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ZDHC tool to drive pollution transparency
AMSTERDAM – A new public disclosure tool aims to drive transparency around the release of wastewater by textile mills. The
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NGO calls for trebling of wages in Bangladesh
AMSTERDAM – There are fresh calls for a trebling of the minimum wage of Bangladeshi garment workers ahead of a
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Germany Ministry calls for textile audit reform
BERLIN – Germany’s Ministry of Economic Affairs has called for reform of textile factory audits, including greater transparency of audit
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High and dry
Rampant demand for cheap cashmere is threatening the grasslands of Mongolia, where many of the world’s cashmere goats reside. But
New guide aims to increase “market pull” of sustainable cotton
LONDON – Sustainable cotton will remain a niche product unless it gets greater market pull to encourage increased production –
H&M, Nike, Inditex pressed on worker rights
LONDON – More than 100 institutional investors which manage over US$12 trillion of assets are demanding better information from apparel
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M&S, investors back action on supply chain slavery
LONDON – Marks & Spencer and Clarks are among 35 businesses, NGOs, investor groups and civil society organisations to back
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Dutch brand backing for sustainable cotton
AMSTERDAM – Cotton is by far the most used material by Dutch apparel brands which have signed up to a
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Thermore launches 100% recycled down alternative
MILAN – Is the down industry facing an existential crisis? In recent years, a number of down insulation alternatives have
“Voluntary sustainability has failed,” claims MP
1st August 2019
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LONDON – The voluntary approach to sustainability in the UK fashion and textile industries has failed – and the Government must act. That’s the claim
