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Scaling sustainability – inside the world’s largest denim manufacturer

BURSA – The world’s largest denim manufacturer, which has set new benchmarks for sustainability and innovation in recent years, has ...

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Cambodia stung into action by EU threat

PHNOM PENH – The Prime Minister of Cambodia, Hun Sen (pictured), has promised free legal aid for garment workers as ...

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Turkmenistan cotton products found on Walmart, ebay and Amazon websites

WASHINGTON – Products made with cotton that was picked using forced labour have been found being retailed on the websites ...

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Voluntary approach to sustainability “has failed”

LONDON – MPs in the UK have called for new regulations to force fashion retailers to “take responsibility for the ...

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Is compromise being reached over Bangladesh Accord?

DHAKA – After several months of negotiations, there are the first signs this past week that compromise is being reached ...

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Boohoo bans wool – for a few hours

MANCHESTER – UK fast fashion retailer Boohoo has done a remarkable u-turn over the use of wool in its collections. ...

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IFC evasive on questions over Uzbek cotton

GENEVA – The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the finance arm of the World Bank, was evasive when Apparel Insider put ...

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Voluntary CSR not protecting workers, claims research

WASHINGTON – Voluntary CSR mechanisms are failing to protect workers in apparel supply chains, and a  new, worker-centric model is ...

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1000s of garment factories mapped via digital map

DHAKA – A new transparency tool has been launched which maps all export-orientated ready-made garment factories in the Dhaka District ...

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