To subscribe to the BoF Podcast, please follow this link. LONDON, United Kingdom — Aniyia Williams is ready for difficult conversations. The opera singer-turned-fashion tech entrepreneur has navigated systemic racism within corporate culture for years. And as companies slowly begin the process of dismantling policies and norms that harm Black people within them, Williams has a […]
The BoF Podcast: June Sarpong Says Fashion's Gatekeepers Need to Start Thinking Differently About Diversity
To subscribe to the BoF Podcast, please follow this link. LONDON, United Kingdom — In a BoF Live event, broadcast before the death of George Floyd sparked global protests against racial inequality, June Sarpong — the BBC’s director of creative diversity appointed in 2019 — spoke with BoF’s Robin Mellery-Pratt on how organisations can improve their […]
Social Goods | China Adds to Luxury's Waste Issue, Streetwear's Sexism Problem
How the Fashion Industry Destroys Unsold Stock (South China Morning Post)“Richemont first bought back excess stock in 2006 to avoid the watches being traded on the grey market in Hong Kong and China. The grey market is a concern for luxury brands in China, where daigou (informal personal shoppers) return home with high-end goods bought […]