News China textile industry collaborates on chemicals SHANGHAI – China’s textile industry has taken a major environmental step as 25 leading enterprises from the country’s textile manufacturing Read More »
News Global investors call for apparel supply chain transparency NEW YORK – More than 100 investors representing billions of dollars in assets under management have signed a letter urging Read More »
News Roy Robson accused of union busting IZMIR – German fashion brand, Roy Robson has been accused of union busting in Turkey. A complaint has been filed Read More »
News Time to look beyond Bangladesh? DEHLI – The global apparel industry focus in April has been on Bangladesh and the five year anniversary of Rana Read More »
News Esprit bridges Dutch and German textile initiatives RATINGEN – International apparel brand, Esprit, has become the first ‘associate member’ of the Dutch Agreement on Sustainable Garments and Read More »
News World Bank calls for fewer labour market regulations WASHINGTON – The World Bank has issued a new report encouraging lower minimum wages and stronger hiring and firing powers Read More »
News MEPs back separate collections for household textiles STRASBOURG – European Parliament has backed ambitious circular economy proposals which will mean waste textiles from households will have to Read More »
News Lindex to train all designers, buyers in circularity by 2020 GOTHENBURG – Finnish fashion retailer, Lindex, will train all of its designers, buyers and production teams in design methods for Read More »
News BGMEA: Bangladesh a “model of workplace safety” DHAKA – Bangladesh’s ready-made garment industry has become a model of workplace safety – this is the remarkable claim of 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 »