Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

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CFDA, Vogue Launch New Green Initiative; Find 'Most Factories Far Below Global Standards'

The fashion industry is coming clean. The CFDA and Vogue have launched a new green initiative, Clean by Design, in partnership with National Resources Defense Council, WWD is reporting. The initiative has already gained support from some of the industry's biggest players including Tory Burch, Mickey Drexler, Zac Posen, Francisco Costa, and of course Anna Wintour and Diane von Furstenberg. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has also leant her support, speaking at yesterday's luncheon announcing the initiative, which comes not a moment too soon. Experts and promotional video shown at yesterday's announcement made increasingly clear just how toxic fashion’s impact on nature can be...