News Textile unions target higher wages in Ethiopia ADDIS ABABA – A leading global union claims some workers in Ethiopia’s textile and garment sector are being paid as Read More »
News Better Cotton now working with 350 brands GENEVA – The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) has announced that it is now working with more than 350 brands after Read More »
News Investors head to Kenya for apparel expansion DUBAI – The continued investor interest in Africa as the Next Big Thing in apparel sourcing appears to be showing Read More »
News French Connection to sell Toast stake LONDON – Shares of British fashion chain, French Connection, rose by 20 per cent – to their highest value since Read More »
News Oeko-Tex launches GM cotton test ZURICH – Leading Swiss standards organisation, Oeko-Tex, has developed a new testing procedure to help companies in the global textile Read More »
News Next, M&S, Debenhams post gender pay gap LONDON – The gender pay gap at rapidly growing UK ultra fast fashion business, Missguided, is 46.3 per cent, while Read More »
News Consumers back natural fibres in sustainability survey NORTH CAROLINA – Cotton and wool are perceived by consumers as the most sustainable fibres according to a new environmental Read More »
News Bangladeshi PM advisor calls for Myanmar sanctions DHAKA – The Bangladeshi Prime Minister’s Foreign Affairs Adviser has called for the re-imposition of sanctions against Myanmar in the Read More »
News US apparel businesses report CEO-worker pay ratios NEW YORK – US-based publicly held corporations are beginning to report typical pay gaps between their CEOs and typical workers Read More »
VF Corp to announce Science Based Targets 12th November 2019 No Comments GREENSBORO – US apparel retail group, VF Corporation, which owns brands such as Timberland, The North Face and Vans, will unveil its first-ever Science Based Read More »
Unsold clothing dilemma rife in Germany 12th November 2019 No Comments BERLIN – A study of the German clothing market suggests 10 to 20 per cent of clothing items remain unsold despite the best efforts of Read More »
Adidas to cease production at Speed Factories 12th November 2019 No Comments HERZOGENAURACH – Adidas has announced it will cease production at the two ‘Speedfactories’ it built in Germany and the US by April. The move comes Read More »