News If Brazil is better, what’s worse? LONDON – The Better Cotton Initiative’s number one source of cotton, Brazil, has characteristics that make it neither “more sustainable,” “better,” Read More »
News Brands under-fire in CCC week of action AMSTERDAM – Clean Clothes Campaign has launched a global week of action in which it is challenging H&M, Primark, and Read More »
News Burberry backing for Afghan cashmere LONDON – The Burberry Foundation, in partnership with Oxfam and the PUR Project, has announced a five-year programme which, it says, aims Read More »
News Historic UK silk business enters administration SUDBURY – A UK-based silk business, which has been trading in a Suffolk town for almost 250 years, has gone Read More »
News Brands record profits amid supply chain crisis LONDON – 29 of 50 fashion brands approached by a leading human rights charity have recorded profits since the coronavirus Read More »
News Rights groups demand ILO speak out on Xinjiang WASHINGTON – The International Labour Organisation is being urged to pass a resolution condemning China’s violation of its convention obligations Read More »
News EU-project identifies GMO in organic cotton BREMEN – GMO content was found to be present in organic cotton products in a two-year EU funded project looking Read More »
News AAFA warns of surge in clothing fakes WASHINGTON – The amount of counterfeit clothing being sold has surged during the coronavirus pandemic, the US American Apparel & Read More »
News WHO looks into biosecurity at mink farms COPENHAGEN – The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced it is looking at biosecurity on mink fur farms globally in order to prevent further Read More »
MTLC welcomes EU’s green claims proposals 25th April 2023 No Comments In an Op-Ed for Apparel Insider, Dalena White, a spokesperson for Make the Label Count (MTLC) responds to the recent announcement of the EU’s Green Read More »
US trade body bemoans greenwashing slurs 25th April 2023 No Comments NEW YORK – The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) claims its members are being ‘green-hushed’ amid heightened accusations of greenwashing by major fashion retailers. Read More »