News
Shein suppliers flouting labour laws, exposé finds
GUANGZHOU – An undercover exposé found that suppliers of Chinese ultra-fast fashion brand Shein have been seriously flouting labour laws,
News
PEF label concerns raised in Norwegian parliament
OSLO – Concerns have been raised in the Norwegian Parliament about whether the EU’s planned labelling scheme, Product Environmental Footprint
News
COP26 pledges present fashion with stark choices
LONDON – Do fashion industry executives know something we don’t? This is the only logical conclusion one can draw considering
News
Peruvian government lobbied on Higg – to no avail
LIMA – The Peruvian alpaca industry has called for answers from the Sustainable Apparel Coalition as to why its Higg
News
Ganni to collaborate with Infinited Fiber Company
COPENHAGEN – Danish fashion brand Ganni has announced an agreement with Finnish textile recycling group Infinited Fiber Company to use
News
Study plots huge scale of microplastics in homes
PORTSMOUTH – A new study in the UK found that people breathe in up to 7,000 microplastic particles every day
News
Uyghur Coalition calls for EU import controls on Xinjiang
BRUSSELS – A group of NGOs led by the Coalition to End Forced Labour in the Uyghur Region have called
News
Dutch authorities uncover fashion greenwashing
AMSTERDAM – A new investigation by the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) found the sustainability claims of six
News
Allbirds tweaks eco claims after regulatory pressure
SAN FRANCISCO – US-based sneaker business Allbirds felt pressured by regulatory authorities into dropping the eco claim that it would
Net sales surge as innovation pays for Inditex
12th January 2018
No Comments
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
No Comments
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
No Comments
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
No Comments
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
No Comments
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
No Comments
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
