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Zalando to end green claims after EU probe
BERLIN – German online fashion retailer, Zalando, will remove misleading green claims from its website after discussions with the European
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BlockTexx announces AUD$7m funding round
QUEENSLAND – Australian recycling technology company, BlockTexx, has announced the closure of an AUD$7m Series B funding round to scale
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US Senator asks SEC to block SHEIN IPO
FLORIDA – A US Senator has asked the financial regulator to block an initial public offering (IPO) of SHEIN until
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US apparel imports fall by 22 per cent
WASHINGTON – US clothing imports plunged by more than one fifth (22 per cent) between 2022 and 2023 according to
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EU clarifies position on green claims by business
BRUSSELS – Fashion companies will have to send any green claims they make for verification by a third party –
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French MP calls for €5 levy on SHEIN products
PARIS – A new bill has been tabled in France to impose a €5 levy on cheap fast fashion imports
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Haelixa and Trudel in traceable silk partnership
ZURICH – Swiss traceable textile specialist Haelixa has announced a new partnership with Swiss-Italian business Trudel Silk to provide 100
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MEPs vote in favour of EPR for textile products
BRUSSELS – Members of the European Parliament have this week voted in favour of proposals to introduce mandatory Extended Producer Responsibility
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Turkish union leader shot in incident at Akar Textile
IZMIR – Makum Alagöz, president of the Turkish textile workers’ union DERİTEKS, was this week shot by the brother of
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
