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2021 – the year people tired of fashion greenwashing
LONDON – Stories around fashion greenwashing and misleading sustainability claims were the most read by a considerable distance on Apparel
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New ‘biomarker’ identifies cotton’s geographic location
NEW YORK – A patent application has been filed for a ‘biomarker’ which can be used to forensically proof the
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Netherlands backs supply chain due diligence laws
AMSTERDAM – The Dutch government says it will introduce a mandatory due diligence law that would make companies responsible for
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BCI, GOTs, CmiA maintain Xinjiang links, paper claims
BERLIN – Textile certification schemes which claim to support “more sustainable cotton” continue to have links with Xinjiang in China,
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EU eyes textiles with launch of microplastics consultation
BRUSSELS – The European Commission has launched a three-month public consultation seeking feedback on measures to tackle pollution from microplastics.
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Xinjiang case filed against Patagonia, Nike, C&A
AMSTERDAM – Patagonia, Nike and C&A are accused of profiting from forced labour in the Xinjiang region of China in
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Returns up 129%, with clothing top returned item
LONDON – The value of returned goods has increased by 74 per cent in the past two years – with
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RGE backs sustainable fashion projects in Singapore
SINGAPORE – The world’s largest viscose producer, Royal Golden Eagle (RGE), has backed two new partnerships aimed at advancing sustainable
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Investors back hemp and agro-waste innovator
GUJARAT – An Indian business which uses a proprietary technology to engineer fibre and yarn materials from hemp and other
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
