Apparel Insider

AMSTERDAM – ASOS has become the first and only brand so far to sign up to a legally binding agreement…
Read the full story… ASOS signs up to extension of Accord’s safety work

BERLIN – 50 German companies have called for proposed German mandatory due diligence laws to be strengthened in the parliamentary procedure,…
Read the full story… German companies want stricter due diligence laws

DHAKA – Faruque Hassan, managing director of Giant Group, has recently been elected president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and…
Read the full story… Exclusive interview with newly elected BGMEA president

BEIJING – China has announced plans to set up a domestic version of the Better Cotton Initiative, while claiming the…
Read the full story… China plans to set up alternative to Better Cotton programme

SPONSORED CONTENT – Traceability and transparency have risen up the apparel industry agenda – and with good reason. As well…
Read the full story… Haelixa opens new frontiers in traceable supply chains

LONDON – Garments made with recycled polyester released 2.3 times more microfibres than those made with virgin polyester in a…
Read the full story… R-PET sheds 2.3x more microfibres than virgin polyester in study

MEKELLE – Just 700 out of more than 2,000 workers employed at Ethiopia’s Mekelle Industrial Park have returned to work…
Read the full story… Security concerns dent confidence in Ethiopia textile sector

AMSTERDAM – Clean Clothes Campaign is calling for a new, legally-binding agreement around factory safety in Bangladesh, while expressing concerns…
Read the full story… Clean Clothes calls for new Accord agreement

LONDON – Members of the BCI Council, which includes representatives from Levi’s, H&M and Adidas, are stonewalling questions about BCI’s…
Read the full story… Backlash grows over BCI’s missing Xinjiang statement