News Proposed US laws could hit Xinjiang cotton WASHINGTON – US lawmakers have proposed legislation which would introduce a “rebuttable presumption” that goods produced or manufactured in the Read More »
News COVID-19 causing major supply chain lay-offs LONDON – Civil society groups are calling on governments, brands and employers to protect supply chain workers from the economic Read More »
News Nike claims it has no links with Xinjiang OREGON – Nike has attempted to distance itself from allegations of forced labour in its Chinese supply chains. The company Read More »
News Polyester found inside new marine species NEWCASTLE – British researchers have discovered polyester microfibres inside a new species of deep-sea amphipods which were only recently discovered Read More »
News Uzbekistan ends cotton quota system TASHKENT – The President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoev, has ordered the abolition of the country’s decades-old state quota system for Read More »
News Brands alter payment terms on back of Covid-19 HONG KONG – Apparel buyers are extending payment terms by up to 30 days for Bangladeshi suppliers as they seek Read More »
News Are sustainable cotton rankings anti-competitive? LONDON – In the next edition of Apparel Insider, we will be asking whether ‘sustainable cotton rankings’ like those recently Read More »
News Copenhagen Fashion summit postponed COPENHAGEN – Copenhagen Fashion Summit has been postponed having become the latest event to fall prey to COVID-19. It follows Read More »
News Gap appoints Sonia Syngal as CEO SAN FRANCISCO – US casualwear retailer, Gap Inc, has followed in the footsteps of H&M by appointing a female CEO. Sonia Syngal, an Read More »
VF Corp spins out jeans businesses, Lee and Wrangler 13th August 2018 No Comments GREENSBORO – US apparel giant VF Corporation has announced it will spin off its Lee and Wrangler jeans businesses into an independent public company as Read More »
Fibre scoring tools misleading consumers, claim researchers 13th August 2018 No Comments OSLO – Current tools used to score textile fibres on sustainability are misleading consumers as they fail to account for the use phase of clothing, Read More »