Big brands including Burberry, H&M, and Hugo Boss unveil new vision for a greener fashion industry An international climate conference is not the first place you might go looking for global fashion industry giants. But in the conference halls of Katowice this afternoon leaders of some of the world's...
Brands including Hugo Boss, H&M and Burberry have launched an initiative to boost sustainability within the fashion sector. The Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action, which is backed by 43 organisations, was unveiled at the United Nations COP 24 climate conference. The scheme aims to align the fashion sector, one of the world’s most polluting industries, with the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement, while also providing a pathway for net zero emissions by 2050. It also includes an initial target of a 30% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 against a baseline “no earlier than” 2015.