News Fashion for Good expands Asia presence AMSTERDAM – Fashion for Good is expanding to South Asia with the lof a dedicated regional innovation programme. Leading up Read More »
News US B-Corp aims to build dirt to shirt hemp apparel BURLINGTON – A North Carolina B-corporation is aiming to kick-start a ‘dirt to shirt’ fully trackable and traceable hemp apparel Read More »
News Boohoo accused of ‘Dickensian’ practices BURNLEY – A worker for UK fast fashion brand Boohoo has claimed staff were told by management not to speak Read More »
News Survey finds GBV rampant in Cambodia WASHINGTON – Almost half of Cambodian garment industry workers surveyed had experienced having a supervisor or manager forcing them to Read More »
News UK rejects chance to clean up fast fashion LONDON – The UK Government has rejected recommendations by an independent Parliamentary enquiry aimed at cleaning up the fast fashion Read More »
News €3.6m funding for eco-dyes start-up PARIS – A French tech business which produces textile dyes through microbial fermentation has raised €3.6m to help take its Read More »
Apparel bodies troubled by Myanmar labour rights progress WASHINGTON – A leading global apparel body has written to the Myanmar government expressing deep concern about the current human Read More »
News Adidas: mandatory human rights laws inevitable HERZOGENAURACH – A human rights specialist from German sportswear giant adidas says it is not a question of if but Read More »
News Milliken purchases textile specialist Polartec SPARTANBURG – Milliken & Company, a leading manufacturer with more than a century and a half of textile expertise, has Read More »
San Francisco bans sale of fur 21st March 2018 No Comments SAN FRANCISCO — There is further evidence this week that the tide is turning against the global fur industry with news that San Francisco officials Read More »
Apparel bodies urge labour reform in Cambodia 21st March 2018 No Comments PHNOM PENH – A group of industry bodies representing some of the largest apparel brands in the world, including Gap, H&M and ASOS, have sent Read More »