CLIMATE ACTION WEEK: Watchdogs Action Speaks Louder & Fashion Revolution want more from the industry.

During the past few years, a number of NGO campaign organizations, sometimes referred to as watchdogs, have set their sights on accelerating climate action in the apparel industry. Michael sat down Ruth MacGilp from Action Speaks Louder and Liv Simpliciano from Fashion Revolution to discuss what they want brands and other stakeholders to be doing, their complementary methods for getting them to do it, and how they assess progress to date. Their conversation explored topics such as the importance of data and transparency to support informed action, new reporting demands that ask brands to disclose how much they are investing in climate action in their supply chains, what pressure can and is achieving, and when legislation is needed.

“We need brands to push for a fully renewable supply chain by 2040 to help accelerate clean energy adoption in key manufacturing hubs.”

“There’s a huge amount of low-hanging fruit that brands are not yet doing—some of it is even cost-saving.” 

“Greater transparency enables public scrutiny and accountability, which can drive the systemic change we’re ultimately campaigning for.” 

For more information about this podcast and our guest expert, or to listen to other Climate Action Week 2025 podcast conversations, please visit: https://sustainablefashionacademy.org/stica/climate-action-week-2025/