As fashion brands shift towards decarbonisation across the supply chain, emerging reports have shown that the financial cost of this transition is being offloaded onto suppliers, as brands demand greener supply chains when placing orders, while failing to factor in the cost of its implementation into their prices, squeezing suppliers' already limited cost margins.

Labour leaders have raised concerns, regarding the impact this will have on workers, and have argued that environmental improvements to factories have not translated to better conditions for workers. Razequzzaman Ratan, president of the Socialist Labour Front, said, "factories are going green, but workers are left in the dark -- still underpaid, insecure, and now carrying the added fear of layoffs."