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H&M issues water scarcity rallying cry
STOCKHOLM – Swedish fast fashion giant H&M has issued a rallying cry for the global apparel industry to join forces
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France and Denmark to sign sustainable fashion MoU
PARIS – A memorandum of understanding focusing on sustainable fashion is to be signed by Global Fashion Agenda and French
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Inditex backs calls for living wages for garment workers
ARTEIXO – The world’s largest apparel retailer, Inditex, has put its weight behind the fight for living wages in garment
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UN submits damning rap sheet for garment hub Myanmar
NAYPYIDAW – A major new UN report has concluded that Myanmar’s military leaders, including its top commander, need to be
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Brands switch sourcing from China amid US tensions
NEW YORK – US apparel brands are switching away from China as a sourcing hub amid fears over US-China tensions.
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Uniqlo still under pressure to compensate supply chain workers
AMSTERDAM – Clean Clothes Campaign is continuing its campaign to pressure Japanese fast fashion retailer Uniqlo to compensate 2,000 Indonesian
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CmiA cotton demand soars by 79 per cent
GENEVA – Demand for Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) procured cotton leapt by a remarkable 79 per cent in 2017.
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Textile Exchange and Bluesign to stage back to back conferences
MILAN – Two of the world’s leading sustainable textile organisations will stage back to back conferences in Italy this autumn.
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Fashion for Good to open sustainable fashion museum
AMSTERDAM – Fashion for Good will open a museum in October which explores issues around sustainable fashion. Open seven days
US plant to ‘cottonize’ hemp at commercial scale
2nd September 2020
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DALLAS – Hemp fibre will be ‘cottonized’ on a commercial scale for the first time ever at a major new facility in Texas, USA. A
Esquel stung by criticism over Xinjiang ties
2nd September 2020
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HONG KONG – Esquel, the textile giant which has been singled out for potential sanctions in US draft legislation regarding forced labour in Xinjiang, has
Transparency key to trust for clothing shoppers
2nd September 2020
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LENZING – Consumers are more likely to purchase clothing and textiles from brands which use terms such as ‘Eco-friendly’, ‘Biodegradable’, ‘Natural’ and ‘Recyclable’ according to
NGOs demand supply chain rules for EU multi-nationals
2nd September 2020
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BRUSSELS – 11 NGOs are calling for new laws to compel EU based multi-nationals to respect human rights and the environment in global supply chains.
