News Why green doesn’t mean higher prices NEW YORK – New figures show Bangladesh’s ready-made garment industry has the most green factories in the world – but Read More »
News New guidelines launched on boosting cotton farmer incomes MUMBAI – New research has addressed the thorny issue of incomes for cotton farmers in India. Focused on the Indian Read More »
News H&M shareholders reject ‘living wage fund’ STOCKHOLM – H&M shareholders have not surprisingly rejected a resolution submitted by Clean Clothes Campaign which called on profits made Read More »
News Want sustainable jeans? Pay an extra €33 LONDON – The price of a pair of jeans would have to rise by €33 to factor in the true Read More »
News Chinese garment makers receive lowest price per unit WASHINGTON – New figures have revealed details of prices received by garment manufacturers around the globe. The lowest paid are Read More »
News Lawyers call for supply chain liability regulations BERLIN – There are fresh calls for due diligence laws to ensure people affected by corporate rights violations in apparel Read More »
News Katharine Hamnett tells Copenhagen Summit: “We shouldn’t be here” COPENHAGEN – UK fashion icon Katharine Hamnett has slammed the number of fashion and textile trade fairs and conferences which Read More »
News Study compares cotton, rayon, polyester microfibre shedding LONDON – New research measured levels of microfibre discharge from cotton, polyester and rayon fabrics. The study found that all Read More »
News Hemp – a new feedstock for Lyocell fibres? CHEMNITZ – A major German-government backed project is looking at sustainable ways to develop man-made Lyocell fibres derived from organically 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 »