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H&M upcycled collection utilises old workwear
STOCKHOLM – Swedish fast fashion giant H&M has launched a new upcycled capsule collection which uses discarded workwear products to
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Fresh concerns raised about Amazon and counterfeits
WASHINGTON – A number of Amazon sites should be added to ‘Notorious Markets’ list due to counterfeit issues, according to
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Unions call for Bangladesh minimum wage to be doubled
DHAKA – Union leaders in Bangladesh have called for an immediate review of the new minimum wage, which they want
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Nike, Gap, H&M sign Turkmen cotton pledge
LONDON – Adidas, H&M, and Gap are among 12 brands and retailers to have signed the Responsible Sourcing Network’s (RSN)
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Denim business breaks new ground in transgender inclusion
DHAKA – A Bangladesh jeans manufacturer has welcomed two members of Bangladeshi’s 10,000-strong transgender community on board. In an enlightened,
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Welcome to textile dyeing 2.0
SHANGHAI – There are all manner of sustainable innovations occurring in the textile dyeing process right now. One of the
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ASOS wants to drive sustainability in third party brands
LONDON – Rapidly growing UK online fashion company, ASOS, wants to use its position to drive sustainability in its third
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Fashion for Good partners with Stella McCartney
AMSTERDAM — Fashion for Good has announced an official partnership with Stella McCartney, the leading global luxury lifestyle brand. A
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Study finds Bangladesh textile mills embracing sustainability
DHAKA – In-depth research of 200 textile mills in Dhaka, Bangladesh, found that most enterprises are embracing green supply chain
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
