News Survey: brands use pandemic panic to drive down prices WASHINGTON – A survey of garment suppliers by the US-based Worker Rights Consortium has revealed alarming changes in brands’ pricing Read More »
News US study shows scale of synthetics pollution problem CALIFORNIA – A ground-breaking US study has highlighted the colossal scale of pollution from plastic microfibers which shed from synthetic Read More »
News UK-based apparel retailers probed over Xinjiang LONDON – The UK Government’s Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee has written to leading apparel brands including H&M, Read More »
News Bombshell report labels PET recycling tech “fiction” MONTREAL – Canadian plastic and polyester recycling company, Loop Industries, has seen its share price plummet by a third after Read More »
News Alpaca sector responds to SAC’s comments LONDON – The International Alpaca Association has issued a detailed response to this week’s announcement from the Sustainable Apparel Coalition Read More »
News New paper says brands must go further on transparency AMSTERDAM – The apparel industry must do more on the issue of transparency, and publishing lists of suppliers alone is Read More »
News SAC will not suspend “unsafe” Higg scores SAN FRANCISCO – The Sustainable Apparel Coalition says it will not retire Higg Material Sustainability Index (MSI) scores for leather, Read More »
News Study: 8-14m tonnes of microplastics on sea-floor LONDON – New research suggests there could be as much as 8-14 million tonnes of microplastics on the seafloor – Read More »
News New probe uncovers serious fraud at Leicester garment factories LEICESTER – UK fashion retailers Select Fashion and Boohoo have been linked to a multi-million pound money laundering network in 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 »