Fashion’s Sustainability Pressure Test | BoF

Hello! Happy New Year and Happy Friday,

This is Shayeza Walid, BoF’s sustainability reporter, and welcome to 2026’s first edition of the Frayed Edge –which as a reminder, will be coming to your inbox on a bi-weekly cadence for most of this year.

Not even a month in, fashion’s sustainability promises are already under pressure. This week’s through line is trust — and the ways it’s being tested across fashion’s sustainability ecosystem.

Whether it’s the growing gap between…