News Adidas tops human rights report for 2nd year LONDON – For the second year running, German sportswear giant Adidas has topped a benchmark which assesses the performance of Read More »
News Primark chief defends fast fashion model DUBLIN – The owner of one of the world’s most successful fashion retailers, Primark, has defended the fast-fashion industry by Read More »
News Brands, factories agree on worker rights in Myanmar YANGON – A worker rights initiative in Myanmar, backed by H&M, Inditex, Bestseller New Look, Next, and Tchibo, has reached Read More »
News BCI may revise standard over Xinjiang concerns GENEVA – The Better Cotton Initiative will potentially revise its policies with the aim of preventing and detecting forced labour Read More »
News Is cotton from China the new Uzbek cotton? XINJIANG – Reports that public sector workers in Uzbekistan are still being forced to help with the annual cotton harvest Read More »
News New ‘sin’ list puts another nail in PFAS coffin GOTHENBURG – For the first time ever, perfluorinated chemicals, or PFAS for short, will be included on a list of Read More »
News Inditex, IndustriALL partner on labour rights GENEVA – The world’s largest apparel retailer, Inditex, says it will share best practices in labour rights after renewing a Read More »
News Cambodia close to losing EU trade benefits PHNOM PENH – Phnom Penh Cambodia slipped another step closer to losing all of its trade sweeteners with the EU Read More »
News VF Corp to announce Science Based Targets GREENSBORO – US apparel retail group, VF Corporation, which owns brands such as Timberland, The North Face and Vans, will Read More »
BCI and Oeko-Tex hit back at eco-label report 10th May 2018 No Comments LONDON – Both Oeko-Tex and the Better Cotton Initiative have issued a robust defence of their respective standards following a recent report which claimed that Read More »
Government and industry back Bangladesh Accord extension 10th May 2018 No Comments DHAKA – The Government of Bangladesh has given its backing for the Bangladesh Accord to work in the country beyond May 2018 following a meeting Read More »