News Myanmar, Cambodia under ILO scrutiny GENEVA – Garment sourcing hubs Myanmar and Cambodia have been named among 24 countries that will come under scrutiny by Read More »
News “Daily” abuse against women found at Walmart suppliers LONDON – US retail giant, Walmart, has been slammed in a report which claims women who work in Asian factories Read More »
News US ramps up war on polyester dumping WASHINGTON – Polyester producers from China, India, Korea and Taiwan have been accused of ‘dumping’ polyester fibre on the US Read More »
News Former ICAC head questions organic cotton economics TEXAS – Organic cotton is not economically viable – this is the contentious claim of the former International Cotton Advisory Read More »
News Wool sustainability focus of IWTO Congress BRUSSELS – Communicating wool’s environmental credentials was a key theme of the 87th annual Congress of the IWTO in Hong Read More »
News Lenzing invests €30m in luxury yarn line LENZING – This week offers further evidence that the luxury fashion sector is embracing sustainability. Austrian specialist fibre maker, Lenzing, Read More »
News New fibres derived from coconut by-products PERTH – An Australian tech business this week launched the first plant-free viscose-rayon fibres at an industry conference in Vancouver. Read More »
News Calotropis procera plant fibres set for production KENYA – Clothing made with Calotropis procera, a species of flowering plant native to parts of Africa and Asia, are Read More »
News Unions, government discuss fair wages in Ethiopia ADDIS ABABA – Government, union leaders and textile manufacturers met this week to discuss wages and worker rights in Ethiopia’s Read More »
Syngenta refutes cotton farmer death allegations 19th September 2018 No Comments BASEL – NGO Public Eye has accused the Swiss agricultural chemical company Syngenta of exporting pesticides it claims are linked to the involuntary poisoning of Read More »
Can fur ever be fair? 19th September 2018 No Comments PARIS – Can real fur ever be fair and ethical? That is the question Apparel Insider asked as it approached several fur suppliers exhibiting at Read More »