News Turkmenistan cotton products found on Walmart, ebay and Amazon websites WASHINGTON – Products made with cotton that was picked using forced labour have been found being retailed on the websites Read More »
News Voluntary approach to sustainability “has failed” LONDON – MPs in the UK have called for new regulations to force fashion retailers to “take responsibility for the Read More »
News Is compromise being reached over Bangladesh Accord? DHAKA – After several months of negotiations, there are the first signs this past week that compromise is being reached Read More »
News Boohoo bans wool – for a few hours MANCHESTER – UK fast fashion retailer Boohoo has done a remarkable u-turn over the use of wool in its collections. Read More »
News IFC evasive on questions over Uzbek cotton GENEVA – The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the finance arm of the World Bank, was evasive when Apparel Insider put Read More »
News Voluntary CSR not protecting workers, claims research WASHINGTON – Voluntary CSR mechanisms are failing to protect workers in apparel supply chains, and a new, worker-centric model is Read More »
News 1000s of garment factories mapped via digital map DHAKA – A new transparency tool has been launched which maps all export-orientated ready-made garment factories in the Dhaka District Read More »
News Social audits ignore gender violence, claims HRW NEW YORK – Social audits in global apparel supply chains fail to address gender-based violence claims a new report by Read More »
News Investors urge Bangladesh Accord continuation NEW YORK – A group of 190 global investors representing over US$3 trillion in assets have written to the Bangladeshi 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 »