News Record pay-out for Indonesian workers WASHINGTON – 2,000 Indonesian garment workers have received a total of US$4.5m in severance pay – the largest recorded amount Read More »
News VF Corp sets Science Based Targets GREENSBORO – US apparel retail group, VF Corporation, which owns brands such as Timberland, The North Face and Vans, has Read More »
News Ethiopian garment sector wages remain lowest in world HAWASSA – Garment industry workers in Ethiopia continue to be the lowest paid in the world according to a dispatch Read More »
News Brands respond to Xinjiang cotton crisis LONDON – Global apparel brands sourcing Better Cotton have responded to issues highlighted by Apparel Insider regarding BCI’s use of Read More »
News Bangladesh upholds ban on US safety body DHAKA – The Supreme Court in Bangladesh has upheld a High Court order which banned the inspection and training activities Read More »
News H&M: we can’t just plant trees TOCKHOLM – H&M has expressed doubt about the current push by the global apparel industry towards climate offsetting. In a Read More »
News CSOs lobby EU over supply chain laws AMSTERDAM – Ahead of the Finnish EU Presidency, more than 100 civil society organisations and trade unions have signed a Read More »
News Patagonia to match Action Works donations CALIFORNIAN – US outdoor brand Patagonia has announced it will match all donations made through its ‘Action Works’ initiative from Read More »
News Biological dyeing set for industrial trials NORWICH – A British business which has developed the first commercially available biological dyeing process which sees engineered microorganisms produce Read More »
Funding boost for circular economy initiatives 18th June 2018 No Comments AMSTERDAM – Five initiatives aimed at closing the loop in the apparel sector have been given a €1.29m funding boost by the C&A Foundation. The Read More »