News AFWA backs calls for Bangladesh wage hike DHAKA – The Bangladesh arm of the Asia Floor Wage Alliance (AFWA) has backed demands by trade unions to increase Read More »
News Fast fashion purchasing practices ‘worsening’ in EU AMSTERDAM – Fast fast fashion purchasing practices are worsening in the EU, a new report claims. Researchers uncovered a trend Read More »
News Soundwaves used to tackle microplastics HONG KONG – Breakthrough technology developed by The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA) with the support Read More »
News Court rules against G-Star in supplier dispute AMSTERDAM – A Dutch court has ordered fashion brand G-Star to compensate a Vietnamese supplier for a breach of contract Read More »
News WRAP shelves its Love Your Clothes campaign LONDON – The UK’s Waste & Resources Action Programme – WRAP – has shelved its Love Your Clothes campaign after Read More »
News Will independent fashion brands soon disappear? NORTH CAROLINA – Recently, I saw the news that American-made outdoor apparel brand Kitsbow was closing down. Kitsbow was an Read More »
News Fashion resale market forecast to double by 2027 NEW YORK – A new report claims the global second-hand apparel market will nearly double by 2027, hitting US$350bn. The Read More »
News Are Better Cotton’s climate targets realistic? LONDON – Better Cotton recently announced it has launched four new impact targets covering soil health, women’s empowerment, pesticides and Read More »
News Inditex ditches its Join Life eco label ARTEIXO – Spanish fast fashion giant Inditex has announced the discontinuation of ‘Join Life’ sustainability label on its garments. The business, which 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 »