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C&A event celebrates organic cotton in Madhya Pradesh
BHOPAL – The C&A Foundation recently gathered cotton sector stakeholders in India to look at ways to boost organic cotton
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Li & Fung introduces ‘sewbots’ in supply chains
HONG KONG – Global apparel supply chain management and logistics business, Li & Fung, has partnered with a US company
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DNA technology boosts Australian cotton traceability
MOREE – Efforts to fully trace Australian cotton along the entire supply chain have been given a boost with news
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H&M evasive on living wage issue
STOCKHOLM – H&M has responded to international calls for it to fulfil previous living wage pledges by issuing a statement
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Appeals court considers US$2bn Rana Plaza lawsuit
ONTARIO – An appeals court in Ontario is considering whether Canadian retailer, Loblaw, has a duty of care to suppliers’
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South African mohair industry questions Peta report
PORT ELIZABETH – The South African Mohair industry has questioned the legitimacy of a Peta report which found evidence of
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ZDHC launches interactive MRSL
AMSTERDAM – The ZDHC Roadmap to Zero Programme has released an electronic version of its Manufacturing Restricted Substances List (MRSL)
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Cambodia’s EU and US trading benefits in jeopardy
BRUSSELS – The European Union has announced it will undertake a dedicated mission to Cambodia this summer to monitor its
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Eco-textile labels failing consumers, claims report
LONDON – Textile certification schemes have “lost their way” and are failing consumers who are trying to make ethical and
VF tool maps product supply chain for customers
2nd October 2018
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GREENSBORO – A new online tool from VF Corporation allows customers to trace the origins of their products right through the supply chain. The tool
H&M upcycled collection utilises old workwear
2nd October 2018
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STOCKHOLM – Swedish fast fashion giant H&M has launched a new upcycled capsule collection which uses discarded workwear products to make garments such as jackets,
Fresh concerns raised about Amazon and counterfeits
2nd October 2018
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WASHINGTON – A number of Amazon sites should be added to ‘Notorious Markets’ list due to counterfeit issues, according to a leading US apparel industry
Unions call for Bangladesh minimum wage to be doubled
2nd October 2018
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DHAKA – Union leaders in Bangladesh have called for an immediate review of the new minimum wage, which they want to be doubled. The IndustriALL
