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Inditex signs €100m deal with Infinited Fiber Company
HELSINKI – Spanish fast fashion retailer Inditex, parent company of Zara, has signed a €100m deal with textile recycler Infinited
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Adidas accused of failing factory workers in Cambodia
AMSTERDAM – Garment factory workers in Cambodia, which produced garments for Adidas – among other brands – were deprived of
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Shein, 9,000 new lines a day, and ESG investing
LONDON – Chinese fast fashion brand Shein dropped 9,008 new product lines today. On Tuesday it dropped 9,677. On Monday
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Recover opens Bangladesh recycling facility
VALENCIA – Recycled cotton fibre producer, Recover, has opened a new facility in Bangladesh which will use Recover’s proprietary machinery
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EURATEX launches EU-Ukraine textile initiative
BRUSSELS – EURATEX, the EU textile trade body, has launched a new initiative aimed at facilitating cooperation between European and
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PFAS chemicals found in children’s clothing
NEWTON – A new study found that nearly 60 per cent of children’s textiles labeled “waterproof”, “stain-resistant”, or “environmentally friendly” contained toxic PFAS substances.
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Boohoo plans to increase near-sourcing
LONDON – British online fast-fashion retailer Boohoo says it plans to increase near-sourcing from the United Kingdom, Europe and northern
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Tests find Xinjiang cotton in apparel of German retailers
XINJIANG – Researchers at Agroisolab in Jülich and the Hochschule Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences in Germany claim to have
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Italian footwear body defends Russian trade trip
MOSCOW – The main trade body for the Italian footwear industry has defended the decision of some of its members
Germany to bring in supply chain laws this year
17th February 2021
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BERLIN – German Ministers have announced that new laws on due diligence in global supply chains will be passed before the country’s elections in autumn
Clean Clothes calls for global safety treaty
17th February 2021
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AMSTERDAM – Clean Clothes Campaign has called for an international safety agreement governing the global garment industry. The NGO claims last week’s tragedy in Tangier,
SBTi initiative accused of conflicts of interest
17th February 2021
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NEW YORK – One of the original instigators of the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) and a member of its Technical Advisory Group has submitted
SAC ramps up Higg requirements for members
17th February 2021
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SAN FRANCISCO – The Sustainable Apparel Coalition will require all members to develop a 3-year plan to deploy Higg Index self-assessments and verification within own
