General Article Fashion’s sustainability reckoning

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Clothing businesses are bracing for new rules that could upend their business model.

By Leonie Cater

COPENHAGEN – On the surface, it was everything you would expect from a high-end fashion industry knees-up.

Green juice for breakfast, impeccably dressed conference-goers, Moët & Chandon flowing before dinner.

But the topic at the heart of this year’s Global Fashion Summit in Copenhagen was less glamorous: How can a sector that has thrived on novelty and extravagance survive global efforts to s...

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