News Voluntary standards have failed claims damning new report NEW YORK – Many of the world’s leading voluntary certification standards are failing to improve the ethical conduct of large Read More »
News MPs call for garment factory licensing scheme LONDON – Over 50 cross-party MPs and Peers have written to the UK Home Secretary Priti Patel calling for greater Read More »
News Boohoo: the questions that remain unanswered LONDON – The UK’s Government’s Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has written to online retailer Boohoo asking why the business appeared Read More »
News Rights groups lobby PM over Leicester reform LONDON – Unions, NGOs and civil society groups have written a joint letter to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson urging Read More »
News Op-ed: industry’s solutions can be found in nature ILLINOIS – This week we are delighted to share with all our readers a remarkable, wide-ranging essay which appears in Read More »
News Uniqlo bans alpaca wool from collections LONDON – Japanese apparel retailer Uniqlo has become the latest brand to ban alpaca wool from its clothing following a Read More »
News “We need to close the sweatshops” says Tory MP EXCLUSIVE – Parts of Leicester’s garment industry have been allowed to operate beyond the law and become a breeding ground Read More »
News Esquel Group vows to stick by Xinjiang HONG KONG – Esquel Group, the Chinese textile manufacturing giant, has vowed to keep its Xinjiang factories in Western China Read More »
News ‘10,000 modern slaves’ in Leicester’s garment sector LONDON – Retail trade union Usdaw, which represents workers at Boohoo’s warehouse and call centre in Burnley and head office 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 »