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Investors discuss H&M’s work on living wages
STOCKHOLM – A number of Nordic shareholders and investors in H&M have responded to accusations that they are failing to
ETI report questions apparel industry sourcing model
LONDON – The dominant business model in the global apparel industry is at the heart of low and declining labour
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New initiative closes on full organic cotton traceability
AMSTERDAM – The developers of a new tracing system say they are confident they will soon be able to fully
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Better Work initiative rolled out in Ethiopia
GENEVA – The full rollout of the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) Better Work Programme in Ethiopia has begun. Organisers say
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FLA demands factory list transparency for affiliates
WASHINGTON – The board of the Fair Labor Association, a US non-profit which promotes adherence to international and national labour
Amazon becomes US’s favourite apparel retailer
NEW YORK – Less than a fifth of apparel shoppers are willing to pay more for environmentally-friendly apparel, according to
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Gap to split into two separate companies
SAN FRANCISCO – US casual apparel company Gap has announced plans to separate into two independent publicly traded companies, Old
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Bangladesh Accord “remains hopeful” it will be granted extension
AMSTERDAM – A spokesperson from the Bangladesh Accord has told Apparel Insider they “remain hopeful” the Accord will be allowed
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Nike ranked world’s most valuable apparel brand
LONDON – Nike is the world’s most valuable apparel brand with a brand value of US$32.4bn, while H&M’s brand value
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
