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Fashion for Good opens interactive museum
AMSTERDAM – The doors have opened on a new museum which informs and inspires end consumers about the latest thinking
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IFC, Gap initiative to drive sustainability in Pakistan textiles
KARACHI – The International Finance Corp (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is to help textile manufacturers in
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Clothing microfibres contaminating sea salts
MUMBAI – Synthetic microfibres from clothing have been found in leading brands of sea salts by Indian researchers. Eight brands
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EU launches withdrawal process of Cambodia trade benefits
BRUSSELS – Cambodia is on the brink of losing duty-free trading access to the European Union. European Commissioner for Trade
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UK fashion bosses called to task over sustainability
LONDON – Fashion bosses in the UK are being asked by the Government to reveal their environmental record. Amid growing
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Myanmar trade sanctions would “make no sense”
BRUSSELS – The possible reintroduction of EU trade sanctions against Myanmar would “make no sense on any level,” according to
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Fast fashion brands back collective bargaining in South East Europe
ISTANBUL – Leading global fashion brands Inditex, H&M and ASOS have pledged to help develop collective bargaining mechanisms and better
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Investors join call for action on Turkmenistan cotton
CALIFORNIA – 42 institutional investors have now signed a statement urging global home goods and apparel brands and retailers to
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New calls for global action on fluorinated chemistry
ROME – The net would appear to be closing further on three chemicals which are used in textile manufacture for
Making sustainability mainstream
8th February 2018
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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.
Fresh wave of Accord signatories after costs clarified
8th February 2018
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DHAKA – Around a dozen more brands have signed up to the 2018 Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety after the actual costs involved
