News Better Cotton output climbs 45% year on year LONDON – Almost a fifth of the world’s cotton is produced in line with Better Cotton principles and criteria by Read More »
News €514m – the monetary value of Kering’s environmental impact PARIS – The ‘monetary value’ of luxury brand Kering’s environmental impact in 2018 was €514m according to the company’s latest Read More »
News Wrangler launches foam-dyed collection GREENSBORO – The Wrangler brand has launched the first denim apparel collection dyed using foam dyeing, a groundbreaking technique which Read More »
News Do customers really care ‘who made my clothes?’ AMSTERDAM – We often hear it claimed that the general public is increasingly interested in the question of ‘who made Read More »
News Why we’re spending less on apparel – but buying more than ever NEW YORK – Consumer spending on apparel as a percentage of total spending has more than halved to 2 per Read More »
News Xeros signs JDA with Crystal subsidiary SHEFFIELD – A leading Chinese apparel maker is to trial pioneering textile processing technology which cuts water use by up Read More »
News Mike Barry to step down from M&S position LONDON – Mike Barry, director of sustainable business (Plan A) with Marks & Spencer, is to step down from his Read More »
News Levi’s to slash China sourcing amid trade war SAN FRANCISCO – Levi Strauss says it will shift sourcing away from China and – potentially – Mexico in the Read More »
News Transparency trending in Australian wool sector SYDNEY – Efforts to boost transparency in Australian wool supply chains are evidenced by new data which shows that almost 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 »