US polyester producers complain of Chinese, Indian dumping
WASHINGTON – Two leading US polyester producers, Unifi and Nan Ya Plastics, have filed petitions alleging that dumped and subsidised
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Global response to Nike’s circularity challenge
OREGON – Nike has had a remarkable global response to a circular economy challenge it set to create new products
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Survey suggests UK slavery legislation lacks teeth
LONDON – New research suggests UK legislation to address slavery in multi-national global supply chains has no teeth. When asked,
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A third of EU chemical imports break REACH laws, claims study
BRUSSELS – New research claims companies are breaking EU law by marketing hundreds of potentially dangerous chemicals that are widely used
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New Look to exit Chinese market
SHANGHAI – UK fashion chain New Look is abandoning the Chinese market as part of moves which may see it
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US textile reshoring ‘modest’ in scale, figures suggest
WASHINGTON – Figures from a new paper by the US International Trade Commission (USITC) suggest that talk of a ‘Made
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Should garment factory audits be publicly disclosed?
AMSTERDAM – There are fresh calls for the results of garment factory audits to be publicly disclosed. Talking to Apparel
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Calls in Canada for child labour legislation
ONTARIO – A Parliamentary report in Canada has called for legislation to ensure businesses disclose steps they are taking to
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Study calls for microplastic weighting in fibre scoring tools
LONDON – New research has highlighted the potential for including microplastic pollution in environmental assessment tools for the apparel and
