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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
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Microplastic problem way worse than feared, claims study
MANCHESTER – New research suggests the amount of microplastics polluting the world’s oceans could be much greater than thought. A
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Vietnam textiles to profit from revived TPP deal
HANOI – Vietnam’s textile and footwear sectors are among those which will benefit from lower tariffs thanks to the Comprehensive
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Patagonia backs new organic standard
CALIFORNIA – US outdoor brand Patagonia is backing a new agriculture standard aimed ensuring soil health and ecological land management,
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Trump is trumped in a trade war
WASHINGTON – The price of jeans in Europe may rise by 25 per cent if the European Union and other
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New Look plans to cut 980 jobs
LONDON – Up to 980 jobs could be cut at UK fashion group New Look as part of a rescue
Study calls for ‘step-change’ on living wage issue
30th May 2019
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SHEFFIELD – Just 3 out of 20 leading global apparel brands investigated were found to have measures in their supply chains to pay garment workers
‘We can’t turn a deaf ear to farmers’
30th May 2019
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LONDON – What’s the best cotton production method for farmers? Organic? Conventional? Better Cotton? We recently published research where we put the case that apparel
Trump targets undervalued currencies with tariffs
30th May 2019
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WASHINGTON – The Trump administration has proposed tariffs on products from countries which are found to have undervalued currencies. The move is seen by many
Ted Baker, Farfetch trial circular fashion concepts
30th May 2019
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LONDON – Luxury brand, Ted Baker, tech specialist, Farfetch, and outdoor brand FW will pilot circular business models as part of a new initiative led
Why green doesn’t mean higher prices
30th May 2019
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NEW YORK – New figures show Bangladesh’s ready-made garment industry has the most green factories in the world – but factory owners are disappointed that
