BP, PepsiCo, FedEx and others are retreating from climate pledges, showing that voluntary action isn’t enough to tackle the growing carbon emission crisis
https://sustainabilitymag.com/news/voluntary-not-compulsory-the-change-of-environmental-goals
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As Companies Abandon Climate Pledges, Is There a Silver Lining?
Coca-Cola, BP, HSBC and countless others are dropping environmental goals, highlighting the inadequacy of voluntary action.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-06-12/climate-pledges-dropped-by-coca-cola-bp-hsbc-as-planet-heats-up?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc0OTczNzE4MiwiZXhwIjoxNzUwMzQxOTgyLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTWFFTMEVEV1gyUFMwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIzRjRGRUZFRDYwMzQ0Q0RDQjlGMTIwNTMyNzFCMUVBQiJ9.-J-3klDvYKh-TIgtwS7ZKPWLwaLmSej9ESX2K066Aw4&leadSource=uverify%20wall&embedded-checkout=true&sref=fnjoKOAK
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Why is SHEIN Facing Scepticism Despite SBTi Approval?
SHEIN’s climate targets gained SBTi approval, however fast fashion critics have ongoing concerns over ethics, transparency and environmental harm
https://sustainabilitymag.com/articles/why-is-shein-facing-scepticism-despite-sbti-approval
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What is ESG Investing and is it Still a Thing Under Trump
Trump’s policies challenge notions of corporate responsibility and undermine environmental, social, and governance concerns, but it’s still possible to invest your values.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91339495/is-esg-investing-even-still-a-thing
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3 ways H&M is improving its footprint — and the hurdles that remain
Apparel industry experts weigh in on the Swedish fast-fashion giant’s latest sustainability report.
https://trellis.net/article/how-hm-is-improving-its-footprint/?mkt_tok=MjExLU5KWS0xNjUAAAGZvouyuZH0PWwHsG1vqlf5Dm5JsLWYzXxLpqpXtPVJqCEHK7anrTjf8xYvDfgomXYNw8rR6vsQzCNSMIevHv61R2z0_8qg1ncxvYsgXSmJkw
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The Fall of Forever 21 Means Fast Fashion Got Faster
“Unfortunately, I think it’s pretty compelling to buy a $7 pair of jeans if you’re not rich,” Ken Pucker, professor of practice at the Fletcher School at Tufts University and the former chief operating officer of Timberland, told me last year. “To a consumer, there’s no real functional benefit of sustainable fashion. Just perhaps a psychic benefit that they’re helping the planet.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/opinion/forever-21-bankrupt-fast-fashion.html
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ClimateVoices Featuring Ken Pucker
Engaged citizens can organize to insist that their employers and legislators better represent their interests and those of their children and grandchildren.
https://climatevoice.org/climatevoices-featuring-ken-pucker/
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Fast fashion confronts a reckoning on sustainability under Trump tariffs
New tariffs and the potential end of a duty-free loophole bring new challenges to fashion brands, resellers and manufacturers.
The trade policy, although a “fine step,” won’t kick consumers’ addiction to low-cost, polluting polyester clothes, according to Ken Pucker, a former Timberland executive who teaches business at Dartmouth College and Tufts University. “Even with the addition of a few dollars of duty to a Shein dress, it will still cost less than half many competitors’ garments,” he said.
https://trellis.net/article/fast-fashion-confronts-a-reckoning-on-sustainability-under-trump-tariffs/?mkt_tok=MjExLU5KWS0xNjUAAAGYmTgzF-jqZWzL04iHD3P5XzrWZxaBESuRN1u_GlwIHVUwb9dAhk-35Plz1K1MrPfqaHiblWbaIozB_3DOiiHV1zMTc70mcOptONXTI10a_w
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Allbirds goes wide with ‘net-zero’ shoe hoping other footwear companies copy it
“Since the outset, Allbirds has been clear that consumers do not buy their shoes because they are sustainable,” said Ken Pucker, professor of practice with the Tufts Fletcher School. “Instead, they seek to make the most comfortable, simple and purposeful products that happen to be lower in carbon.”
https://trellis.net/article/allbirds-wants-footwear-companies-to-copy-net-zero-shoe-design/
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Reasons to be cheerful: Will sustainability change for the better in 2025?
Looking for reasons to be cheerful has always been challenging for those working in sustainability, but 2025 is set to be particularly tough.
The new year follows one in which global CO2 emissions hits record levels, and warming crossed the 1.5°C threshold for the first time since records began.
https://real-economy-progress.com/reasons-to-be-cheerful-will-sustainability-change-for-the-better-in-2025/