Brand pays US$2m to fix Bangladesh factories
AMSTERDAM – A multi-national apparel brand has agreed to pay US$2m to fix alleged life-threatening workplace hazards in its Bangladesh
Sun sets on PFC use in textiles
They’re the chemicals which enable our fabrics to repel water – making it bead up and roll away. They can
Ellen MacArthur report ignores key industry question
A recent report from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation has called for the wasteful global apparel industry to adopt a new
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EU backs microplastics collaboration
BRUSSELS – The European Commission has given its support to a new cross-sector agreement aimed at finding ways to reduce
Norway to ban fur farming
OSLO – Is the clock ticking on the global fur industry? A number of brands have said their collections will
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Egypt plans US$2bn textile park
SADAT – Egypt’s Trade and Industry Minister, Tarek Qabil, has announced plans for the construction of the country’s largest ever
Into Africa
Ethiopia is targeting US$30bn in textile exports by 2025, with apparel brands queuing up to test sourcing options from the
First organic cotton farmers certified in Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA – 200 cotton farmers in Ethiopia have become the first ever in the country to receive organic certification.
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Monkey business
STOCKHOLM – Top prize for managing to miss the point in spectacular fashion goes to all those who went to
If Brazil is better, what’s worse?
16th November 2020
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LONDON – The Better Cotton Initiative’s number one source of cotton, Brazil, has characteristics that make it neither “more sustainable,” “better,” nor “preferred,” claims an upcoming report
Brands under-fire in CCC week of action
16th November 2020
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AMSTERDAM – Clean Clothes Campaign has launched a global week of action in which it is challenging H&M, Primark, and Nike to ensure full payment
Burberry backing for Afghan cashmere
16th November 2020
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LONDON – The Burberry Foundation, in partnership with Oxfam and the PUR Project, has announced a five-year programme which, it says, aims to build resilience within the
