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 »
News Recyclers welcome UK textile waste plans LONDON – The Textile Recycling Association in the UK has welcomed plans by the government for a nationwide Waste Prevention Read More »
News Ralph Lauren launches new dyeing platform NEW YORK – Luxury US brand Ralph Lauren Corporation has announced it will dye 80 per cent of it cotton Read More »
News Israel to trial cotton marker technology MELBOURNE – The Israeli Cotton Board (ICB) has confirmed it is working with Australian brand protection and tech business Security Read More »
News British MPs call for blacklist of firms with Xinjiang links LONDON – British MPs are urging the government to blacklist businesses which fail to provide evidence they do not have supply Read More »
News Zalando targets €30bn by 2025 after solid start to year BERLIN – German online fashion giant Zalando says it is targeting at least €30bn in ecommerce sales by 2025. The Read More »
News Sateri announces major China expansion plans SHANGHAI – Sateri, the world’s largest producer of viscose fibre, has announced plans to expand its Lyocell production in China – Read More »
News Victoria’s Secret supplier shuts without notice AMSTERDAM – A garment factory in Thailand which produces lingerie for Victoria’s Secret, Triumph and other global brands has shut Read More »
News Cotton masks best at slowing Covid spread, says US study GAITHERSBURG – Researchers in the US have discovered that masks made of cotton are about a third more effective at 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 »