News Furloughing: legal guidance for apparel retailers SPECIAL REPORT – The concept of ‘furloughing’ has become commonplace in the UK in recent weeks. In the apparel sector, Read More »
News Textilbuendnis clarifies stance on cancelled orders BERLIN – The German Partnership for Sustainable Textiles (Textilbuendnis) has offered clarification of its stance for members and the issue Read More »
News Primark, C&A flout ETI and Textilbündnis guidelines EXCLUSIVE – New guidelines by the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) and the German Partnership for Sustainable Textiles (Textilbündnis) are being Read More »
News Myanmar garment workers face malnutrition risk YANGON – More than half of garment industry workers in Myamar said they plan to spend reduce spending on food Read More »
News Cambodia in plea to international buyers PHNOM PENH – Cambodia’s garment industry has urged international buyers to honour purchasing contracts and fulfil obligations by taking delivery Read More »
News H&M Foundation shares €1m among innovators STOCKHOLM – H&M Foundation has announced five winning innovations out of 5,893 entries from 175 countries for its annual €1m Read More »
News BCI taskforce to probe forced labour issues LONDON – The Better Cotton Initiative has set up a taskforce to review forced labour risks associated with the Better Read More »
News Covid-19/force majeure: what lawyers told us SPECIAL REPORT – Five more apparel brands have joined H&M by agreeing to honour payments for wholly or completely produced Read More »
News 1 million workers jobless due to cancelled orders WASHINGTON – A survey of Bangladesh ready-made garment businesses has revealed the devastating impact of order cancellations by brands on 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 »