News Janata Bank auctions Beximco mills as rescue stalls DHAKA – Janata Bank is set to auction six factories of Beximco Group, casting doubt on a rescue of one Read More »
News Proposed Italian fashion eco score links ratings to taxes ROME – Italy has tabled a draft law that would create a national “Eco-Score” for fashion, targeting ultra fast fashion Read More »
News New BCI deal boosts support for Uzbek cotton clusters GENEVA – The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) has signed an agreement with Uzbekistan’s Light Industry Agency to ramp up financial Read More »
News Shein clothing still flouting EU chemicals rules, research finds BERLIN – Clothing from fashion giant Shein still contains hazardous chemicals above European legal limits, according to a new study Read More »
News Peak Performance tests fully recyclable down anorak STOCKHOLM – Swedish outdoor brand Peak Performance has unveiled a down anorak it claims can be dismantled and recycled at Read More »
News NZ Merino makes traceability standard for flagship wools CHRISTCHURCH – The New Zealand Merino Company says it is making digital traceability standard across its flagship ZQ and ZQRX Read More »
News Italy’s fashion bosses sound alarm with 2035 rescue plan ROME – Italy’s fashion lobby has unveiled a strategic plan it says is needed to stop the country’s manufacturing base Read More »
News Avalo begins harvest of first AI-bred cotton TEXAS – Avalo, a US-based agtech startup, has begun harvesting its first commercial crop of “low-carbon” cotton, bred using artificial Read More »
News Leicester garment probe finds no forced labour cases LEICESTER – A long-awaited government review has concluded there is no evidence of prosecutable forced labour in Leicester’s garment sector. Read More »
Nike’s ‘racist trainers’ cause furore in US 3rd July 2019 No Comments OREGON – The State of Arizona has pulled the plug on a US$1m grant it planned to offer Nike to build a new factory after Read More »
Are we drowning in sustainability initiatives? 3rd July 2019 No Comments CALL FOR FEEDBACK: In our next magazine, Apparel Insider looking at the vast – and growing – number of sustainability-focused initiatives in the global apparel Read More »