News German brands embrace national textile standard BERLIN – The German Government has announced that 27 companies have immediately signed up to its newly launched ‘Green Button’ Read More »
News Lenzing to build world’s largest lyocell plant BANGKOK – Austrian wood-based fibre business, Lenzing, has unveiled further details of its plans to establish the world’s largest lyocell Read More »
News 64 NGOs lobby for EU supply chain laws NEW YORK – An alliance of 64 NGOs and trade unions in Germany, including Human Rights Watch, has launched an Read More »
News Cotton linked to child and forced labour in China LONDON – Alarming new research has highlighted intensifying supply chain risks for apparel brands sourcing from Xinjiang and China as Read More »
News Hemp use gains momentum at Levi’s CALIFORNIA – Levi Strauss has launched several new product lines using rain-fed, cottonized hemp, which it first introduced in its Read More »
News India deal for xeros’ water saving tech SHEFFIELD – UK tech company, Xeros, which provides water saving and filtration technologies, has signed a major deal with Ramsons, Read More »
News Synthetic fibres blamed as plastic pollution enters fossil record CALIFORNIA – Plastic pollution has been found to be entering the fossil record – and synthetic microfibres from clothing are Read More »
News US$60m fund to back sustainable tech in Asian supply chains AMSTERDAM – Fashion for Good has launched a US$60m fund to back new technologies and other initiatives aimed at tackling Read More »
News Fast Retailing and ILO partner on worker rights TOKYO – Japanese fashion retailer, Fast Retailing, which owns Uniqlo, is partnering with the International Labour Organisation to improve worker 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 »