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Brands ditching mohair could cost 30,000 jobs
PORT ELIZABETH – 30,000 jobs are at risk while 800,000 goats face being culled after dozens of apparel brands ditched
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Complaint lodged with EU over Bangladesh labour issues
AMSTERDAM – The European Union is ignoring labour rights violations in Bangladesh while continuing to provide it with preferential trade
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Ethical Fashion Show and Greenshowroom merge
BERLIN – German events organiser Messe Frankfurt is merging the two sustainable fashion fairs, Ethical Fashion Show Berlin and Greenshowroom, under
ILO told to stop meddling by Myanmar garment body
GENEVA – The International Labour Organisation needs to stop “micro-managing” internal labour laws in Myanmar, says the country’s leading garment
Blockchain tech business targets cotton
DENVER – A business whose smart technology tracks commodities right through the supply chain has its sights on the cotton
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Hugo Boss launches pineapple shoes
METZINGEN – Luxury German apparel brand, Hugo Boss, has launched a new range of shoes made using pineapple leaf fibres.
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Closed loop textile process updates findings
LONDON – A new report has updated on pioneering work to chemically separate cotton and polyester fibres so that both
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VF Corp sets 2030 circular business goals
GREENSBORO – VF Corporation, the US-based apparel business which owns the Lee, The North Face and Timberland apparel brands, is
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Cradle to Cradle award for Indian fibre business
MUMBAI – Indian business Grasim Industries has become the first viscose staple fibre (VSF) manufacturer to achieve certification of the
China textile industry collaborates on chemicals
25th April 2018
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SHANGHAI – China’s textile industry has taken a major environmental step as 25 leading enterprises from the country’s textile manufacturing and dyestuffs industries have signed
Global investors call for apparel supply chain transparency
25th April 2018
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NEW YORK – More than 100 investors representing billions of dollars in assets under management have signed a letter urging apparel brands and retailers to
Roy Robson accused of union busting
25th April 2018
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IZMIR – German fashion brand, Roy Robson has been accused of union busting in Turkey. A complaint has been filed to the German Partnership for
Time to look beyond Bangladesh?
25th April 2018
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DEHLI – The global apparel industry focus in April has been on Bangladesh and the five year anniversary of Rana Plaza – and rightly so.
