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Due diligence laws would have held Boohoo liable
LONDON – Fast fashion retailer Boohoo would have been liable for human rights breaches under proposed new human rights and
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AGOA uncertainty worries Ethiopian textile unions
AMSTERDAM – Ethiopian unions have said they fear millions of jobs will be lost if the US withdraws the country’s
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Study explores organic cotton’s racial dimension
BURKINA FASO – Newly published research into the organic cotton sector of Burkina Faso, West Africa claims there is a
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ADNA partners with India’s largest rPET producer
NEW YORK – US-based molecular textile tagging business, Applied DNA Sciences, has announced a new agreement with Ganesha, the largest
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Renewcell and Kelheim partner on recycled fibres
STOCKHOLM – Recycling technology business Renewcell and German viscose specialist Kelheim Fibres have signed a Letter of Intent for a
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11 European countries call for better clothing labels
BRUSSELS – 11 European Governments have written a joint letter to the European Union calling for better consumer information about
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UK Government issues consumer guide on green claims
LONDON – The UK Government has issued a new guide to help consumers identify genuine environmental claims around the products
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Vietnam garment suppliers penalised for Covid delays
HO CHI MINH – More than two-thirds of garment and footwear suppliers in Vietnam have been penalised by buyers for
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New standard will support Mongolian cashmere
BRUSSELS – Mongolia has developed a new textile standard in an effort to promote its cashmere and wool sectors to
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
