News Fifth Italian luxury firm sanctioned for worker exploitation MILAN – Italian luxury brand Loro Piana, known for its high-end cashmere garments and owned by LVMH, has been placed Read More »
News Public consultation opens for new textile standard STUTTGART – The non-profit behind the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) has launched a public consultation for a new standard Read More »
News Bangladesh’s garment exports at risk as US proposes 35% tariff WASHINGTON – Bangladesh’s garment industry is facing uncertainty amid warnings that a proposed 35 per cent tariff by the Trump Read More »
News EU targets ultra-fast fashion in e-commerce crackdown BRUSSELS – The EU is calling for urgent reforms to curb non-compliant products from ultra-fast fashion platforms entering the bloc Read More »
News Shein seller fined over lack of labelling on plastic microfibres PARIS – French authorities have fined Infinite Styles Ecommerce Limited (ISEL), a distributor of Shein-branded products, for failing to provide Read More »
News H&M JV aims to scale textile recycling STOCKHOLM – Swedish fast fashion retailer H&M has set up a 50:50 joint venture with German waste management firm Remondis. Read More »
News German textile recycling sector at risk of collapse, industry warns BONN – Germany’s textile recycling system is facing collapse without urgent intervention, according to a warning from the bvse Textile Read More »
News Engelbert Strauss joins U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol MEMPHIS – German workwear company Engelbert Strauss has joined the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol, a voluntary sustainability initiative for U.S. Read More »
News France fines Shein €40m over false discounts and greenwashing PARIS – The French government has fined Chinese fast fashion giant Shein €40m for misleading pricing practices and questionable environmental Read More »
Primark looks to offload £400m of old stock 25th February 2021 No Comments DUBLIN – Fast fashion brand Primark is hoping to offload millions of pounds worth of clothing stock when its shops reopen in England on 12 Read More »
Loans extended for Bangladesh garment sector 25th February 2021 No Comments DHAKA – Bangladeshi ready-made garment factories have been given an extension of 6-months to repay government loans handed out to support them through the coronavirus Read More »