As the fashion industry seeks to cut its carbon footprint, big brands are demanding hard-pressed producers shoulder the cost of measuring and reducing emissions, while the retail giants protect their much-higher profit margins, industry experts said.
The textile sector produces between 2% and 8% of global greenhouse gases, the United Nations says. That is leading consumer countries, including the European Union, to bring in stricter rules on reporting and reducing emissions.
As the manufacture and transport of goods is the most polluting…
