News Primark, C&A flout ETI and Textilbündnis guidelines EXCLUSIVE – New guidelines by the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) and the German Partnership for Sustainable Textiles (Textilbündnis) are being Read More »
News Myanmar garment workers face malnutrition risk YANGON – More than half of garment industry workers in Myamar said they plan to spend reduce spending on food Read More »
News Cambodia in plea to international buyers PHNOM PENH – Cambodia’s garment industry has urged international buyers to honour purchasing contracts and fulfil obligations by taking delivery Read More »
News H&M Foundation shares €1m among innovators STOCKHOLM – H&M Foundation has announced five winning innovations out of 5,893 entries from 175 countries for its annual €1m Read More »
News BCI taskforce to probe forced labour issues LONDON – The Better Cotton Initiative has set up a taskforce to review forced labour risks associated with the Better Read More »
News Covid-19/force majeure: what lawyers told us SPECIAL REPORT – Five more apparel brands have joined H&M by agreeing to honour payments for wholly or completely produced Read More »
News 1 million workers jobless due to cancelled orders WASHINGTON – A survey of Bangladesh ready-made garment businesses has revealed the devastating impact of order cancellations by brands on Read More »
News Esprit applies for Protective Shield Proceedings RATINGEN – German apparel retailer, Esprit, has announced that several of its German subsidiaries have applied for Protective Shield Proceedings Read More »
News H&M agrees to pay for cancelled orders STOCKHOLM – Swedish fashion retailer, H&M, has told its garment suppliers it will accept and pay for the shipments of Read More »
Patagonia hides anti-Trump tags in clothing 17th September 2020 No Comments CALIFORNIA – US outdoor clothing brand Patagonia admitted to hiding the phrase ‘Vote the a**holes out’ on a tag inside its latest line of shorts. The Read More »
Study estimates historic amount of synthetic microfibres 17th September 2020 No Comments CALIFORNIA – Researchers from the US have calculated that the total amount of synthetic microfibres which have entered the wider environment as we wash our Read More »