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How to accelerate progress on sustainability? Listen to suppliers

Initiatives that seek to give suppliers a stronger voice in forging the future of the fashion industry are gaining momentum. The hope is to tap their expertise and better match brands’ sustainability strategies with the realities of the supply chain.
How to accelerate progress on sustainability Listen to suppliers
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Whether it’s reducing manufacturing emissions or avoiding cotton from Xinjiang, it’s up to suppliers to fulfil the sustainability promises that brands make to their customers and investors. Yet, most of the time, brands are telling — rather than asking — suppliers how to do that work and ignoring their expertise. This is a recipe for failure.