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Cate Blanchett presents award to Aus Merino wool growers
MILAN – Oscar-winning Australian actress Cate Blanchett presented four Australian wool growers with the Eco Stewardship Award at this year’s
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Patagonia uses recycled wool for ‘woolyester’ fleece
CALIFORNIA – A new fleece has been launched by US outdoor brand Patagonia which blends micro-polyester with recycled wool from
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US apparel brands urge public to vote
WASHINGTON – Several US apparel brands, including Eileen Fisher, Patagonia, Levi Strauss and Deckers, are backing a campaign urging people
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PVH and zLabels join Industriall’s ACT initiative
AMSTERDAM – Two more global brands have joined a pioneering initiative aimed at linking brand purchasing practices to garment factory
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Londoners binning huge amounts of clothing
LONDON – More than a fifth of Londoners throw clothing in the bin rather than recycling, while 72 per cent
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US report claims child labour rife in textile supply chains
WASHINGTON – Data released by the US Department of Labor (USDOL) suggests the use of child labour is rife in
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Employment violations uncovered at Gold rated H&M suppliers
AMSTERDAM – Damning new research claims to have uncovered serious employment violations and ‘poverty wages’ at H&M gold suppliers. Researchers
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Primark sustainable cotton initiative expands to Pakistan
DUBLIN – UK fast fashion brand Primark says it has now sold 4.4 million pairs of pyjamas made with sustainably
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Clean Clothes urges brands to oppose Bangladesh minimum wage
AMSTERDAM – The newly announced minimum wage for Bangladeshi garment workers has been branded outrageous by Clean Clothes Campaign. The
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
