On a special episode (first released on August 21, 2024) of The Excerpt podcast: Globally, we throw out about 92 million tons of clothing each year according to an analysis of data by The Ellen ...

The charity organizations we rely on are overwhelmed by donated clothes. Two words explain why this happens: overconsumption and oversupply.

Clothing stores have a major problem on their hands. They have too many things. And it comes at a time when many shoppers are tightening their budgets and wondering if they really need that new pair ...

With billionaires grabbing headlines for their enormous donations and pledges, philanthropy is in fashion. But philanthropy isn’t in fashion — that is, the multitrillion-dollar clothing industry and ...

The fashion industry has been long overdue for a style change when it comes to practices that harm the environment. A 2020 review paper in the scientific journal “Nature Reviews Earth and Environment” ...