Sustainability certifications can’t fix fashion’s broken system

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Fashion’s go-to platform for more sustainable cotton sourcing was in the hot seat a couple weeks ago for allegations over deforestation and human rights abuses at three Better Cotton-certified farms in Brazil. Better Cotton followed up with an audit investigating the allegations, and last week published the results: “These three farms were not in breach of the Better Cotton Standard.”