News BCI ditches Chinese partner with prison labour links LONDON – An investigation by Apparel Insider has found that the world’s largest and fastest growing cotton standard, the Better Read More »
News Losing EBA a “disaster” for Cambodia PHNOM PENH – Unions in Cambodia are calling on the European Union (EU) not to withdraw the Everything But Arms Read More »
News Weekday develops closed loop garment STOCKHOLM – H&M Group company, Weekday, has become the first fashion brand to create a garment with the new fabric Read More »
News Oxfam Australia ranks brands on living wages MELBOURNE – A new report by Oxfam Australian has called out leading apparel brands for failing to make credible commitments Read More »
News Tazreen Fashions fire families want justice DHAKA – Campaigners in Bangladesh have called for the death penalty for those found responsible for the deadly fire incident Read More »
News Bangladesh in digital payments drive DHAKA – A government-led initiative in Bangladesh has been launched to ensure 90 per cent of all garment workers in Read More »
News Organic cotton in pyjamas traced from farm to store AMSTERDAM – The organic cotton in a pair of kids’ pyjamas has been traced from the farm to the customer Read More »
News The unpalatable truth about carbon offsets FLORENCE – Gucci president and CEO, Marco Bizzarri, has urged the global fashion industry to carbon offset its away out Read More »
News US rights group wants Xinjiang boycott NEW YORK – A leading US human rights body says international apparel brands should consider boycotting all cotton-containing products known 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 »