News Fresh funding for yarns-from-seaweed business NEW YORK – AlgiKnit, a biomaterials company which is developing yarn spun from kelp, has announced a US$2.2m Series Seed Read More »
News Boohoo tells MPs about loss-leader £5 dresses LONDON – Online apparel brand Boohoo is selling some dresses at a loss to drive website traffic. Carol Kane, joint Read More »
News “Price issue is getting worse” … RMG factories speak out DHAKA – Bangladeshi garment suppliers are still being driven down on price by apparel brands and retailers – but some Read More »
News H&M closes down Cheap Monday STOCKHOLM – Swedish fast fashion brand H&M is to close down its Cheap Monday skinny jeans brand amid declining sales Read More »
News Is China’s sustainable viscose ‘roadmap’ greenwash? LONDON – A new report claims Chinese viscose factories which have signed up to a high-profile industry sustainability initiative are Read More »
News Pressure mounts on Bangladesh Government over Accord AMSTERDAM – More than half of the 1,600 garment factories inspected by the Bangladesh Accord are yet to install adequate Read More »
News Missguided chief snubs UK fashion enquiry LONDON – Nitin Passi, CEO and founder of rapidly growing UK online fashion retailer, Missguided, has declined to attend a Read More »
News EU tries to block use of carcinogenic textile chemical BRUSSELS – For only the second time ever, the European Parliament Environment Committee (Envi) has tried to block the use Read More »
News ILO wants international support for Uzbekistan cotton sector GENEVA – The International Labour Organisation has called for the international community to support Uzbekistan in its reform agenda – 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 »