News Bangladesh exports benefit amid sourcing uncertainty DHAKA – Ready-made garment exports soared from Bangladesh in the six months to December 2018, witnessing a 15.6 per cent Read More »
News Survey: Americans lag on sustainable fashion issues WASHINGTON – Americans lag on environmental awareness relating to the global apparel industry, according to a major new survey. Though Read More »
News EU textile chemicals regs “lack coherence,” says study BRUSSELS – A lack of coherent regulation in the EU means potentially hazardous chemicals continue to be used in all Read More »
News Calls to fit all washing machines with microfibre filters LONDON – The UK Government should pass legislation to require all new washing machines sold in the country to be Read More »
News Brands concerned Cambodia to lose EU trade benefits PHNOM PENH – Apparel Insider understands that Cambodia is set to lose huge swathes of garment production orders after Western Read More »
News Net closes on fur for fashion trade DUBLIN – The net appears to be closing on the global fur for fashion trade after the ISPCA (Irish Society Read More »
News Canadian court dismisses Rana Plaza class action ONTARIO – An appeals court in Ontario has dismissed a case which claimed Canadian retailer, Loblaw, has a duty of Read More »
News Garment worker faintings rise in Cambodia PHNOM PENH – More than 2,000 garment factory workers fainted in Cambodia in 2018 according to new government figures. The Read More »
News Wood-based fibres venture set for scaling HELSINKI – Technology which takes renewable forest raw material and regenerates the cellulose into a textile fibre is set for 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 »