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VF Corp spins out jeans businesses, Lee and Wrangler
GREENSBORO – US apparel giant VF Corporation has announced it will spin off its Lee and Wrangler jeans businesses into
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Fibre scoring tools misleading consumers, claim researchers
OSLO – Current tools used to score textile fibres on sustainability are misleading consumers as they fail to account for
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Higg MSI aims to incorporate microfibre pollution scoring
SAN FRANCISCO – The Sustainable Apparel Coalition wants to incorporate a weighting for microfibre pollution into its Higg Material Sustainability
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Australian drought could hit wool supply and prices
NEW SOUTH WALES – The ongoing drought in wool growing regions of Australia could hit supply and prices, according to
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Child labour concerns return for Turkmenistan cotton
ASHGABAT – Apparel brands are being urged not to source cotton from Turkmenistan amid fresh reports that children were mobilised
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Recycled polyester capacity expands in India
NASHIK – One of the world’s leading recycled polyester businesses says plans to expand production capacity at its Indian plant
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Apparel sector can play “key role” on climate change
WASHINGTON – The global apparel sector can play a key role in cutting global warming and meeting the aims of
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Esprit signs union agreement to boost worker rights
HONG KONG – Global fashion retailer Esprit has signed a global framework agreement with IndustriALL Global Union to boost rights
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Stella McCartney evasive on unsold stock issue
LONDON – Stella McCartney has become the latest brand to decline to answer legitimate and relavent questions about what it
ETI report questions apparel industry sourcing model
5th March 2019
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LONDON – The dominant business model in the global apparel industry is at the heart of low and declining labour standards in supply chains, claims
New initiative closes on full organic cotton traceability
5th March 2019
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AMSTERDAM – The developers of a new tracing system say they are confident they will soon be able to fully trace organic cotton from the
Better Work initiative rolled out in Ethiopia
5th March 2019
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GENEVA – The full rollout of the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) Better Work Programme in Ethiopia has begun. Organisers say the aims include establishing a
