Labels - Green Is The New Black

"Sustainability" is used as the foundation for motivating positive change in aged industries and inspiring the establishment of new ones. As mentioned in a previous article the focus on Environmental, Social and Governance ("ESG") imperatives for the clothing, textile, apparel and footwear industry can lead to investment in the ailing local fashion industry. "Sustainable development" is defined as "integration of social, economic and environmental factors into planning, implementation and decision-making so as to ensure that development serves present and future generations". The elements clearly include humans, the economy and the environment to achieve a harmony of sorts, to ensure longevity of all three elements in a developing country. While the global fashion industry wrestles with the definition of "sustainable fashion", the unregulated use of environmental jargon could lead to greenwashing. Greenwashing is a term used to describe an instance where an entity