We believe there needs to be a new economic model for fashion.


The Government should change the law to require companies to perform due diligence checks across their supply chains.

Sustainable brands and innovators who are leading the way for change are faced with competition from businesses who are focused on reducing costs and maximising profits regardless of the environmental or social costs.

 

Government needs to provide clear economic incentives for retailers to do the right thing. 


The Government should change the law to require companies to perform due diligence checks across their supply chains.

We recommend that the Government reforms taxation to reward fashion companies that design products with lower environmental impacts and penalise those that do not. Moving from conventional to organic cotton and from virgin polyester to recycled PET (in garments designed to minimise shedding) would help to reduce the negative impact of the clothing industry.