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Burberry targets 100% sustainable cotton by 2022
BRUSSELS – Luxury UK apparel brand Burberry aims to source 100 per cent of its cotton through the Better Cotton
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Patagonia raises bar on sustainable wool sourcing
CALIFORNIA – US outdoor brand, Patagonia, has announced that all its key wool partners will now have to meet its
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BCI looks to align with SDGs
BRUSSELS – The Better Cotton Initiative will be looking to align with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) over the next
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Union-bashing claims at leading Indian garment factory
BANGALORE – A new report by the Worker Rights Consortium (WRC) claims a garment factory in Bangalore, India, which supplies
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CSR clauses now used by over two thirds of buyers
PARIS — More than two thirds of buyers include a CSR clause in their contracts, yet more than half of
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20 cents on the cost of a T-shirt to pay a living wage
QUEENSLAND – A 20 cent increase in the price of a T-shirt – less than 1 per cent of its
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Social audits not tackling worker complaints, says report
LONDON – New research claims Social Accountability International (SAI) and the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) failed to deal effectively with
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C&A closes on 2020 sustainable cotton target
DUSSELDORF – Global fashion retailer C&A has upped its use of organic or BCI certified cotton to 65 per cent
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The future of sustainable jeans?
COPENHAGEN – Danish apparel brand Only is launching a new black jeans collection produced with sustainably sourced wood-based fibres and
San Francisco bans sale of fur
21st March 2018
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SAN FRANCISCO — There is further evidence this week that the tide is turning against the global fur industry with news that San Francisco officials
Apparel bodies urge labour reform in Cambodia
21st March 2018
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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
