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Global investors call for apparel supply chain transparency
NEW YORK – More than 100 investors representing billions of dollars in assets under management have signed a letter urging
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Roy Robson accused of union busting
IZMIR – German fashion brand, Roy Robson has been accused of union busting in Turkey. A complaint has been filed
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Time to look beyond Bangladesh?
DEHLI – The global apparel industry focus in April has been on Bangladesh and the five year anniversary of Rana
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Esprit bridges Dutch and German textile initiatives
RATINGEN – International apparel brand, Esprit, has become the first ‘associate member’ of the Dutch Agreement on Sustainable Garments and
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World Bank calls for fewer labour market regulations
WASHINGTON – The World Bank has issued a new report encouraging lower minimum wages and stronger hiring and firing powers
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MEPs back separate collections for household textiles
STRASBOURG – European Parliament has backed ambitious circular economy proposals which will mean waste textiles from households will have to
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Lindex to train all designers, buyers in circularity by 2020
GOTHENBURG – Finnish fashion retailer, Lindex, will train all of its designers, buyers and production teams in design methods for
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BGMEA: Bangladesh a “model of workplace safety”
DHAKA – Bangladesh’s ready-made garment industry has become a model of workplace safety – this is the remarkable claim of
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Boohoo forecast to post 95 per cent growth
LONDON – Analysts expect ultra fast fashion business, Boohoo, to announce an almost doubling of sales this year. A 95
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
