New guide aims to increase “market pull” of sustainable cotton
LONDON – Sustainable cotton will remain a niche product unless it gets greater market pull to encourage increased production –
H&M, Nike, Inditex pressed on worker rights
LONDON – More than 100 institutional investors which manage over US$12 trillion of assets are demanding better information from apparel
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M&S, investors back action on supply chain slavery
LONDON – Marks & Spencer and Clarks are among 35 businesses, NGOs, investor groups and civil society organisations to back
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Dutch brand backing for sustainable cotton
AMSTERDAM – Cotton is by far the most used material by Dutch apparel brands which have signed up to a
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Thermore launches 100% recycled down alternative
MILAN – Is the down industry facing an existential crisis? In recent years, a number of down insulation alternatives have
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H&M continues to battle excess stock issues
STOCKHOLM – Are we witnessing a changing of the guard in the fast fashion sector? It is starting to feel
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Bangladesh calls for higher apparel prices
BRUSSELS – The Bangladeshi Commerce Minister has called for higher prices for the country’s apparel products to reflect factory upgrades
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Burberry targets 100% sustainable cotton by 2022
BRUSSELS – Luxury UK apparel brand Burberry aims to source 100 per cent of its cotton through the Better Cotton
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Patagonia raises bar on sustainable wool sourcing
CALIFORNIA – US outdoor brand, Patagonia, has announced that all its key wool partners will now have to meet its
Proposed US laws would close door on Shein
20th January 2022
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WASHINGTON – A proposed US bill is aiming to stop the US being swamped with cheap Chinese consumer products, including fashion. The bill has in its
Eastman to invest US1$bn in French PET recycling plant
20th January 2022
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PARIS – Global specialty materials company Eastman will invest up to US$1bn in a material-to-material chemical recycling facility in France. French President Emmanuel Macron and Mark
