- December 23, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
This is an excerpt from the Vogue Business Index: Winter 2021 update. Here, senior sustainability editor Rachel Cernansky lists the top priorities for fashion’s ESG playbooks. Vogue Business Advanced Members can find the full updated edition of the Index here. Not an Advanced Member? Sign up today.
Renewable energy: Decarbonising the supply chain is one of the single biggest needs for meeting global emissions targets. It’s not an innovation, just a matter of adoption.
Better buying practices: Suppliers can only improve working conditions, pay decent wages and implement sustainable practices if they are paid well enough by brands to do so. That means contracts need to include not only fair pricing for individual product orders but other elements as well, such as decent payment terms and reliable production schedules.
Biodiversity: Brands need to be accounting for their biodiversity impacts and approach biodiversity loss and climate change as part of…
