Dhaka, June 16 -- Researchers in a survey have called on fashion brands to publish detailed climate plans, support suppliers with decarbonisation, publicly disclose emissions data, and advocate for stronger climate policies.

The call came after a new fashion scorecard found that over 40 per cent of the surveyed brands are backsliding as they are increasing pollution, while only 7.0 per cent have aligned with the Paris Agreement benchmarks.

The 2025 Fossil Free Fashion Scorecard by Stand.earth released on June 3 named H&M the "best performer" as it earned the first-ever "B+" for climate commitments and transparency, its efforts to support and finance supplier decarbonisation, particularly in Bangladesh, as well as its effective climate a...