this week at the Bankfield Museum in Halifax, delving into the influence and inspiration Yorkshire has provided to the fashion industry. Including the contributions of Alexander McQueen and Burberry, as well as many more designers who credit their home county for much of their work. Read. 

Evening Standard

London Fashion Week: New Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries attends Roksanda show

Attending the show, the newly appointed Culture Secretary highlighted the need to support the fashion industry as it recovers from the pandemic: “The fashion industry has gone through a tough time… so it's about what we can do to help this industry get back on its feet again” Read.

The Guardian

‘Fashion is great but it’s not very inclusive’: Jeanie Annan-Lewinon how Perfect magazine is creating change

Creative director of Perfect magazine, Jeanine Annan-Lewin, highlights the lack of inclusion in the industry, even in movements originally created by Black women that have since been co-opted. Read.