
Proposed US laws could hit Xinjiang cotton
WASHINGTON – US lawmakers have proposed legislation which would introduce a “rebuttable presumption” that goods produced or manufactured in the

WASHINGTON – US lawmakers have proposed legislation which would introduce a “rebuttable presumption” that goods produced or manufactured in the

LONDON – Civil society groups are calling on governments, brands and employers to protect supply chain workers from the economic

OREGON – Nike has attempted to distance itself from allegations of forced labour in its Chinese supply chains. The company

NEWCASTLE – British researchers have discovered polyester microfibres inside a new species of deep-sea amphipods which were only recently discovered

TASHKENT – The President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoev, has ordered the abolition of the country’s decades-old state quota system for

HONG KONG – Apparel buyers are extending payment terms by up to 30 days for Bangladeshi suppliers as they seek

LONDON – In the next edition of Apparel Insider, we will be asking whether ‘sustainable cotton rankings’ like those recently

COPENHAGEN – Copenhagen Fashion Summit has been postponed having become the latest event to fall prey to COVID-19. It follows

SAN FRANCISCO – US casualwear retailer, Gap Inc, has followed in the footsteps of H&M by appointing a female CEO. Sonia Syngal, an

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

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
WASHINGTON – US polyester manufacturers have applauded a decision by the US Department of Commerce to apply tariffs to fine denier polyester staple fibre (fine

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 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

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
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