News Want sustainable jeans? Pay an extra €33 LONDON – The price of a pair of jeans would have to rise by €33 to factor in the true Read More »
News Chinese garment makers receive lowest price per unit WASHINGTON – New figures have revealed details of prices received by garment manufacturers around the globe. The lowest paid are Read More »
News Lawyers call for supply chain liability regulations BERLIN – There are fresh calls for due diligence laws to ensure people affected by corporate rights violations in apparel Read More »
News Katharine Hamnett tells Copenhagen Summit: “We shouldn’t be here” COPENHAGEN – UK fashion icon Katharine Hamnett has slammed the number of fashion and textile trade fairs and conferences which Read More »
News Study compares cotton, rayon, polyester microfibre shedding LONDON – New research measured levels of microfibre discharge from cotton, polyester and rayon fabrics. The study found that all Read More »
News Hemp – a new feedstock for Lyocell fibres? CHEMNITZ – A major German-government backed project is looking at sustainable ways to develop man-made Lyocell fibres derived from organically Read More »
News Concerns raised over new Accord MoU DHAKA – Unions in Bangladesh claim garment worker safety has been compromised by the new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Read More »
News PVH tackles microfibres in supply chains NEW YORK – PVH Corp, which owns the Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, Speedo and Van Heusen brands, has become the Read More »
News Exposé spotlights exploitative Romanian garment sector DRESDEN – New research claims some garment industry workers in Romania earn just 14 per cent of a living wage. Read More »
Making sustainability mainstream 8th February 2018 No Comments On the of the launch of its revised sustainable cotton standard, Apparel Insider catches up with the Better Cotton Initiative’s chief executive officer, Alan McClay. Read More »
Fresh wave of Accord signatories after costs clarified 8th February 2018 No Comments DHAKA – Around a dozen more brands have signed up to the 2018 Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety after the actual costs involved Read More »