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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY: SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 2021 This week on The BoF Podcast, Linda Greer explains why lack of good data is a major obstacle to a more sustainable fashion industry. 'Roaring 2020s'-style consumption is incompatible with fashion's sustainability pledges. Superstar gymnast Simone Biles has split with Nike and signed with Gap Inc.'s Athleta. Fast-growing Dior will stage a major cruise show in Athens on Jun. 17. Sources say reports of a team up between Farfetch and beauty retailer Violet Grey are premature.

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SUSTAINABILITY In Search of Transparency: Fashion's Data Problem By BoF Team

Fashion is a notoriously opaque industry. That's a big problem when the industry is focusing on reducing its negative environmental and social impact. READ MORE

SUSTAINABILITY Revenge Shopping vs Sustainability: Fashion Can't Have Both By Sarah Kent

This week, the dissonance between Earth Day marketing and a Roaring 2020s-style resurgence in consumption made clear that fashion's sustainability pledges and its growth ambitions are on a collision course. READ MORE

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