News H&M becomes majority owner in Sellpy STOCKHOLM – Swedish fast fashion business, H &M, has become the majority owner of rapidly growing re-commerce platform, Sellpy, after Read More »
News Forced labour apparel tracked to Costco WASHINGTON – US wholesale business, Costco, has been named as the retailer attempting to import apparel products allegedly made using Read More »
News Spinnova receives €11m cash injection HELSINKI – Finnish tech business Spinnova has announced a new capital injection of €11m. The business said it will use Read More »
News Leading brands scored on living wage progress OSLO – A group of investors which hold sizeable positions in many of the world’s leading apparel retailers have called Read More »
News Study finds concerning levels of PFOA in children BERLIN – Plastic by-products were found in 97 per cent of blood and urine samples from 2,500 children in a Read More »
News Study calls for Bangladesh polluter pays policy DHAKA – Taxing polluters in Bangladesh’s textile industry could help cut climate risk while future-proofing the local ready-made garment (RMG) Read More »
News H&M bemoans narrow focus on organic cotton STOCKHOLM – Maintaining a narrow focus on organic cotton could prevent the development of a more sustainable cotton industry, claims Read More »
News Drought hammers Australian cotton BRISBANE – The 2019-2020 Australian crop is forecast to be just a quarter of the size it was two years Read More »
News US$9m funding round for recycling tech firm SEATTLE – US textile recycling technology business, Evrnu, has closed a US$9m round of Series A funding. The company recently 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 »