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C&A jeans set gold standard in sustainability
DÜSSELDORF – C&A has launched what could arguably claim to be the world’s most sustainable jeans. The leading European clothing
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Minimum wage impasse rumbles on in Bangladesh
DHAKA – Union organisations in Bangladesh have reiterated calls for a trebling of monthly wages for ready-made-garment workers from the
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Nike hit with damning gender discrimination lawsuit
OREGON – A group of women who were formerly employed by Nike Inc. are suing the company over claims that
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VF Corp spins out jeans businesses, Lee and Wrangler
GREENSBORO – US apparel giant VF Corporation has announced it will spin off its Lee and Wrangler jeans businesses into
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Fibre scoring tools misleading consumers, claim researchers
OSLO – Current tools used to score textile fibres on sustainability are misleading consumers as they fail to account for
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Higg MSI aims to incorporate microfibre pollution scoring
SAN FRANCISCO – The Sustainable Apparel Coalition wants to incorporate a weighting for microfibre pollution into its Higg Material Sustainability
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Australian drought could hit wool supply and prices
NEW SOUTH WALES – The ongoing drought in wool growing regions of Australia could hit supply and prices, according to
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Child labour concerns return for Turkmenistan cotton
ASHGABAT – Apparel brands are being urged not to source cotton from Turkmenistan amid fresh reports that children were mobilised
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Recycled polyester capacity expands in India
NASHIK – One of the world’s leading recycled polyester businesses says plans to expand production capacity at its Indian plant
