LVMH chief financial officer Jean-Jacques Guiony said China is a “complex country,” but the group is not worried about doing business there.

Some 50 percent of brands and retailers expect to see a rise in consumer spending on sustainable apparel over the next 12 months.

The company has created the world’s first scalable zero wastewater cotton dyeing system.

“If they can’t run a business that is not free of exploitation and modern slavery, then simply, they can’t run a business.”

The North Face will design a collection for fall 2022 with regenerative cotton grown in the U.S., partnering with tech company Indigo Ag.

The former Perry Ellis designer has joined the sustainably focused men’s and women’s brand.

The Secretary of State called out China for its treatment of Uyghurs in the region, which accounts for 20 percent of global cotton supply.

The U.S. ban on China’s Xinjiang cotton raises a broader question of the state of traceability and “sustainable cotton” in the industry.

The sustainability-minded BCI said the allegations of forced labor have made for an “increasingly untenable operating environment.”

Finalists of the Hyères Festival and Supima’s New York Design competition were featured in the online event.

The 13th annual runway show featured recent graduates of top fashion design schools.

The restaurant chain is upcycling its old avocado pits for its limited “Avo Dye” collection, while underlining its commitment to organically grown cotton.

Nearly one-fifth of all cotton comes from Xinjiang, where minority Muslims are said to be subjected to abuse and forced labor.

The line will be in organic cotton and part of the spring 2021 collection.

Supima’s annual design competition will be held virtually in early September.