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Uniqlo in dispute with NGOs over unpaid workers
AMSTERDAM – Japanese fast fashion brand, Uniqlo, is at loggerheads with a group of labour rights NGOs about its refusal
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Tree bark extract used as fabric water repellent
LONDON – Researchers have successfully used betulin, a tree bark extract, to improve the water repellency of cotton fabrics, offering
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Fast fashion linked to microfibre pollution
BRUSSELS – Wear better quality clothing garments and wash them less often is the key message of a new report
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US apparel sales drop in 2017
WASHINGTON – US apparel sales fell by two per cent in 2017 to US$215bn, according to new research. While e-commerce
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High street woes continue with JC Penney job losses
TEXAS – US retailer JC Penney has announced it is to close its Milwaukee distribution and customer care centre with
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PETA slams Responsible Down group
TEXAS – An apparel industry working group set up to ensure down is produced responsibly lacks transparency and puts industry
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Adidas dismisses NGO claims over unpaid workers
AMSTERDAM – German sportswear brand, Adidas, has dismissed claims it should use its leverage to pressure one of its suppliers
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Uzbekistan finally ends child labour in cotton fields
GENEVA – Child labour is no longer being used in Uzbekistan’s cotton fields, claims a new report, potentially reopening the
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Faster fashion hits supply chain CSR efforts
PARIS – A survey of textile and apparel suppliers found more than half have accepted brand and retailer orders that
US textile reshoring ‘modest’ in scale, figures suggest
17th October 2018
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WASHINGTON – Figures from a new paper by the US International Trade Commission (USITC) suggest that talk of a ‘Made in the US’ resurgence in
Should garment factory audits be publicly disclosed?
17th October 2018
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AMSTERDAM – There are fresh calls for the results of garment factory audits to be publicly disclosed. Talking to Apparel Insider at a time when
Calls in Canada for child labour legislation
17th October 2018
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ONTARIO – A Parliamentary report in Canada has called for legislation to ensure businesses disclose steps they are taking to address child and forced labour
Study calls for microplastic weighting in fibre scoring tools
17th October 2018
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LONDON – New research has highlighted the potential for including microplastic pollution in environmental assessment tools for the apparel and textile industries. Researchers suggest it
