News H&M opens up supplier details to consumers STOCKHOLM – Swedish fast fashion retailer H&M has said it is to start sharing detailed information with end consumers about Read More »
News French Minister proposes ban on destroying unsold clothing PARIS – A French politician is drafting a law to make it illegal for companies to destroy unsold clothing. Brune Read More »
News Adidas unveils first 100 per cent recyclable running shoe HERZOGENAURACH – Adidas has unveiled its first 100 per cent recyclable running shoe. Its ‘Futurecraft.loop’ shoe has been designed using Read More »
News IWTO Congress: ‘wool’s time is now’ VENICE – When it comes to fibre choice, wool is our best bet for the planet – this was the Read More »
News Is climate change hitting Indian cotton yields? GUJARAT – Cotton yields in India have hit all-time lows for the 2018-19 season amid an ongoing drought affecting 40 Read More »
News H&M, PVH deny entering Ethiopia for cheap labour WASHINGTON – H&M and PVH Corp, which owns Tommy Hilfiger, have responded to claims that they have only shifted sourcing Read More »
News €3.7m funding for closed loop fibre business HELSINKI – A Finnish tech business which produces a cotton-like fibre from recycled fibres and cellulose has announced it has Read More »
News China continues suspension of SA wool imports due to FMD PORT ELIZABETH – China, the world’s largest importer of wool, has confirmed that the suspension of all wool imports from Read More »
News Brands want sustainability – but who will fund it? BUDAPEST – Unit prices for apparel imports to the US from Bangladesh fell by 7 per cent between 2014 and 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 »