The Weekly Briefing - 29 June
Headlines
BBC News
School Covid isolation rules could end in autumn
Currently school children are grouped into ‘bubbles’ and if one tests positive in that bubble the whole group, and their households, have to isolate. Children’s Commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza has said this needs to end as soon as possible to bring back normality for young people. Read
The Guardian
Labour urges overhaul of oversight rules after Hancock row
An Open Democracy report found that at least 16 individuals to have been appointed as Non-Executive directors (NEDs are supposed to hold ministers to account) in Whitehall have close ties to the Conservative party. The Labour Party is urging an overhaul of the system. Read
The Independent
Seattle breaks 100 year-old record ‘twice in two days’ as climate crisis intensifies extreme weather
The Pacific Northwest have been hit with record temperatures since the weekend, and with a lack of air-conditioning traditionally in buildings in Seattle this is causing major problems for residents and scientists say is a sign of the hotter, drier summers to come. Read
The Fashion Roundtable Focus
The Guardian
Woolly measurement: farmers say sustainable textile standard ‘doesn’t pass the pub test’
The President of Wool Producers Australia is contending the recent analysis by data tool Higg Index that wool has more of an environmental impact than polyester. Engaging with the debate, CEO of Higg has highlighted that more data is needed to allow reports to truly represent reality and “would love nothing more than to have data from regenerative farmers”. Read
Canada Goose fashion brand to stop using fur by end of 2022
The clothing brand with its signature fur-trimmed hooded jackets, has announced they will stop purchasing fur by the end of 2021, and to stop producing products with fur by the end of 2022. This comes alongside the government’s consultation to understand public opinion on the fur trade, with many heralding a potential ban on fur trade in the UK entirely. Read