Lingerie giant Victoria’s Secret follows growing trend, adopts new policy on controversial wood-based fabrics
Rainforest Action Network commends popular brand, and its parent company L Brands, for joining leading fashion companies in addressing deforestation and human rights abuses for fashion FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:…
Reuters: EXCLUSIVE-Lingerie maker Victoria’s Secret looks to uncover supply chain issues
RAN, which helped develop the sourcing policies for L Brands and Ralph Lauren, has been waging an “Out of Fashion” campaign to publicize the impact of forest-based fabrics and call…
APP’s New Pulp Mill Endangers Indonesia’s Climate Change Commitments
Asia Pulp & Paper’s $3 billion mill locks in high carbon emissions and fire threat for decades. NGOs call on company to stop using drained peatlands for pulpwood plantations and…
Just Style: Ralph Lauren Makes Forest-Friendly Sourcing Pledge
The company’s pledge on wood-based fabrics has been developed in cooperation with Rainforest Action Network (RAN), whose ‘Out of Fashion’ campaign aims to bring attention to the risks controversial wood-based…
The New York Times: Ralph Lauren Joins Fight to Ensure Fabrics Not Damaging Forests and Lives
RAN’s “Out of Fashion” campaign to publicize the impacts of forest-based fabrics has called on major U.S. brands to adopt stringent, sustainable sourcing systems. … Brihannala Morgan, RAN senior forest…
Women’s Wear Daily: Rainforest Action Network Lauds Ralph Lauren for Wood-Based Fabrics Policy
Ralph Lauren’s policy and actions on wood-based fabrics were developed in cooperation with Rainforest Action Network and its “Out of Fashion” campaign. (read more)
Environmental Leader: Sustainable Supply Chains: Ralph Lauren Is Latest Corporation to Commit to Sourcing Materials from Responsible Suppliers
Ralph Lauren’s policy on wood-based fabrics was developed in cooperation with Rainforest Action Network, whose Out of Fashion campaign targets major apparel and luxury-good companies and puts pressure on them to develop…
Reuters: Ralph Lauren joins fight to ensure fabrics not damaging forests and lives
Ralph Lauren is the latest in a growing number of fashion companies to pledge to investigate its supply chain to determine if it is using products from the most destructive…
Rainforest Action Network Commends Ralph Lauren Corporation for New Policy on Wood-based Fabrics
The global fashion house develops sourcing policy, recognizes urgency of addressing deforestation for fashion, and sends signal to the market CONTACT: Emma Rae Lierley, Emma@ran.org, +1 425.281.1989 Ryan Lally,…
Jakarta Globe: Jokowi Praised for Returning Land Rights to Indigenous Communities
International environmental group Rainforest Action Network has praised President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo for recognizing customary land rights. … “When customary rights are recognized, the communities can make the long-term decisions necessary for sustainable…