News BCI cotton uptake increases 45% from 2017 to 2018 LONDON – Better Cotton Initiative produce achieved record uptake in 2018. BCI retail and brand members sourced more than one Read More »
News Levi’s IPO could raise up to US$587m SAN FRANCISCO – US denim giant Levi Strauss & Co said has said it expects to raise as much as Read More »
News Fire hazard factory allowed to operate DHAKA – Authorities in Bangladesh knowingly allowed a garment factory to operate despite it repeatedly having failed to address alarming Read More »
News Investors discuss H&M’s work on living wages STOCKHOLM – A number of Nordic shareholders and investors in H&M have responded to accusations that they are failing to Read More »
ETI report questions apparel industry sourcing model LONDON – The dominant business model in the global apparel industry is at the heart of low and declining labour Read More »
News New initiative closes on full organic cotton traceability AMSTERDAM – The developers of a new tracing system say they are confident they will soon be able to fully Read More »
News Better Work initiative rolled out in Ethiopia GENEVA – The full rollout of the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) Better Work Programme in Ethiopia has begun. Organisers say Read More »
News FLA demands factory list transparency for affiliates WASHINGTON – The board of the Fair Labor Association, a US non-profit which promotes adherence to international and national labour Read More »
Amazon becomes US’s favourite apparel retailer NEW YORK – Less than a fifth of apparel shoppers are willing to pay more for environmentally-friendly apparel, according to Read More »
Primark sustainable cotton initiative expands to Pakistan 22nd September 2018 No Comments DUBLIN – UK fast fashion brand Primark says it has now sold 4.4 million pairs of pyjamas made with sustainably grown cotton from its pioneering Read More »