News 64 NGOs lobby for EU supply chain laws NEW YORK – An alliance of 64 NGOs and trade unions in Germany, including Human Rights Watch, has launched an Read More »
News Cotton linked to child and forced labour in China LONDON – Alarming new research has highlighted intensifying supply chain risks for apparel brands sourcing from Xinjiang and China as Read More »
News Hemp use gains momentum at Levi’s CALIFORNIA – Levi Strauss has launched several new product lines using rain-fed, cottonized hemp, which it first introduced in its Read More »
News India deal for xeros’ water saving tech SHEFFIELD – UK tech company, Xeros, which provides water saving and filtration technologies, has signed a major deal with Ramsons, Read More »
News Synthetic fibres blamed as plastic pollution enters fossil record CALIFORNIA – Plastic pollution has been found to be entering the fossil record – and synthetic microfibres from clothing are Read More »
News US$60m fund to back sustainable tech in Asian supply chains AMSTERDAM – Fashion for Good has launched a US$60m fund to back new technologies and other initiatives aimed at tackling Read More »
News Fast Retailing and ILO partner on worker rights TOKYO – Japanese fashion retailer, Fast Retailing, which owns Uniqlo, is partnering with the International Labour Organisation to improve worker Read More »
News Brand practices hinder worker progress in India BATH – Apparel brand initiatives to improve the welfare of supply chain workers continue to be undermined by sharp business Read More »
News Advance Denim to offer aniline-free collection REINACH – Advance Denim Co will become the first Chinese denim manufacturer to offer a collection made with Archroma’s aniline-free Read More »
Excess textile chemicals found in clothing of Shein 1st October 2021 No Comments TORONTO – Clothing items being sold online by ultra fast fashion retailers Zaful, AliExpress and Shein, were found by scientists to contain elevated levels of Read More »