News H&M responds to China crisis STOCKHOLM – Swedish fast fashion giant H&M has responded to threats by Chinese consumers to boycott its stores. The company’s Read More »
News China’s viscose sector pulled into Xinjiang furore BEIJING – A leading Chinese viscose producer has been dragged into the global row around forced labour and human rights Read More »
News Test brings confidence to organic cotton claims SPONSORED CONTENT – In the past few years we have seen a sustained upturn in the demand for organic cotton. Read More »
News BCI Shanghai claims audit findings were ignored BEIJING – The Shanghai office of the Better Cotton Initiative has complained that the head office of the global cotton Read More »
News Anta Sports quits BCI, commits to Xinjiang BEIJIING – Chinese sportswear company Anta Sports has begun the process to quit the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) and continue Read More »
News Natural fibres – an antidote to fast fashion BRUSSELS – Natural fibres such as cotton and wool offer many solutions to the world’s current environmental challenges, but they Read More »
News Boohoo slashes UK supply chain after critical review MANCHESTER – Fast growing online fashion retailer, Boohoo, has cut ties with hundreds of UK suppliers following a critical review Read More »
News Chinese consumers turn on H&M over XUAR cotton ban SHANGHAI – H&M has been blocked from using several major Chinese ecommerce platforms including JD.com, Pinduoduo, Tmall and Taobao over Read More »
News Forced labour rife in Turkmenistan cotton harvest AMSTERDAM – A new report says the use of forced labour was rife in the 2020 cotton harvest in Turkmenistan. 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 »