Ethical fashion supporters: industry continues struggle with sustainability

 

Australian financial regulator ASIC says it’ll be on the lookout for “greenwashing” – the practice of exaggerating a company’s environmental credentials.

Meanwhile, one of the country’s largest ethical investment funds has told Bloomberg that “greenwashing” is unsustainable, and the companies that do it will get found out.

It’s a major issue in the world of fashion, as Imogen Howell explains.