News Bangladesh Accord to remain in huge victory for factory safety DHAKA – In a major step for garment factory safety, Bangladesh’s top court has extended the work of the Accord Read More »
News Sense of déjà vu lingers at Copenhagen Fashion Summit COPENHAGEN – Leading global apparel brands used the 10th Copenhagen Fashion Summit this week to announce a raft of (yet Read More »
News Brands respond to Ethiopia “race to bottom” claims AMSTERDAM – H&M, PVH and Walmart have responded to claims that apparel brands are entering Ethiopia as part of a Read More »
News New research makes business case for transparency WASHINGTON – A new report by the International Corporate Accountability Roundtable (ICAR) makes the business case for companies to adopt Read More »
News BGMEA claims higher worker wages could cause job losses DHAKA – Higher wages for garment sector workers could lead to increases in unemployment – that’s the claim of Bangladesh’s Read More »
News Worn Again to share recycling outputs with industry LONDON – Worn Again has launched a Pioneer Members programme which will provide apparel businesses such as H&M and Asics Read More »
News Apparel bodies call for circular fashion support at EU level COPENHAGEN – As this week’s Copenhagen Fashion Summit kicks off, five leading apparel organisations have partnered to call on EU Read More »
News Peta video shows cruelty on cashmere farms LONDON – A new PETA Asia video investigation claims to have uncovered evidence of animal cruelty on cashmere farms and Read More »
News Timberland, Wrangler back regenerative farming research GREENSBORO – The VF Foundation and the Timberland and Wrangler brands have announced US$150,000 in grants to researchers at seven 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 »