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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
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Kering publishes natural capital update
PARIS – Luxury retailer Kering, which owns brands such as Gucci and Alexander McQueen, has published its latest Environmental Profit
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Water shortages hit cotton output
WASHINGTON – Water availability and related environmental challenges are hitting cotton crops. The latest figures from the International Cotton Advisory
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Has this tech business cracked the circularity code?
LONDON – A UK tech business has told Apparel Insider it is confident its futuristic textile recycling technology will be able
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Higg Materials Sustainability Index updated
SAN FRANCISCO – The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) has updated its Higg Materials Sustainability Index (Higg MSI), a tool which
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Levi’s climate pledge praised for “setting industry standard”
SAN FRANCISCO – US denim brand Levi Strauss has been praised by a leading environmental group after pledging to slash GHG
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UK textile dyeing business fined for illegal operation
LEICESTER – It is decades since the UK had a major problem with pollution from textile dyeing, but recent reports
Levi’s IPO could raise up to US$587m
6th March 2019
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SAN FRANCISCO – US denim giant Levi Strauss & Co said has said it expects to raise as much as US$587m through an initial public
Fire hazard factory allowed to operate
6th March 2019
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DHAKA – Authorities in Bangladesh knowingly allowed a garment factory to operate despite it repeatedly having failed to address alarming fire safety hazards, claims a
Investors discuss H&M’s work on living wages
6th March 2019
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STOCKHOLM – A number of Nordic shareholders and investors in H&M have responded to accusations that they are failing to hold the Swedish fast fashion
