News New BCI deal boosts support for Uzbek cotton clusters GENEVA – The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) has signed an agreement with Uzbekistan’s Light Industry Agency to ramp up financial Read More »
News Shein clothing still flouting EU chemicals rules, research finds BERLIN – Clothing from fashion giant Shein still contains hazardous chemicals above European legal limits, according to a new study Read More »
News Peak Performance tests fully recyclable down anorak STOCKHOLM – Swedish outdoor brand Peak Performance has unveiled a down anorak it claims can be dismantled and recycled at Read More »
News NZ Merino makes traceability standard for flagship wools CHRISTCHURCH – The New Zealand Merino Company says it is making digital traceability standard across its flagship ZQ and ZQRX Read More »
News Italy’s fashion bosses sound alarm with 2035 rescue plan ROME – Italy’s fashion lobby has unveiled a strategic plan it says is needed to stop the country’s manufacturing base Read More »
News Avalo begins harvest of first AI-bred cotton TEXAS – Avalo, a US-based agtech startup, has begun harvesting its first commercial crop of “low-carbon” cotton, bred using artificial Read More »
News Leicester garment probe finds no forced labour cases LEICESTER – A long-awaited government review has concluded there is no evidence of prosecutable forced labour in Leicester’s garment sector. Read More »
News U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol beats most 2025 farm targets MEMPHIS – The US Cotton Trust Protocol says its grower members have met or exceeded most of their 2025 sustainability Read More »
News New global review exposes gaps in microplastic science LONDON – A major review of microplastic toxicity studies found fewer than half provide the information needed to support ecological Read More »
Cost no longer king in apparel sourcing 11th February 2018 No Comments Apparel businesses are mistaken if they think that shifting to low cost sourcing countries is the key to long term profitability – this is one Read More »