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PETA slams Responsible Down group
TEXAS – An apparel industry working group set up to ensure down is produced responsibly lacks transparency and puts industry
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Adidas dismisses NGO claims over unpaid workers
AMSTERDAM – German sportswear brand, Adidas, has dismissed claims it should use its leverage to pressure one of its suppliers
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Uzbekistan finally ends child labour in cotton fields
GENEVA – Child labour is no longer being used in Uzbekistan’s cotton fields, claims a new report, potentially reopening the
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Faster fashion hits supply chain CSR efforts
PARIS – A survey of textile and apparel suppliers found more than half have accepted brand and retailer orders that
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Amazon’s Prime service drives record apparel sales
NEW YORK – Apparel shoppers are switching to Amazon in their droves according to new research, with the convenience and
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Millions of tonnes of re-usable textiles landfilled
AMSTERDAM – Almost 90 per cent of waste textile items collected in a recent EU backed study were found to
Cost no longer king in apparel sourcing
Apparel businesses are mistaken if they think that shifting to low cost sourcing countries is the key to long term
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Seawater used to successfully dye cotton fabrics
DHAKA – Researchers from Bangladesh have successfully dyed cotton fabric using seawater. The scientists dyed two batches of cotton fabric,
Making sustainability mainstream
On the of the launch of its revised sustainable cotton standard, Apparel Insider catches up with the Better Cotton Initiative’s
New study reveals environmental impact of cow leather industry
11th February 2025
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LONDON – A newly published study in ‘Discover Sustainability’ has provided the most comprehensive global Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of the modern cow leather industry
Uyeda moves to halt SEC climate disclosure regulations
11th February 2025
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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) climate-related disclosure rule, adopted in March 2024, is facing renewed scrutiny under acting chairman Mark T.
Widespread prevalence of microplastics found in seafood
11th February 2025
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OREGON – A recent study has uncovered widespread contamination of seafood species with anthropogenic particles (APs), including microplastics, along the U.S. West Coast. The most
AAFA calls for continued USAID support
11th February 2025
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WASHINGTON – The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) has called on the U.S. government to ensure continued support for USAID initiatives which it says
