News Target removes LGBTQ items amid backlash NEW YORK – US retailer Target has removed some items from its LGBTQ Pride Collection following customer threats and confrontations Read More »
News EU to ban destruction of unsold clothing BRUSSELS – The European Union has agreed to ban the destruction of unsold clothing as part of a drive towards Read More »
News World’s largest viscose producer linked with deforestation JAKARTA – Royal Golden Eagle (RGE), the world’s largest producer of viscose fibre, has links to a major pulp plant Read More »
News Rights groups file case against Inditex, Uniqlo PARIS – A group of rights groups have filed a new complaint in France claiming clothing retailers including Uniqlo and Read More »
News Study: forced labour continues in Xinjiang BEIJING – New research by Adrian Zenz, the academic known for his studies of the Xinjiang internment camps and Uyghur Read More »
News Higg Co rebrands as Worldly in PR move CALIFORNIA – US-based Higg Co has rebranded as Worldly in what appears to be an effort to distance itself from Read More »
News PETA complains to FTC over Textile Exchange standards WASHINGTON – Animal rights group PETA has submitted a formal complaint to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleging the Responsible Down Standard Read More »
News US lawsuit accuses Nike of misleading consumers MISSOURI – A lawsuit in the US has accused sports brand Nike of greenwashing. The proposed class action claims Nike Read More »
News MEPs back greenwashing crackdown BRUSSELS – The European Parliament this week backed draft legislation to improve product labelling and durability and to put a 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 »