Debenhams brings in liquidation firm
LONDON – UK department store chain, Debenhams, has hired a Hilco Capital, to draw up possible plans for liquidation – a
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Ralph Lauren backs trailblazing recycling tech
NEW YORK – US luxury brand Ralph Lauren Corporation has announced a minority investment in Natural Fiber Welding, Inc, as
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Uzbek cotton “an opportunity” for brands exiting Xinjiang
WASHINGTON – Uzbekistan’s cotton sector took a step closer to coming in from the economic cold this week as civil
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New cotton tracking patent pending for Applied DNA
NEW YORK – Molecular tagging tech company, US-based Applied DNA Sciences, which offers apparel and cotton product authenticity and traceability
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Two more Sateri mills become EU-BAT compliant
SHANGHAI – The world’s largest producer of viscose fibre, Sateri, has announced that two more of of its mills in
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Organic cotton’s China problem outlined in TE report
TEXAS – Organic cotton output from the troubled Chinese province of Xinjiang increased by 6.9 per cent according to new
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Brands bemoan Cambodia’s shift towards coal
PHNOM PENH – Global apparel brands including Adidas, Puma, Gap and H&M are set to write to the Cambodian Government
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Apple caught up in Xinjiang forced labour crisis
WASHINGTON – US tech giant Apple has been importing clothing from a business which is facing US sanctions over forced
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Dutch Garment Agreement to investigate C&A
AMSTERDAM – The Dutch Agreement on Sustainable Garments and Textiles (AGT) has told Apparel Insider it could be months, “or
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
