News Fair Wear welcomes EU Vietnam trade deal BRUSSELS – Fair Wear Foundation has welcomed a new trade agreement between the EU and Vietnam which builds in commitments Read More »
News Voluntary due diligence failing, says EU study BRUSSELS – Voluntary due diligence measures in global supply chains are failing, suggests a new study by the EU Commission. Read More »
News Brands with Xinjiang links ‘complicit’ in Uighur abuses BEIJING – Global apparel brands with supply chains that link to Xinjiang are “no longer in compliance with basic ethical Read More »
News First accreditation for Greenpeace textile standard UTENA – Direct action NGO, Greenpeace, has recognised Lithuanian apparel company, Utenos trikotažas, as the first, and so far the Read More »
News Gap-thredUP initiative encourages consumerism SAN FRANCISCO – People will be incentivised to go out and buy more clothing in a new partnership between US Read More »
News Trash fashion being exported to Ghana ACCRA – New claims suggest significant amounts of imported clothing that passes through Kantamanto market in Ghana’s capital, Accra, ends Read More »
News 38 apparel and textile brands commit to SBTs NEW YORK – 38 companies in the global apparel and textile industries have ‘committed’ to setting Science-Based Targets – but Read More »
News Coronavirus a ‘Black Swan’ event for brands NEW YORK – The coronavirus is now a ‘Black Swan’ event for apparel brands and retailers claims a new study Read More »
News France laws to target microplastic waste PARIS – The French Secretary of State to the Minister for the Ecological and Inclusive Transition, Brune Poirson, this week 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 »