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Peta video shows cruelty on cashmere farms
LONDON – A new PETA Asia video investigation claims to have uncovered evidence of animal cruelty on cashmere farms and
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Timberland, Wrangler back regenerative farming research
GREENSBORO – The VF Foundation and the Timberland and Wrangler brands have announced US$150,000 in grants to researchers at seven
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Bangladesh summit puts focus on Industry 4.0
CHITTAGONG – The second edition of the Bangladesh Fashionology Summit suggested Bangladesh can be at the forefront of innovation which
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Ethiopia risks “becoming next Bangladesh”
NEW YORK – Ethiopia risks becoming the “next Bangladesh” by competing purely on cheap garment industry labour, according to new
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Circular fashion hits commercial milestone
EXCLUSIVE – This week saw arguably the most significant commercial breakthrough in global attempts to close the loop in fashion.
C&A Foundation, Textile Exchange join cotton sustainability debate
AMSTERDAM – The C&A Foundation and Textile Exchange have responded to Apparel Insider research which claims there is no clear
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Why we have doubts about latest ‘Pulse’ report
COPENHAGEN – Sustainable efforts in the global fashion industry are stalling according to the latest ‘Pulse’ report published by Global
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Could robots replace 60% of garment workers?
DHAKA – Up to 60 per cent of garment workers in Bangladesh will lose their jobs over the next decade
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Sustainable growth is an ‘oxymoron’
COPENHAGEN – Copenhagen Fashion Summit has been criticised for sugar-coating the dire environmental issues faced by the global fashion sector.
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
