News Turkish garment workers hit by soaring inflation AMSTERDAM – Garment workers in Turkey earn just a quarter of the living wage, claims a new study, with soaring Read More »
News Nitin Passi resumes role as Missguided CEO MANCHESTER – Frasers Group has hired Missguided founder Nitin Passi as its CEO just two weeks after it bought the Read More »
News Better Cotton volumes down, membership up ZURICH – Total volumes of Better Cotton fell to 4,691MT for the 2020-21 season, the lowest level of output since Read More »
News HeiQ and Patagonia partner on odour-control solution ZURICH – Swiss textile technology business HeiQ has announced a partnership with US outdoor apparel brand Patagonia. The pair have Read More »
News Higg Index slammed by New York Times article NEW YORK – An article in the New York Times has heavily criticised the Higg Index for greenwashing. The article Read More »
News Report calls for more rights for Leicester garment workers LEICESTER – A new report is calling on fashion retailers and government agencies to improve garment workers’ lives and working Read More »
News Or Foundation calls on other brands to follow Shein’s lead ACCRA – Chinese fast fashion brand Shein has launched a new Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) fund to which it will Read More »
News H&M, Lululemon back US$250m ‘Climate Impact’ fund NEW YORK – Lululemon Athletica Inc and H&M Group are backing a US$250m fund which will finance projects to cut Read More »
News Goldman Sachs invests US$100m in Recover LONDON – Investment bank Goldman Sachs has led a US$100m investment round in recycled cotton fibre company Recover. The minority Read More »
Fashion brands called out for stalling on a new Accord 4th August 2021 No Comments AMSTERDAM – Clean Clothes Campaign has publicly called out fashion brands including H&M, Primark, Inditex, Bestseller and C&A for failing to back the renewal of Read More »
Wood-based fibres degrade within 60 days – study 4th August 2021 No Comments LONDON – A new study found that wood-based cellulosic fibres fell apart within 30 days and fully degraded within 60 days in seawater. In contrast, Read More »