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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
Stockholm Fashion Week is cancelled
2nd July 2019
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STOCKHOLM – Swedish Fashion Council has cancelled Stockholm Fashion Week and said it will focus on launching a “more sustainable alternative.” The event was due
Copenhagen Summit to offer carbon offsetting guidance
2nd July 2019
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EXCLUSIVE – The world’s largest sustainable fashion event, Copenhagen Fashion Summit, has told Apparel Insider it will offer guidance on carbon offsetting to all event
Uniqlo and UN partner on women’s rights
2nd July 2019
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TOKYO – Fast Retailing, owner of Japan’s largest fashion brand, Uniqlo, has announced a new global partnership with UN Women which it says will champion
Biobased fibres: fashion’s future or passing fad?
2nd July 2019
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LONDON – In a brilliant new op-ed for the next edition of Apparel Insider, Claudia Amos and Georgie Edwards from Anthesis ask whether the growth
