News Adidas dismisses NGO claims over unpaid workers AMSTERDAM – German sportswear brand, Adidas, has dismissed claims it should use its leverage to pressure one of its suppliers Read More »
News Uzbekistan finally ends child labour in cotton fields GENEVA – Child labour is no longer being used in Uzbekistan’s cotton fields, claims a new report, potentially reopening the Read More »
News Faster fashion hits supply chain CSR efforts PARIS – A survey of textile and apparel suppliers found more than half have accepted brand and retailer orders that Read More »
News Amazon’s Prime service drives record apparel sales NEW YORK – Apparel shoppers are switching to Amazon in their droves according to new research, with the convenience and Read More »
News Millions of tonnes of re-usable textiles landfilled AMSTERDAM – Almost 90 per cent of waste textile items collected in a recent EU backed study were found to Read More »
Cost no longer king in apparel sourcing Apparel businesses are mistaken if they think that shifting to low cost sourcing countries is the key to long term Read More »
News Seawater used to successfully dye cotton fabrics DHAKA – Researchers from Bangladesh have successfully dyed cotton fabric using seawater. The scientists dyed two batches of cotton fabric, Read More »
Making sustainability mainstream On the of the launch of its revised sustainable cotton standard, Apparel Insider catches up with the Better Cotton Initiative’s Read More »
Fresh wave of Accord signatories after costs clarified DHAKA – Around a dozen more brands have signed up to the 2018 Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety 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 »