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Sir Philip Green headlines dent Topshop popularity
LONDON – Arcadia brands such as Topshop and Miss Selfridge “face huge challenges” in the months ahead if the results
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Fast fashion under cosh as UK enquiry continues
LONDON – Some fast fashion garments are so cheap and poorly produced even charity shops don’t want them, UK MPs
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Fair Wear Foundation and ‘Textilbündnis’ press for living wages
BERLIN – Fair Wear Foundation and the German Partnership for Sustainable Textiles (‘Textilbündnis’) have agreed to collaborate to promote the
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Latest data shows suppliers being hammered on price
LONDON – Apparel brands are hammering suppliers on price harder than ever, according to new data. Many suppliers answering the
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Aus tech business produces sweater from organic waste
PERTH – Australian tech business Nanollose has announced its first test garment – a 3D knitted sweater made using fibres
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Investors voice concerns over Bangladeshi tanneries
DHAKA – 58 global investors have written to the Government of Bangladesh expressing concern over human rights and environmental practices
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New initiative aims to green Vietnam textile sector
HANOI – WWF and the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS) have launched a project aimed at boosting environmentally sustainability
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Microfibre pollution in sea traced back four decades
OBAN – Microfibre pollution has been an issue in the deep sea for at least four decades, according to the
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Report notes surge in recycled polyester use
MILAN – Leading global apparel brands have notably ramped up the use of recycled polyester in their collections since signing
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
