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Rebecca Minkoff to talk at sustainable fashion event
LOS ANGELES – Rebecca Minkoff, cofounder and creative director of the namesake exclusive designer brand, has been announced as one
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Burberry says it will no longer incinerate stock
LONDON – Burberry has announced it will stop the practice of destroying unsaleable products, with immediate effect. The company has also
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What does Turkey’s currency crisis mean for apparel?
ISTANBUL – First the good news: holidaymakers in Turkey this year have received not far off double the amount of
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Coloreel secures European distribution network
STOCKHOLM – A pioneering Swedish tech business which has developed patented technology that provides high quality colouring of textile thread
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HK facility introduces textile recycling to end consumers
STOCKHOLM – A new H&M Foundation-backed technology facility in Hong Kong will allow end consumers to hand in their old
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44 cents: the ‘price’ of sustainability
LONDON – Consumers would have to pay an extra 44 cents on the cost of a basic T-shirt in the
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Just 3% of Bangladesh garment factories unionised
DHAKA – A survey of almost 4,000 ready-made garment factories in Bangladesh found that 97.5 per cent of them do
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Accord cuts ties with Sears, Macy’s supplier
DHAKA – A Bangladesh textile mill which supplies to US retailers Sears and Macy’s Inc has had its business ties
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US urged to tread carefully on Uzbek cotton
WASHINGTON – The US is being urged to reverse its recent proposal to remove Uzbekistan cotton from a list of
28 killed as Moroccan garment factory flooded
10th February 2021
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TANGIERS – 28 workers have been killed after a garment factory in Morocco was flooded by rainwater. Local reports suggest the factory, located in the
India announces plans for 7 ‘mega’ textile parks
10th February 2021
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NEW DELHI – The Indian Government has announced proposals for seven huge textile parks over the next three years as part of plans to boost
Supply squeeze leads to organic cotton price rise
10th February 2021
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TEXAS – Supply-side dynamics are leading to increased prices and shortages of organic cotton. Organic cotton costs have increased by more than a quarter since
Unions call for global pressure on Myanmar military junta
10th February 2021
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YANGON – Ten global unions are calling on the UN Security Council to impose sanctions against military leaders responsible for the coup in Myanmar. The
