Fashion’s Reckoning: Why Fast Fashion Faces Mounting Legal, Environmental, and Insurance Scrutiny
NORTHAMPTON, MA – 03/09/2025 – ( SeaPRwire ) – For decades, fast fashion has been marketed as the democratization of style: a way for consumers to access runway-inspired looks at a fraction of the cost, delivered in near real time to stores and e-commerce platforms. Yet beneath its glossy marketing campaigns and influencer-driven appeal lies a growing storm of consequences that stretch far beyond wardrobes. Increasingly, governments, investors, and insurers are treating fast fashion not merely as a retail trend but as an industry at the nexus of climate change, human rights, corporate governance, and reputational risk. In this evolving landscape, what once seemed like an unstoppable business model is facing scrutiny from every direction—from regulators drafting new disclosure laws to activists exposing labor practices, from environmental scientists mapping supply chain waste to insurers reconsidering coverage for companies tied to unsustainable practices. Earlier this sum...