News Italian business takes rival to court over greenwashing GORIZIA – In a first-of-its-kind legal case, a civil court in Italy has ordered a business to stop making misleading Read More »
News Proposed US laws would close door on Shein WASHINGTON – A proposed US bill is aiming to stop the US being swamped with cheap Chinese consumer products, including fashion. Read More »
News Eastman to invest US1$bn in French PET recycling plant PARIS – Global specialty materials company Eastman will invest up to US$1bn in a material-to-material chemical recycling facility in France. French Read More »
News Rights groups lobby on New York Fashion Act NEW YORK – A coalition of 20 human rights, labour and fashion sustainability organisations have proposed a set of amendments Read More »
News How fashion defied Peta to return to use of mohair LONDON – Leading fashion brands which announced they had banned the use of mohair in their collections following a Peta Read More »
News Soorty uses Haelixa to back recycled cotton claims ZURICH – Textile traceability specialists Haelixa have announced a new collaboration with Soorty, one of Pakistan’s largest vertically integrated denim Read More »
News Fashion first in line as UK regulators test eco-claims LONDON – The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced fashion will be the first consumer sector it focuses Read More »
News Next cuts sick pay for unvaccinated employees LONDON – UK fashion retailer Next is cutting sick pay for unvaccinated workers who are required to isolate after being Read More »
News Sri Lankan garment sector reflects on tumultuous 2021 In this op-ed for Apparel Insider, A. Sukumaran, chairman of the Joint Apparel Association Forum of Sri Lanka, outlines how Read More »
Op-Ed: building back better means backing garment workers 9th April 2021 No Comments SAN FRANCISCO – Gloria Steinem famously said, “The truth will set you free. But first it will piss you off.” Here’s the truth: look in Read More »