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Vietnam embraces Higg Index as exports soar
HANOI – The Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS), the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) and Hong Kong-based garment firm TAL
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Textile suppliers under investor scrutiny over human rights
OSLO – A leading Taiwan textile business which lists as its customers Levi’s, VF Corp, Gap and Tommy Hilfiger has
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H&M rolls out new wage systems in supply chains
STOCKHOLM – H&M has outlined details of new wage management systems aimed at improving career prospects for textile workers in
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94 retailers commit to circular fashion
94 retailers have now joined the Global Fashion Agenda’s 2020 Circular Fashion System Commitment, setting targets for circularity in fashion and
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Cambodian garment workers coerced to vote by bosses
PHNOM PENH – Garment workers in Cambodia are being coerced by their employers to vote in July’s general election, or
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ZDHC tool to drive pollution transparency
AMSTERDAM – A new public disclosure tool aims to drive transparency around the release of wastewater by textile mills. The
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NGO calls for trebling of wages in Bangladesh
AMSTERDAM – There are fresh calls for a trebling of the minimum wage of Bangladeshi garment workers ahead of a
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Germany Ministry calls for textile audit reform
BERLIN – Germany’s Ministry of Economic Affairs has called for reform of textile factory audits, including greater transparency of audit
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High and dry
Rampant demand for cheap cashmere is threatening the grasslands of Mongolia, where many of the world’s cashmere goats reside. But
Synthetic microfibres most common in Siberia study
14th September 2021
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TOMSK –Tiny plastic fibres from synthetic clothing were the most prevalent form of microplastics found in samples of rain and snow collected in Siberia by
Australian cotton growers half water use in 25 years
14th September 2021
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SYDNEY – Australian cotton growers have almost halved the amount of water required to grow one bale of cotton over the last 25 years, according
