H&M accused of incinerating unsold clothing stock
STOCKHOLM – Fast fashion giant H&M has been accused of incinerating unsold clothing stock rather than recycling it. Swedish media
Myanmar exports grow amid ethical violence
NAYPYIDAW – Garment exports from Myanmar are on the up despite ongoing political unrest and allegations of ethnic cleansing in
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Brands make recycled polyester pledge
TEXAS – A group of leading international apparel brands have publicly pledged to increase their use of recycled polyester (rPET)
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Woes continue for J Crew Group
NEW YORK – US apparel retailer J Crew Group has announced a sobering set of financial results for the third
VF Corp backs foam dyeing technology
TEXAS – US denim brands Wrangler and Lee have put their financial weight behind a new foam dyeing process which claims
Europe’s sweatshops uncovered in report on garment production
AMSTERDAM – Bringing garment manufacture closer to home is not necessarily the solution to reducing poor working conditions for employees
China expands footprint in Ethiopian textile sector
ADDIS ABABA – One of China’s largest textile manufacturers, Wuxi Cotton Mill, has become the latest inward investor to head
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VF Corp buys natural fibre specialist Icebreaker
GREENSBORO – US-based apparel and lifestyle retail brand VF Corporation has purchased New Zealand-based Icebreaker as it looks to increase
Fair play?
Aggressive tax avoidance schemes might make financial sense but for a growing number of consumers, they’re simply not cricket. When
New research makes business case for transparency
15th May 2019
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WASHINGTON – A new report by the International Corporate Accountability Roundtable (ICAR) makes the business case for companies to adopt greater supply chain transparency measures.
BGMEA claims higher worker wages could cause job losses
15th May 2019
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DHAKA – Higher wages for garment sector workers could lead to increases in unemployment – that’s the claim of Bangladesh’s most powerful trade body, the
Worn Again to share recycling outputs with industry
15th May 2019
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LONDON – Worn Again has launched a Pioneer Members programme which will provide apparel businesses such as H&M and Asics with access to outputs from
Apparel bodies call for circular fashion support at EU level
15th May 2019
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COPENHAGEN – As this week’s Copenhagen Fashion Summit kicks off, five leading apparel organisations have partnered to call on EU policymakers to rethink tools to
