News Japanese brands still marketing ‘Xinjiang cotton’ apparel XINJIANG – Research by ABC News has found Japanese clothing brands Muji and Uniqlo are continuing to market clothing made Read More »
News Ignoring manure means organic cotton impact understated LONDON – The exclusion of manure’s upstream impact from cotton studies means the environmental impact of organic cotton, in terms Read More »
News Gap and HKRITA partner on recycling research HONG KONG – US retailer Gap has partnered with the Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA) on Read More »
News Zalando goes green to “remain relevant” BERLIN – Zalando, Europe’s largest online-only fashion retailer, has committed to cut its emissions of carbon dioxide so that it Read More »
News Södra technique targets polycotton blends VÄXJÖ – Swedish pulp and paper business, Södra, says it has developed a new chemical recycling technique which can separate Read More »
News Kering to study product use phase impacts PARIS – Luxury apparel group Kering is to conduct a survey of 3,000 consumers across six countries in a bid Read More »
News US safety initiative banned for 6 months DHAKA – The High Court of Bangladesh has imposed a six-month ban on Nirapon, an alliance of 23 US apparel Read More »
News H&M chief warns against ditching fast fashion STOCKHOLM – The president and CEO of H&M, Karl-Johan Persson, has warned of the “terrible social consequences” of ditching fast Read More »
News ILRF lists brands sourcing from anti-union factories WASHINGTON – The International Labour Rights Forum has published a list of apparel brands which, it claims, are sourcing from 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 »