Fashion sector deep dive [Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor 2025]

This briefing focuses on the fashion sector and features analysis based on detailed case studies of adidas,
H&M Group, Inditex, lululemon and Shein. We find that some fashion companies’ climate strategies show promising signs of improvement. However, limited transparency on implementation plans, reliance on false solutions and a lack of commitment to move beyond fast fashion undermine their credibility.

Fashionably late: Better-fitting climate strategies but fashion sector still needs to roll up its sleeves – report

With H&M Group at their helm, some of the world’s largest clothing companies are belatedly improving their ill-fitting climate strategies, but none have refashioned their business model along sustainable lines, according to the latest Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor. Shein came bottom of the league due its failure to take any meaningful action.