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Investors discuss H&M’s work on living wages
STOCKHOLM – A number of Nordic shareholders and investors in H&M have responded to accusations that they are failing to
ETI report questions apparel industry sourcing model
LONDON – The dominant business model in the global apparel industry is at the heart of low and declining labour
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New initiative closes on full organic cotton traceability
AMSTERDAM – The developers of a new tracing system say they are confident they will soon be able to fully
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Better Work initiative rolled out in Ethiopia
GENEVA – The full rollout of the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) Better Work Programme in Ethiopia has begun. Organisers say
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FLA demands factory list transparency for affiliates
WASHINGTON – The board of the Fair Labor Association, a US non-profit which promotes adherence to international and national labour
Amazon becomes US’s favourite apparel retailer
NEW YORK – Less than a fifth of apparel shoppers are willing to pay more for environmentally-friendly apparel, according to
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Gap to split into two separate companies
SAN FRANCISCO – US casual apparel company Gap has announced plans to separate into two independent publicly traded companies, Old
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Bangladesh Accord “remains hopeful” it will be granted extension
AMSTERDAM – A spokesperson from the Bangladesh Accord has told Apparel Insider they “remain hopeful” the Accord will be allowed
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Nike ranked world’s most valuable apparel brand
LONDON – Nike is the world’s most valuable apparel brand with a brand value of US$32.4bn, while H&M’s brand value
Lenzing invests €30m in luxury yarn line
24th May 2018
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LENZING – This week offers further evidence that the luxury fashion sector is embracing sustainability. Austrian specialist fibre maker, Lenzing, has announced a massive expansion
New fibres derived from coconut by-products
24th May 2018
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PERTH – An Australian tech business this week launched the first plant-free viscose-rayon fibres at an industry conference in Vancouver. Nanollose has set up a
Calotropis procera plant fibres set for production
24th May 2018
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KENYA – Clothing made with Calotropis procera, a species of flowering plant native to parts of Africa and Asia, are likely to hit shops before
Unions, government discuss fair wages in Ethiopia
24th May 2018
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ADDIS ABABA – Government, union leaders and textile manufacturers met this week to discuss wages and worker rights in Ethiopia’s rapidly developing textile sector. Among
