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Apparel bodies urge labour reform in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH – A group of industry bodies representing some of the largest apparel brands in the world, including Gap,
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US EPA calls summit on toxic textile chemicals
WASHINGTON — The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host a National Leadership Summit in May to take action on
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US retailers urge caution over China trade
WASHINGTON – A raft of leading US apparel retailers with combined revenues of US$1.5 trillion, including Gap, Target Corp, Levi
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Performance meets sustainability in Primaloft insulation
NEW YORK – Leading materials science company, Primaloft, which manufactures high performance insulations and fabrics, has launched what it says
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VF Corp agrees to sell Nautica
GREENSBORO – US apparel retailer, VF Corporation, which owns brands including Wrangler, The North Face and Timberland, has entered into
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Bangladesh launches viscose from jute study
DHAKA – Government agencies in Bangladesh are working with researchers from Scandinavia on a new feasibility study into producing viscose
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Report urges injury insurance in garment hubs
LONDON – Workers who are injured in garment factory disasters should not have to depend on charity to compensate them,
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Online sales surge 41 per cent for Inditex
ARTEIXO – Spanish apparel retail giant, Inditex, has announced a 41 per cent jump in online sales for 2017. The company,
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100 lawyers back action against polluting textile mill
JAVA – An Indonesian textile mill which allegedly polluted communities close to its site in Surakarta, Central Java is facing
Shein exploits tax perks to undercut rivals
26th October 2021
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LONDON – A new report by investment bank Morgan Stanley claims Chinese fast-fashion giant Shein is exploiting numerous tax perks to drastically undercut rivals such
Ralph Lauren launches US$5m regenerative cotton grant
26th October 2021
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NEW YORK — The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation and the Soil Health Institute have announced a new US$5m grant to fund research into the production
China harvests first Xinjiang cotton under new standard
26th October 2021
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BEIJING – China has announced the first batch of cotton from Xinjiang harvested under its new ‘sustainable’ cotton standard. China officially launched its own rival
Performance Days returns to live events
26th October 2021
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MUNICH – Performance Days, one of the most popular textile and fashion exhibitions in the calendar, has announced a welcome return to live events. It’s
