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Archroma and Stony Creek expand collaboration
PRATTELN – Textile chemicals business Archroma has signed a deal with Stony Creek Colors, which produces traceable natural indigo dyes,
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Bangladesh garment makers file case against EWM
DHAKA – Four Bangladesh-based garment exporters have filed a case against Edinburgh Woollen Mill (EWM) group alleging that the UK
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CU, GOTS clarify Indian organic cotton position
DEHLI – Control Union, which recently told its Indian cotton clients it would no longer be certifying Indian organic cotton,
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Report highlights abuse in Indian garment sector
AMSTERDAM – Garment worker abuse in India’s factories has intensified due to fashion brands’ response to the Covid-19 pandemic, claims
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Mango deal exposes flaws of ESG investing
BARCELONA – Spanish apparel retailer Mango has signed its first finance deal which is specifically linked to ESG (environmental, social
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Control Union pulls out of Indian organic cotton
DEHLI – In a serious dent to the integrity of Indian organic cotton, two leading certifiers have announced they will
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Natural Fiber Welding closes US$85m funding round
PEORIA – US-based Natural Fiber Welding Inc has closed an US$85m funding round to scale production of its Clarus and
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Haelixa and Rieter partner on traceable fibres
ZURICH – Traceable textile technology business, Haelixa has announced a new partnership with Rieter, the world’s leading supplier of systems
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Material Exchange raises €25m in Series A funding
STOCKHOLM – Digital apparel sourcing specialist, Material Exchange, has announced has raised €25m in Series A funding. Material Exchange is a virtual
Net sales surge as innovation pays for Inditex
12th January 2018
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ARTEIXO – Sales jumped by ten per cent at the world’s largest fashion retailer, Inditex, in the first nine months of 2017, to €17.96bn. The
H&M expands Alibaba collaboration amid sluggish sales
12th January 2018
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STOCKHOLM – H&M has taken a significant step towards increasing its share of the burgeoning Chinese apparel market by expanding its collaboration with Alibaba. H&M
US ruling protects domestic polyester sector
12th January 2018
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WASHINGTON – US polyester manufacturers have applauded a decision by the US Department of Commerce to apply tariffs to fine denier polyester staple fibre (fine
Armani, Primark urged to disclose supplier lists
12th January 2018
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AMSTERDAM – A campaign led by Human Rights Watch, Clean Clothes Campaign, and International Labor Rights Forum is calling on Armani, Primark, Urban Outfitters, Forever
New tool links brands to Chinese supplier factories
12th January 2018
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NEW YORK – Six leading apparel brands, Target, Esprit, New Balance, Puma, Gap Inc and Inditex, have shared their supplier lists with two NGOs, the US-based
What price sustainability?
12th January 2018
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We’re all ethical shoppers right? Well not quite. New research shows 78 per cent of us base our purchasing decisions mainly on price. The EY
