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Pakistani denim mill in wastewater breakthrough
KARACHI – Leading Pakistani denim manufacturer, Artistic Fabric and Garment Industries, has developed new technology which it claims completely eliminates
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PETA in row over Canada Goose jackets
NEW YORK – An unlikely row has broken out between animal rights group, PETA, and the Fire Department of New
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House of Fraser to stock luxury Chinese goods
LONDON – UK apparel retailer, House of Fraser, will begin stocking premium Chinese brands across its 59 department stores as
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Is H&M becoming less transparent?
STOCKHOLM – H&M does not care about garment worker wages and its sustainability reporting lacks transparency, according to a damning
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Unifi set to purchase National Spinning Co
GREENSBORO – Unifi Manufacturing, an operating subsidiary of synthetic and recycled yarn business, Unifi, has entered into an agreement to
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New technology maps body shape in seconds
HONG KONG – Smart new modelling technology can digitally map a person’s body shape and size in just a few
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Turkish textile unions back living wage calls
ISTANBUL – Textile and apparel unions in Turkey, Europe’s largest textile exporter, have backed calls for a living wage in
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Is seaweed the answer to toxic textile wastewater?
BHAVNAGAR – Indian scientists have developed a nano-material from seaweed which can be used for the effective treatment of contaminated
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Bluesign and ZDHC converge on chemicals
ST GALLEN – Leading global textile standards organisation, Bluesign technologies, has been announced as the first accredited certifier for manufacturing
Could brands with Uyghur labour links face fines?
3rd March 2020
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WASHINGTON – US retail giant, Nike, must stop making Shox and Air Max shoes using Uyghur forced labour and remove them from sale if they
COVID-19 may cause global recession – McKinsey
3rd March 2020
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LONDON – Global business consultancy, Mckinsey, has issued a coronavirus briefing which suggests global GDP will fall by between 0.3 and 0.7 per cent during
Mike Barry interview: “we need new business models”
3rd March 2020
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LONDON – We need fundamentally different business models for fashion moving forwards, former Marks & Spencer executive Mike Barry has told Apparel Insider in an
