News Burberry says it will no longer incinerate stock LONDON – Burberry has announced it will stop the practice of destroying unsaleable products, with immediate effect. The company has also Read More »
News What does Turkey’s currency crisis mean for apparel? ISTANBUL – First the good news: holidaymakers in Turkey this year have received not far off double the amount of Read More »
News Coloreel secures European distribution network STOCKHOLM – A pioneering Swedish tech business which has developed patented technology that provides high quality colouring of textile thread Read More »
News HK facility introduces textile recycling to end consumers STOCKHOLM – A new H&M Foundation-backed technology facility in Hong Kong will allow end consumers to hand in their old Read More »
News 44 cents: the ‘price’ of sustainability LONDON – Consumers would have to pay an extra 44 cents on the cost of a basic T-shirt in the Read More »
News Just 3% of Bangladesh garment factories unionised DHAKA – A survey of almost 4,000 ready-made garment factories in Bangladesh found that 97.5 per cent of them do Read More »
News Accord cuts ties with Sears, Macy’s supplier DHAKA – A Bangladesh textile mill which supplies to US retailers Sears and Macy’s Inc has had its business ties Read More »
News US urged to tread carefully on Uzbek cotton WASHINGTON – The US is being urged to reverse its recent proposal to remove Uzbekistan cotton from a list of Read More »
News Study highlights potential for Australia cotton expansion SYDNEY – New government research has highlighted the potential for increased cotton production in northern Australia. The Northern Australia Water 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 »