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Cambodian garment workers coerced to vote by bosses
PHNOM PENH – Garment workers in Cambodia are being coerced by their employers to vote in July’s general election, or
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ZDHC tool to drive pollution transparency
AMSTERDAM – A new public disclosure tool aims to drive transparency around the release of wastewater by textile mills. The
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NGO calls for trebling of wages in Bangladesh
AMSTERDAM – There are fresh calls for a trebling of the minimum wage of Bangladeshi garment workers ahead of a
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Germany Ministry calls for textile audit reform
BERLIN – Germany’s Ministry of Economic Affairs has called for reform of textile factory audits, including greater transparency of audit
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High and dry
Rampant demand for cheap cashmere is threatening the grasslands of Mongolia, where many of the world’s cashmere goats reside. But
New guide aims to increase “market pull” of sustainable cotton
LONDON – Sustainable cotton will remain a niche product unless it gets greater market pull to encourage increased production –
H&M, Nike, Inditex pressed on worker rights
LONDON – More than 100 institutional investors which manage over US$12 trillion of assets are demanding better information from apparel
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M&S, investors back action on supply chain slavery
LONDON – Marks & Spencer and Clarks are among 35 businesses, NGOs, investor groups and civil society organisations to back
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Dutch brand backing for sustainable cotton
AMSTERDAM – Cotton is by far the most used material by Dutch apparel brands which have signed up to a
Rights groups lobby PM over Leicester reform
15th July 2020
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LONDON – Unions, NGOs and civil society groups have written a joint letter to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson urging his Conservative Government to protect
Op-ed: industry’s solutions can be found in nature
15th July 2020
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ILLINOIS – This week we are delighted to share with all our readers a remarkable, wide-ranging essay which appears in the current edition of Apparel
Uniqlo bans alpaca wool from collections
15th July 2020
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LONDON – Japanese apparel retailer Uniqlo has become the latest brand to ban alpaca wool from its clothing following a Peta exposé on an alpaca
