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Fashion for Good backs Spinnova scaling plans
AMSTERDAM – A Finnish business which has developed smart technology that turns wood pulp directly into yarn without using any
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New calls for UK Slavery Act to be beefed up
LONDON – New research claims transparency alone is not enough to end human trafficking and forced labour in global apparel
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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
Syngenta refutes cotton farmer death allegations
19th September 2018
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BASEL – NGO Public Eye has accused the Swiss agricultural chemical company Syngenta of exporting pesticides it claims are linked to the involuntary poisoning of
Can fur ever be fair?
19th September 2018
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PARIS – Can real fur ever be fair and ethical? That is the question Apparel Insider asked as it approached several fur suppliers exhibiting at
