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High street woes continue with JC Penney job losses
TEXAS – US retailer JC Penney has announced it is to close its Milwaukee distribution and customer care centre with
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PETA slams Responsible Down group
TEXAS – An apparel industry working group set up to ensure down is produced responsibly lacks transparency and puts industry
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Adidas dismisses NGO claims over unpaid workers
AMSTERDAM – German sportswear brand, Adidas, has dismissed claims it should use its leverage to pressure one of its suppliers
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Uzbekistan finally ends child labour in cotton fields
GENEVA – Child labour is no longer being used in Uzbekistan’s cotton fields, claims a new report, potentially reopening the
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Faster fashion hits supply chain CSR efforts
PARIS – A survey of textile and apparel suppliers found more than half have accepted brand and retailer orders that
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Amazon’s Prime service drives record apparel sales
NEW YORK – Apparel shoppers are switching to Amazon in their droves according to new research, with the convenience and
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Millions of tonnes of re-usable textiles landfilled
AMSTERDAM – Almost 90 per cent of waste textile items collected in a recent EU backed study were found to
Cost no longer king in apparel sourcing
Apparel businesses are mistaken if they think that shifting to low cost sourcing countries is the key to long term
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Seawater used to successfully dye cotton fabrics
DHAKA – Researchers from Bangladesh have successfully dyed cotton fabric using seawater. The scientists dyed two batches of cotton fabric,
Brands lobby Cambodia over labour rights
23rd January 2020
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WASHINGTON – A group of the world’s leading apparel brands have written to the president of Cambodia urging him to address ongoing labour concerns in
H&M, Hugo Boss back new cashmere standard
23rd January 2020
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HAMBURG – A new standard has been launched for cashmere which covers the welfare of cashmere goats as well as addressing environmental and social issues
BCI: Xinjiang is different to Uzbekistan
23rd January 2020
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LONDON – BCI has claimed its presence in China is having a “positive impact on farmers [and] their families” and the environment in response to
