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Apparel bodies urge labour reform in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH – A group of industry bodies representing some of the largest apparel brands in the world, including Gap,
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US EPA calls summit on toxic textile chemicals
WASHINGTON — The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host a National Leadership Summit in May to take action on
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US retailers urge caution over China trade
WASHINGTON – A raft of leading US apparel retailers with combined revenues of US$1.5 trillion, including Gap, Target Corp, Levi
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Performance meets sustainability in Primaloft insulation
NEW YORK – Leading materials science company, Primaloft, which manufactures high performance insulations and fabrics, has launched what it says
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VF Corp agrees to sell Nautica
GREENSBORO – US apparel retailer, VF Corporation, which owns brands including Wrangler, The North Face and Timberland, has entered into
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Bangladesh launches viscose from jute study
DHAKA – Government agencies in Bangladesh are working with researchers from Scandinavia on a new feasibility study into producing viscose
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Report urges injury insurance in garment hubs
LONDON – Workers who are injured in garment factory disasters should not have to depend on charity to compensate them,
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Online sales surge 41 per cent for Inditex
ARTEIXO – Spanish apparel retail giant, Inditex, has announced a 41 per cent jump in online sales for 2017. The company,
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100 lawyers back action against polluting textile mill
JAVA – An Indonesian textile mill which allegedly polluted communities close to its site in Surakarta, Central Java is facing
US polyester producers complain of Chinese, Indian dumping
18th October 2018
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WASHINGTON – Two leading US polyester producers, Unifi and Nan Ya Plastics, have filed petitions alleging that dumped and subsidised imports of polyester from China
Global response to Nike’s circularity challenge
18th October 2018
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OREGON – Nike has had a remarkable global response to a circular economy challenge it set to create new products from footwear waste. The sportswear
Survey suggests UK slavery legislation lacks teeth
18th October 2018
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LONDON – New research suggests UK legislation to address slavery in multi-national global supply chains has no teeth. When asked, just 81 companies (54 per
A third of EU chemical imports break REACH laws, claims study
18th October 2018
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BRUSSELS – New research claims companies are breaking EU law by marketing hundreds of potentially dangerous chemicals that are widely used in apparel and other products.
New Look to exit Chinese market
18th October 2018
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SHANGHAI – UK fashion chain New Look is abandoning the Chinese market as part of moves which may see it call time on its entire
