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New terms agreed for UN fashion Charter at COP26
GLASGOW — Major fashion brands have renewed the terms of the UN Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action after convening
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Textile Exchange wants incentives to grow organic cotton
TEXAS – US consultants Textile Exchange have called for trade sweeteners and other financial incentives to encourage the production and
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Greenwashing in fashion – a legal perspective
Stephen Sidkin, partner at Fox Williams LLP and Lucy Coffey, associate, explain what industry executives need to know about the
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150 businesses sign new factory safety agreement
AMSTERDAM – 150 fashion and textile businesses have now signed the International Accord for Health and Safety in the Textile
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Brands urged to cut reliance on synthetic fibres
LONDON – CEOs of the 20 biggest fashion brands in the world have been contacted by Changing Markets and Stand
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Fashion emissions heading in wrong direction
WASHINGTON – New analysis suggests supply chain emissions from fashion brands are increasing and the industry is failing to reduce
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Evrnu raises US$15m to scale recycling tech
SEATTLE – US-based textile recycling innovations company Evrnu has announced it has raised US$15m in Series B financing to scale
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Legal challenge over UK imports of Xinjiang cotton
LONDON – A legal petition has been filed in the High Court of England and Wales which claims the UK
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Denmark pledges US$3.2m for PaCT initiative
DHAKA – The Danish Government has committed US$3.2m to support decarbonisation efforts in Bangladesh’s ready-made garment (RMG) industry. The money,
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
