Just as new technologies and communications are reducing the environmental impact of textile production – could the lives of garment workers benefit from similar advances?

Recent news headlines show how environmental sustainability in the apparel and footwear industry now sits at the top of the retail agenda. But social sustainability relating to workers in the fashion supply chain? Not so much...

A recent McKinsey survey of top sourcing executives also confirms this increased focus on environmental sustainability, saying that in public discourse ‘sustainability’ often means environmental issues. Secondly, it claims pro-climate initiatives are ‘easier to implement’ compared to social initiatives.