News SHEIN opens US-based logistics hub SEATTLE – Chinese fast fashion brand SHEIN has announced it will open a Seattle-area office in downtown Bellevue, expanding its Read More »
News Primark to invest more than £100m in UK stores DUBLIN – British fast fashion retailer Primark says it will invest more than £100m in its UK stores in 2024, Read More »
News Greenpeace claims half used clothing exports are waste HAMBURG – A team of researchers who shadowed traders in Ghana as they opened bales of used clothing claim around Read More »
News Apparel Insider launches natural fibres title LONDON – A new print and digital magazine has been launched to educate and inform the fashion industry about global Read More »
News Backlash over German stance on supply chain laws BERLIN – Germany is facing a backlash after indications that the German government would oppose the long-awaited Corporate Sustainability Due Read More »
News Sustainability gains for US cotton farmers MEMPHIS – The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol has announced significant improvements among its cotton growing members across key metrics relating Read More »
News HKRITA and Seiko Epson partner on recycling HONG KONG – Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel Limited (HKRITA) has announced a collaboration with Seiko Epson Read More »
News German revolt threatens EU supply chain law BERLIN – New EU laws which would hold multi-nationals accountable for violations of human rights and environmental standards in their Read More »
News Fresh forced labour claims over Uzbek cotton WASHINGTON – Independent civil society monitoring of the annual cotton harvest in Uzbekistan found that in 2023, local officials “resorted Read More »
Bestseller emissions increase, SBTi goals in question 29th March 2022 No Comments COPENHAGEN – Danish fashion retailer Bestseller says it saw an increase of nine per cent in its scope 3 emissions in 2021 compared to a Read More »
German retailers tackle labour rights in Tamil Nadu 29th March 2022 No Comments BERLIN – German retailers Hugo Boss, Otto Group, Tchibo and KiK are working on a project to improve labour and human rights standards in textile Read More »