Tag: Changing Markets Foundation

H&M, C&A and Primark discarding clothes they promised to save -investigation

Stuart Mitchell

Three quarters of clothing donated to major fashion stores to be reused or recycled are actually destroyed, abandoned in warehouses or sent to an uncertain future in Africa, the results of the largest tracking investigation of its kind suggest. The pressure group Changing Markets Foundation used Apple AirTags to track 21 perfect condition coats, trousers, jackets and other used clothes as they passed through take-back schemes. The Dutch NGO donated the items to H&M, Zara, C&A, Primark, Nike, The North Face, Uniqlo and M&S stores in Belgium, France, Germany and…

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Over 80% of investors say lack of climate action could lead to stranded assets inmeat and dairy sector

Stuart Mitchell

A new report from the Changing Markets Foundation warns that profits are at risk if investors do not engage with the meat and dairy industry to cut methane emissions and other climate pollutants. The research commissioned by the Changing Markets Foundation, made up of over 200 respondents from the investment community, highlighted that there is a recognition of climate change being a material risk to meat and dairy industry–related investments, with 84% stating that a lack of climate mitigation could lead to stranded assets in the sector. Food production –…

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Chinese viscose sector’s sustainability roadmap fails to deliver

Stuart Mitchell

A new report, Dirty Fashion: Spotlight on China, by the Changing Markets Foundation finds that a new sustainability initiative from Chinese viscose producers is short on ambition and will not meet NGO requirements on responsible viscose, which have been endorsed by leading fashion brands. The Collaboration for Sustainable Development of Viscose (CV) has launched a three-year Roadmap, which claims to provide a way for Chinese viscose producers to achieve sustainable supply chains. However, Changing Markets, which has been investigating and campaigning on sustainable viscose production since early 2017, finds that…

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