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#MeToo could be catalyst for change for garment workers
LONDON – The MeToo movement can provide a springboard to help improve women’s rights in global apparel supply chains, claims
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Allbirds announces US$50m funding round
SAN FRANCISCO – Allbirds, a certified B-Corp brand which is trailblazing the use of sustainable materials in footwear, has announced
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New test method announced for microfibre discharge
NORTHAMPTON – To address the issue of microplastic pollution, Eurofins | BLC have developed a new microfibre test method that
Collaboration creates first traceable Supima cotton
LONDON – Italian textile business Albini Group, along with Supima and Oritain have announced a partnership to create the first
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Made-By goes into administration
LONDON – Apparel Insider understands that Made-By, the sustainable apparel consultancy, has gone into administration. The news comes as a
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Cambodia ramps up war of words with EU
PHNOM PENH: Proposals by the EU to strip Cambodia of its trading benefits over human rights concerns have been slammed
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McKinsey study finds growing appetite for near-shoring
NEW YORK – Near-shoring of apparel production is forecast to soar as automation and rising labour costs in Asia mean
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Brazilian apparel brands ranked on transparency
LONDON – 20 Brazilian apparel brands and retailers have been ranked on their transparency by Fashion Revolution. The campaign group’s
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Investors call for living wages for garment workers
AMSTERDAM – A group of global institutional investors with combined assets of more than €725bn have called for fairer wages
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
