News PETA slams Responsible Down group TEXAS – An apparel industry working group set up to ensure down is produced responsibly lacks transparency and puts industry Read More »
News 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 Read More »
News 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 Read More »
News 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 Read More »
News 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 Read More »
News 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 Read More »
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 Read More »
News 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, Read More »
Making sustainability mainstream On the of the launch of its revised sustainable cotton standard, Apparel Insider catches up with the Better Cotton Initiative’s Read More »
PVH, Kering quiet on issues of board diversity 16th June 2020 No Comments LONDON – US clothing holding company, PVH, which owns Tommy Hilfiger, and French luxury group Kering have both been extremely vocal on the Black Lives Read More »
Study claims just 8% of ocean fibres are synthetic 16th June 2020 No Comments LONDON – New research claims that only 8 per cent of ocean fibres are synthetic, while most – 80 per cent – are cellulosic, and Read More »
Travel restrictions could hit verified BCI cotton 16th June 2020 No Comments LONDON – Travel restrictions put in place due to Covid-19 could impact the amount of cotton entering global supply chains from standards such as the Read More »