Six UK fashion retailers fail to cotton on to sustainability

Audit committee singles out firms who take no action to reduce impact on environment

Major UK fashion retailers are failing to promote environmental sustainability or to protect their workers, a parliamentary committee has said.

The six companies, which include Amazon UK, JD Sports, Sports Direct and TK Maxx, have not taken any action to reduce their carbon, water and waste footprint. None of them use organic or sustainable cotton and only two - Sports Direct and Boohoo - use recycled material in their products.