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Bluesign and ZDHC converge on chemicals
ST GALLEN – Leading global textile standards organisation, Bluesign technologies, has been announced as the first accredited certifier for manufacturing
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Textile unions target higher wages in Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA – A leading global union claims some workers in Ethiopia’s textile and garment sector are being paid as
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Better Cotton now working with 350 brands
GENEVA – The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) has announced that it is now working with more than 350 brands after
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Investors head to Kenya for apparel expansion
DUBAI – The continued investor interest in Africa as the Next Big Thing in apparel sourcing appears to be showing
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French Connection to sell Toast stake
LONDON – Shares of British fashion chain, French Connection, rose by 20 per cent – to their highest value since
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Oeko-Tex launches GM cotton test
ZURICH – Leading Swiss standards organisation, Oeko-Tex, has developed a new testing procedure to help companies in the global textile
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Next, M&S, Debenhams post gender pay gap
LONDON – The gender pay gap at rapidly growing UK ultra fast fashion business, Missguided, is 46.3 per cent, while
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Consumers back natural fibres in sustainability survey
NORTH CAROLINA – Cotton and wool are perceived by consumers as the most sustainable fibres according to a new environmental
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Bangladeshi PM advisor calls for Myanmar sanctions
DHAKA – The Bangladeshi Prime Minister’s Foreign Affairs Adviser has called for the re-imposition of sanctions against Myanmar in the
Study finds worker rights violations in brand supply chains
6th April 2021
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WASHINGTON – Millions of dollars in wages have been withheld from garment workers globally by factories contracted to major fashion brands, claims a new report.
Nike among dozens to pay zero federal income tax
6th April 2021
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OREGON – US sportswear giant Nike has been named among dozens of US corporations which have avoided paying federal income tax over the past three years
Silk sector complains to FTC about Higg MSI
6th April 2021
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BANGALORE – The International Sericultural Commission (ISC), an inter-governmental organisation engaged in the development of the sericulture and silk industry across the globe, has registered
