The BoF Podcast: Anti-Asian Racism in Fashion

Can Fashion Keep Up Its Geopolitical Balancing Act?

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY: SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 2021 H&M, Nike, Burberry and others face a difficult geopolitical balancing act over Xinjiang cotton. Companies like LVMH and The RealReal see new opportunities in unused fabric. Fashion is failing on workers' rights, according to The BoF Sustainability Index. Plus, don't miss this week's BoF Podcast on combatting anti-Asian racism in fashion.

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OTHER Combatting Anti-Asian Racism in Fashion By BoF Team

BoF's Imran Amed talks with Michelle Lee, Susanna Lau and Phillip Lim about the intersectional issues and structural barriers at the core of Anti-Asian hate, and how fashion professionals can be better allies. READ MORE

GLOBAL MARKETS Can Fashion Keep Up Its Geopolitical Balancing Act? By Vikram Alexei Kansara

H&M, Nike and others are under pressure from Chinese netizens for their stance on Xinjiang cotton, underscoring the difficult balancing act of doing business when people in the world's largest markets take radically different views on geopolitical issues. READ MORE

SUSTAINABILITY How Old Clothes Became Big Business By Sarah Kent From The RealReal dropping upcycled collections to LVMH planning to launch a platform to sell off deadstock fabrics, fashion is finding value in its excess. READ MORE

SUSTAINABILITY Fashion Is Still Failing on Workers' Rights By Sarah Kent The fashion industry runs on systemic inequality and social injustice. BoF assesses companies' efforts to protect workers in their supply chain in the latest in a series of articles examining the findings of The BoF Sustainability Index. READ MORE

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