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We ask whether clothing retailers are doing enough to minimise their environmental impact. Jaana Jatyri is chief executive of TrendStop, which analyses big movements retailers need to keep up with, and tells us sustainability is fast becoming a top priority. We hear the virtues of vintage - and learn how some clothes can last hundreds of years - from Kate Ashwell, owner of Heartfelt in Bristol. And Amelia Twine from Give Wear Love tells us about the varieties of upcycling, or recyling, for different types of clothes. While Keith James of the sustainability charity WRAP says some retailers are taking steps to prevent waste clothing going to landfill. Also in the programme, Pakistan has introduced sharp tax increases on everyday goods in its latest budget. Yousuf Nazar is an economist and former head of emerging market equity investments at Citigroup, and explains the changes. Plus we hear about the increasingly widespread use of facial recognition technology in China.

(Picture: Clothes in a shop. Picture credit: Getty Images.)