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US Outdoor Industry Association unveils first sustainability report
DENVER – The US Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) has released its first-ever State of Sustainability in the Outdoor Industry report.
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Boost for Bangladesh worker helpline
DHAKA — A helpline which allows Bangladeshi garment workers to report workplace concerns will remain in place in the country
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About You valued at US$1bn after investment round
HAMBURG – German fashion tech start-up, About You, has been valued at more than US$1bn after a new round of
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UK MPs call for public debate on animal fur ban
LONDON – The UK’s Environment Food and Rural Affairs Committee has called on the Government to hold a public consultation
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Luxury brands collaborate on sustainability
HONG KONG – A group of the world’s leading luxury brands, including Kering, Ralph Lauren, PVH Corp and Louis Vuitton,
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Bangladesh wants Accord and Alliance out by December
DHAKA – Bangladesh’s State minister for labour and employment, Mujibul Haque Chunnu, has told local press he wants the Bangladesh
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Legal questions raised by Burberry destroying stock
BRISTOL – A leading UK environmental consultant claims the decision by luxury brand Burberry to destroy £28.6m of unsold stock
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Inditex takes recycling programme to China
ARTEIXO – The world’s largest apparel retailer, Inditex, says it aims to close the loop in fashion and now has
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Young shoppers driving sustainability revolution, claims Peta
LONDON – Young shoppers are driving a “sustainability revolution” in the fashion industry by shunning products which contain animal products,
VF Corp spins out jeans businesses, Lee and Wrangler
13th August 2018
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GREENSBORO – US apparel giant VF Corporation has announced it will spin off its Lee and Wrangler jeans businesses into an independent public company as
Fibre scoring tools misleading consumers, claim researchers
13th August 2018
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OSLO – Current tools used to score textile fibres on sustainability are misleading consumers as they fail to account for the use phase of clothing,
