Levi's and M&S have launched a shared renewable electricity programme for their suppliers. The useful read for a smaller brand is not that factories need persuading, many were doing this years ago. It is that asking how a factory runs belongs in your normal due diligence.

Global Standards, the body behind GOTS, has launched a new certification covering fibres organic standards never touched, including recycled polyester. Babywear leans cotton, but children's clothing is far more polarised than that, uniform, sportswear and swimwear mean polyester is a huge share of what school-age children actually wear. Until now, none of it had a credible certification to point to.