News Chinese garment makers receive lowest price per unit WASHINGTON – New figures have revealed details of prices received by garment manufacturers around the globe. The lowest paid are Read More »
News Lawyers call for supply chain liability regulations BERLIN – There are fresh calls for due diligence laws to ensure people affected by corporate rights violations in apparel Read More »
News Katharine Hamnett tells Copenhagen Summit: “We shouldn’t be here” COPENHAGEN – UK fashion icon Katharine Hamnett has slammed the number of fashion and textile trade fairs and conferences which Read More »
News Study compares cotton, rayon, polyester microfibre shedding LONDON – New research measured levels of microfibre discharge from cotton, polyester and rayon fabrics. The study found that all Read More »
News Hemp – a new feedstock for Lyocell fibres? CHEMNITZ – A major German-government backed project is looking at sustainable ways to develop man-made Lyocell fibres derived from organically Read More »
News Concerns raised over new Accord MoU DHAKA – Unions in Bangladesh claim garment worker safety has been compromised by the new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Read More »
News PVH tackles microfibres in supply chains NEW YORK – PVH Corp, which owns the Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, Speedo and Van Heusen brands, has become the Read More »
News Exposé spotlights exploitative Romanian garment sector DRESDEN – New research claims some garment industry workers in Romania earn just 14 per cent of a living wage. Read More »
News Bangladesh Accord to remain in huge victory for factory safety DHAKA – In a major step for garment factory safety, Bangladesh’s top court has extended the work of the Accord 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 »