News
VF Corp spins out jeans businesses, Lee and Wrangler
GREENSBORO – US apparel giant VF Corporation has announced it will spin off its Lee and Wrangler jeans businesses into
News
Fibre scoring tools misleading consumers, claim researchers
OSLO – Current tools used to score textile fibres on sustainability are misleading consumers as they fail to account for
News
Higg MSI aims to incorporate microfibre pollution scoring
SAN FRANCISCO – The Sustainable Apparel Coalition wants to incorporate a weighting for microfibre pollution into its Higg Material Sustainability
News
Australian drought could hit wool supply and prices
NEW SOUTH WALES – The ongoing drought in wool growing regions of Australia could hit supply and prices, according to
News
Child labour concerns return for Turkmenistan cotton
ASHGABAT – Apparel brands are being urged not to source cotton from Turkmenistan amid fresh reports that children were mobilised
News
Recycled polyester capacity expands in India
NASHIK – One of the world’s leading recycled polyester businesses says plans to expand production capacity at its Indian plant
News
Apparel sector can play “key role” on climate change
WASHINGTON – The global apparel sector can play a key role in cutting global warming and meeting the aims of
News
Esprit signs union agreement to boost worker rights
HONG KONG – Global fashion retailer Esprit has signed a global framework agreement with IndustriALL Global Union to boost rights
News
Stella McCartney evasive on unsold stock issue
LONDON – Stella McCartney has become the latest brand to decline to answer legitimate and relavent questions about what it
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.
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
