News Trio of Bangladesh events spotlight sustainability DHAKA – Sustainability and innovation in textile and apparel production will be spotlighted in a series of events to be Read More »
News Victoria’s Secret ‘culture of misogyny’ laid bare WASHINGTON – US-based NGO, the Model Alliance, has written an open letter to John Mehas, CEO of Victoria’s Secret, calling Read More »
News River Island to reveal supplier list LONDON – UK fashion retailer River Island has agreed to make its supplier list public after coming under fire from Read More »
News Seven killed at India’s largest denim factory AHMEDABAD – Seven garment factory workers were killed in India over the weekend after a fire broke out at Nandan Denim, Read More »
News Gap supplier destroyed by fire in Cambodia PHNOM PENH – Two garment factories in Cambodia, one of which supplies to US brand Gap, were destroyed by fire Read More »
News Forced labour issue in Uzbekistan ‘improved’ BERLIN – Forced labour was used in the 2019 cotton harvest in Uzbekistan, but the situation is slowly improving. This Read More »
News H&M backs call to end PFAS use STOCKHOLM – Fashion giant H&M and Danish retailer Coop are joining chemical expert NGO ChemSec’s call to action to end Read More »
News Cotton paper released as FREE download LONDON – Apparel Insider has released its much-discussed cotton paper, written in late 2019, as a free download. The paper Read More »
News Coronavirus causes 100s of Chinese store closures WUHAN – Leading global apparel brands are taking a significant hit in January due to store closures in China as 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 »