Norway to ban fur farming
OSLO – Is the clock ticking on the global fur industry? A number of brands have said their collections will
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Egypt plans US$2bn textile park
SADAT – Egypt’s Trade and Industry Minister, Tarek Qabil, has announced plans for the construction of the country’s largest ever
Into Africa
Ethiopia is targeting US$30bn in textile exports by 2025, with apparel brands queuing up to test sourcing options from the
First organic cotton farmers certified in Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA – 200 cotton farmers in Ethiopia have become the first ever in the country to receive organic certification.
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Monkey business
STOCKHOLM – Top prize for managing to miss the point in spectacular fashion goes to all those who went to
The demise of the department store
It’s carnage on the high street right now. There has been a sense for some considerable time that something has
Scientists claim recycling breakthrough with cotton-polyester blends
Scientists in Sweden are claiming a notable breakthrough in terms of closing the loop in textiles having successfully recycled worn
Closing the apparel loop: myth versus reality
Global fashion giant H&M group recently announced it has partnered with Swedish company re:newcell, whose smart technology recycles used cotton,
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Net sales surge as innovation pays for Inditex
ARTEIXO – Sales jumped by ten per cent at the world’s largest fashion retailer, Inditex, in the first nine months
Synthetic fibres blamed as plastic pollution enters fossil record
4th September 2019
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CALIFORNIA – Plastic pollution has been found to be entering the fossil record – and synthetic microfibres from clothing are largely to blame. New research
US$60m fund to back sustainable tech in Asian supply chains
4th September 2019
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AMSTERDAM – Fashion for Good has launched a US$60m fund to back new technologies and other initiatives aimed at tackling environmental and social issues in
Fast Retailing and ILO partner on worker rights
4th September 2019
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TOKYO – Japanese fashion retailer, Fast Retailing, which owns Uniqlo, is partnering with the International Labour Organisation to improve worker environments in Asia. The aim
Brand practices hinder worker progress in India
4th September 2019
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BATH – Apparel brand initiatives to improve the welfare of supply chain workers continue to be undermined by sharp business practices according to new research
Advance Denim to offer aniline-free collection
4th September 2019
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REINACH – Advance Denim Co will become the first Chinese denim manufacturer to offer a collection made with Archroma’s aniline-free Denisol Pure Indigo. Denisol Pure
Unions welcome Accord successor
4th September 2019
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DHAKA – Global unions have welcomed moves in Bangladesh to establish a successor organisation to the Bangladesh Accord. Members of the steering committee of the
