Industry steers sustainability drive

COMMENT: Garment sector well-placed to sell sustainability

The garment industry’s global supply network gives it a key role to play in leading the push towards sustainability and…

ANALYSIS: Wal-Mart and M&S take green initiative

US retail giant Wal-Mart has joined Marks and Spencer (M&S) by launching a barrage of green commitments relating to suppliers…

UK: M&S backs green investments

The boss of Marks and Spencer (M&S) has strongly defended its policy of investing in sustainability, insisting it will grow…

CANADA: Wal-Mart takes sustainability index to Canada

US retail giant Wal-Mart is extending to its Canadian unit an environmental labelling scheme for the items sold in its…

SWITZERLAND: Nike in joint green IP initiative

Sportswear maker Nike has teamed with nine other leading companies to launch web-based marketplace GreenXchange (GX) to share intellectual property…

US: Nike lays out new goals for business sustainability

Sportswear giant Nike Inc has pledged to put sustainability at the core of its future growth and innovation, even though…