News M&S signs 2018 Bangladesh Accord LONDON – UK retailer, Marks & Spencer, has finally signed the 2018 Bangladesh Accord amid growing public pressure. M&S follows Read More »
News Leading brands to ban Mohair after peta exposé NORFOLK – Several leading global apparel brands, including Zara, H&M, Gap and Topshop, have said they will stop selling mohair Read More »
News Supplier squeeze hampers CSR efforts in Bangladesh NEW YORK – Aggressive sourcing practices by apparel brands and retailers are squeezing suppliers in Bangladesh, hitting margins and leading Read More »
News GFA outlines sustainability priorities for fashion COPENHAGEN — The need to address the dominant, wasteful and eminently unsustainable fast fashion business model is a point which Read More »
News Nike tops list of most valuable apparel brands OREGON – Nike remains the most valuable apparel brand in the world according to new research which ranks the US Read More »
News JD Sports’ US$400m purchase of Finish Line investigated SAN DIEGO – The proposed sale of US-based exclusive sports shoe supplier, The Finish Line, to UK-sportswear retailer, JD sports, Read More »
News Next chief: 2017 toughest trading for 25 years LONDON – UK apparel retailer, Next, claimed 2017 was the toughest year for a quarter of a century as it Read More »
News Lenzing adopts bold sustainability targets LENZING – Austrian speciality fibre maker, The Lenzing Group, has confirmed its position as a sustainable frontrunner in the wood-based Read More »
News Lindex tackles water issues in Bangladesh STOCKHOLM – Swedish apparel retailer Lindex is to launch a three year project with WaterAid in a bid to increase access Read More »
Fashion for Good opens interactive museum 8th October 2018 No Comments AMSTERDAM – The doors have opened on a new museum which informs and inspires end consumers about the latest thinking in sustainable fashion. The new Read More »
IFC, Gap initiative to drive sustainability in Pakistan textiles 8th October 2018 No Comments KARACHI – The International Finance Corp (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is to help textile manufacturers in Pakistan cut energy consumption and Read More »