News Ethical Trading Initiative snubs Boohoo enquiry LONDON – The Ethical Trade Initiative (ETI) has snubbed the independent enquiry being carried out into Boohoo’s Leicester supply chains. Read More »
News C&A exits Chinese market with sale of C&A China ZUG – C&A has entered an agreement to sell its Chinese operations to a Beijing-based private equity company. C&A (China) Read More »
News Leicester mayor urges brands to use unionised suppliers LEICESTER – The mayor of Leicester, Sir Peter Soulsby, and regional secretary of TUC Midlands, Lee Barron, have written to Read More »
News Missguided signs Transparency Pledge MANCHESTER – UK-based online fast fashion retailer, Missguided, has agreed to publish details of all its suppliers by signing the Read More »
News Report links fracking to polyester used by brands NEW YORK – New US research claims the global fashion industry will fall way short of climate targets unless it Read More »
News New plant to recycle 10% of Finland’s textile waste PAIMIO – A new recycling plant in Finland will handle around 10 per cent of the country’s textile waste, offering Read More »
News Stars of Sustainable Textiles – your free online brochure LONDON – Late last year, we launched an initiative called the ‘Stars of Sustainable Textiles.’ The idea was a celebrate Read More »
News SAC’s Higg tool lambasted by 4-year study BERKELEY – A four-year study into one of the key tools of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition – the Higg Facility Read More »
News New cooperation to tackle organic cotton ‘mystery’ BERLIN – The German Partnership for Sustainable Textiles (Textilbuendis) has announced a new strategic cooperation with the Organic Cotton Accelerator 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 »