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SHEIN opens US-based logistics hub
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Primark to invest more than £100m in UK stores
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Greenpeace claims half used clothing exports are waste
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Apparel Insider launches natural fibres title
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Backlash over German stance on supply chain laws
BERLIN – Germany is facing a backlash after indications that the German government would oppose the long-awaited Corporate Sustainability Due
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Sustainability gains for US cotton farmers
MEMPHIS – The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol has announced significant improvements among its cotton growing members across key metrics relating
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HKRITA and Seiko Epson partner on recycling
HONG KONG – Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel Limited (HKRITA) has announced a collaboration with Seiko Epson
Op-Ed: building back better means backing garment workers
9th April 2021
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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
