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Global investors call for apparel supply chain transparency
NEW YORK – More than 100 investors representing billions of dollars in assets under management have signed a letter urging
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Roy Robson accused of union busting
IZMIR – German fashion brand, Roy Robson has been accused of union busting in Turkey. A complaint has been filed
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Time to look beyond Bangladesh?
DEHLI – The global apparel industry focus in April has been on Bangladesh and the five year anniversary of Rana
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Esprit bridges Dutch and German textile initiatives
RATINGEN – International apparel brand, Esprit, has become the first ‘associate member’ of the Dutch Agreement on Sustainable Garments and
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World Bank calls for fewer labour market regulations
WASHINGTON – The World Bank has issued a new report encouraging lower minimum wages and stronger hiring and firing powers
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MEPs back separate collections for household textiles
STRASBOURG – European Parliament has backed ambitious circular economy proposals which will mean waste textiles from households will have to
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Lindex to train all designers, buyers in circularity by 2020
GOTHENBURG – Finnish fashion retailer, Lindex, will train all of its designers, buyers and production teams in design methods for
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BGMEA: Bangladesh a “model of workplace safety”
DHAKA – Bangladesh’s ready-made garment industry has become a model of workplace safety – this is the remarkable claim of
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Boohoo forecast to post 95 per cent growth
LONDON – Analysts expect ultra fast fashion business, Boohoo, to announce an almost doubling of sales this year. A 95
H&M bemoans narrow focus on organic cotton
7th October 2019
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STOCKHOLM – Maintaining a narrow focus on organic cotton could prevent the development of a more sustainable cotton industry, claims H&M Group’s head of environmental
Drought hammers Australian cotton
7th October 2019
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BRISBANE – The 2019-2020 Australian crop is forecast to be just a quarter of the size it was two years ago, due to the effects
