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Leading brands to ban Mohair after peta exposé
NORFOLK – Several leading global apparel brands, including Zara, H&M, Gap and Topshop, have said they will stop selling mohair
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Supplier squeeze hampers CSR efforts in Bangladesh
NEW YORK – Aggressive sourcing practices by apparel brands and retailers are squeezing suppliers in Bangladesh, hitting margins and leading
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GFA outlines sustainability priorities for fashion
COPENHAGEN — The need to address the dominant, wasteful and eminently unsustainable fast fashion business model is a point which
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Nike tops list of most valuable apparel brands
OREGON – Nike remains the most valuable apparel brand in the world according to new research which ranks the US
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JD Sports’ US$400m purchase of Finish Line investigated
SAN DIEGO – The proposed sale of US-based exclusive sports shoe supplier, The Finish Line, to UK-sportswear retailer, JD sports,
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Next chief: 2017 toughest trading for 25 years
LONDON – UK apparel retailer, Next, claimed 2017 was the toughest year for a quarter of a century as it
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Lenzing adopts bold sustainability targets
LENZING – Austrian speciality fibre maker, The Lenzing Group, has confirmed its position as a sustainable frontrunner in the wood-based
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Lindex tackles water issues in Bangladesh
STOCKHOLM – Swedish apparel retailer Lindex is to launch a three year project with WaterAid in a bid to increase access
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San Francisco bans sale of fur
SAN FRANCISCO — There is further evidence this week that the tide is turning against the global fur industry with
PVH, Kering quiet on issues of board diversity
16th June 2020
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LONDON – US clothing holding company, PVH, which owns Tommy Hilfiger, and French luxury group Kering have both been extremely vocal on the Black Lives
Study claims just 8% of ocean fibres are synthetic
16th June 2020
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LONDON – New research claims that only 8 per cent of ocean fibres are synthetic, while most – 80 per cent – are cellulosic, and
Travel restrictions could hit verified BCI cotton
16th June 2020
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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
