News BGMEA slams Guardian report on RMG sector DHAKA – Bangladesh’s main textile trade body, the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), has hit back at a Read More »
News H&M becomes majority owner in Sellpy STOCKHOLM – Swedish fast fashion business, H &M, has become the majority owner of rapidly growing re-commerce platform, Sellpy, after Read More »
News Forced labour apparel tracked to Costco WASHINGTON – US wholesale business, Costco, has been named as the retailer attempting to import apparel products allegedly made using Read More »
News Spinnova receives €11m cash injection HELSINKI – Finnish tech business Spinnova has announced a new capital injection of €11m. The business said it will use Read More »
News Leading brands scored on living wage progress OSLO – A group of investors which hold sizeable positions in many of the world’s leading apparel retailers have called Read More »
News Study finds concerning levels of PFOA in children BERLIN – Plastic by-products were found in 97 per cent of blood and urine samples from 2,500 children in a Read More »
News Study calls for Bangladesh polluter pays policy DHAKA – Taxing polluters in Bangladesh’s textile industry could help cut climate risk while future-proofing the local ready-made garment (RMG) Read More »
News H&M bemoans narrow focus on organic cotton STOCKHOLM – Maintaining a narrow focus on organic cotton could prevent the development of a more sustainable cotton industry, claims Read More »
News Drought hammers Australian cotton BRISBANE – The 2019-2020 Australian crop is forecast to be just a quarter of the size it was two years Read More »
64 NGOs lobby for EU supply chain laws 11th September 2019 No Comments NEW YORK – An alliance of 64 NGOs and trade unions in Germany, including Human Rights Watch, has launched an international campaign urging the German Read More »
Cotton linked to child and forced labour in China 11th September 2019 No Comments LONDON – Alarming new research has highlighted intensifying supply chain risks for apparel brands sourcing from Xinjiang and China as a whole amid expanding use Read More »