Sarah Kent

The Labour Department is cancelling more than $500 million of funding for programmes that combat child labour, forced labour and human trafficking abroad, further reducing funding for international human rights efforts.

An investigation published last year linked Better Cotton farms in Brazil to environmental and human rights abuses. Efforts to address the issues “fall well short,” according to the NGO behind the report.

Donatella Versace will become chief brand ambassador after nearly three decades at the creative helm of the label founded by her late brother Gianni.

The private equity-backed luxury sneaker maker is focusing on maintaining momentum after abruptly shelving plans for an IPO last year, citing the luxury market’s volatility.

Suzy Amis Cameron’s new venture Inside Out aims to develop a ‘planet positive’ conglomerate with investments in brands, innovation and infrastructure.

The company has gained new backing from Taranis, an investment firm owned by oil company Perenco, and additional funds from investors including Zara-owner Inditex as it looks to bring its recycling capabilities to commercial scale.

Dramatic cuts to US foreign development spending are kneecapping the fragile network of civil society organisations and nonprofits that defend workers in the industry’s global supply chains.

The company said it had worked to enhance its supply chain operations since Italian prosecutors linked it to sweatshops on the outskirts of Milan.

This week the European Union announced plans to water down sustainability reporting and due diligence regulations, which would have been among the strictest globally. Critics say the retreat puts fashion’s environmental and human rights ambitions at risk.

It’s been almost a year since Italian prosecutors linked Armani and then Dior to sweatshops on the outskirts of Milan as part of an investigation that was expected to put up to a dozen more fashion brands under the microscope. In response, officials and industry leaders have rushed to tighten controls over the luxury supply chain.