What: introduction of the BoF Sustainability Index which tracks fashion's progress towards urgent environmental and social transformation.

Why it is important: an attempt to measure and standardize fashion brands’ progress in their commitments to operate more responsibly.

The Index is meant to benchmark the sustainability policies and practices of the fifteen largest public fashion companies by annual revenue in 2019 in the luxury, high street, and sportswear verticals. It focuses on data to note progress that has been made, identify shortcomings, and lay out a clear framework for future advancements. The Index uses 338 different metrics to assess companies’ progress towards 16 time-bound targets within six categories: transparency, emissions, water and chemicals, materials, workers’ rights, and waste.

The aim of this index is to create a transparent and trusted benchmark to track clearly defined, measurable progress towards achieving sustainability goals in the fashion industry.

BoF Sustainability Index Report