News BCI and Oeko-Tex hit back at eco-label report LONDON – Both Oeko-Tex and the Better Cotton Initiative have issued a robust defence of their respective standards following a Read More »
News Government and industry back Bangladesh Accord extension DHAKA – The Government of Bangladesh has given its backing for the Bangladesh Accord to work in the country beyond Read More »
News Industry calls for uniformity on hazardous chemicals HERISAU – Many of the world’s leading textile dye and chemical companies have signed an open letter to the Stichting Read More »
News Apparel sustainability edging upwards COPENHAGEN – The global fashion industry has improved its sustainability performance in the past 12 months, but much more work Read More »
News Brand interest grows in bio-polyester SAN FRANCISCO – A ‘biopolyester’ pilot plant in the US is looking to scale after significant interest from apparel brands. Read More »
News 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 Read More »
News 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 Read More »
News 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 Read More »
News 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 Read More »
ETI report questions apparel industry sourcing model 5th March 2019 No Comments LONDON – The dominant business model in the global apparel industry is at the heart of low and declining labour standards in supply chains, claims Read More »
New initiative closes on full organic cotton traceability 5th March 2019 No Comments AMSTERDAM – The developers of a new tracing system say they are confident they will soon be able to fully trace organic cotton from the Read More »
Better Work initiative rolled out in Ethiopia 5th March 2019 No Comments 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 Read More »