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Patagonia gets political, backs Democrat candidates
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Apparel sector giants pledge to tackle forced labour
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Stella McCartney launches new foundation
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Textile Exchange and German Partnership for Sustainable Textiles collaborate
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Faux fur faux pas
25th January 2018
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Real fur from rabbit, mink and fox has recently been found in products sold as ‘faux fur’ by Tesco, Boots, FatFace and Romwe. Laboratory tests
