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H&M upcycled collection utilises old workwear
STOCKHOLM – Swedish fast fashion giant H&M has launched a new upcycled capsule collection which uses discarded workwear products to
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Fresh concerns raised about Amazon and counterfeits
WASHINGTON – A number of Amazon sites should be added to ‘Notorious Markets’ list due to counterfeit issues, according to
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Unions call for Bangladesh minimum wage to be doubled
DHAKA – Union leaders in Bangladesh have called for an immediate review of the new minimum wage, which they want
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Nike, Gap, H&M sign Turkmen cotton pledge
LONDON – Adidas, H&M, and Gap are among 12 brands and retailers to have signed the Responsible Sourcing Network’s (RSN)
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Denim business breaks new ground in transgender inclusion
DHAKA – A Bangladesh jeans manufacturer has welcomed two members of Bangladeshi’s 10,000-strong transgender community on board. In an enlightened,
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Welcome to textile dyeing 2.0
SHANGHAI – There are all manner of sustainable innovations occurring in the textile dyeing process right now. One of the
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ASOS wants to drive sustainability in third party brands
LONDON – Rapidly growing UK online fashion company, ASOS, wants to use its position to drive sustainability in its third
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Fashion for Good partners with Stella McCartney
AMSTERDAM — Fashion for Good has announced an official partnership with Stella McCartney, the leading global luxury lifestyle brand. A
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Study finds Bangladesh textile mills embracing sustainability
DHAKA – In-depth research of 200 textile mills in Dhaka, Bangladesh, found that most enterprises are embracing green supply chain
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
