Tag: ethicalfashion

Why We Should Be Constructive About the Higg Index, Not Shame It

While we need to set high standards for sustainability in apparel production, are we too woke-washed to realise we mostly offer criticism, but not much else?   By now, everyone in fashion has heard about the class action lawsuit filed in the Southern District of New York in July 2022 that accused H&M of deceiving consumers about […]

Celebrating our shoemaking heritage: how Nelissa Hilman does sustainability differently

If you were born after the 1980’s and asked about Malaysians and shoemaking, you would be forgiven to think that we don’t have either the talent or industry.  You’d be easily mistaken to think that Dato’ Jimmy Choo, our biggest Penangite export to fashion, was an exceptionally rare example of a tale of hard work, […]