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Sustainability Challenges: How the Fashion Industry Can Turn Lemons into Lemonade

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How can technology enable apparel companies to innovate in the face of regulation and growing consumer concerns about sustainability? The fashion industry is under increasing pressure from consumers and lawmakers to adopt more sustainable practices – and rightly so. The environmental and social impacts of fashion are impossible to ignore, and savvy consumers are alert […]

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