
Figures highlight growth of philanthropy in apparel sector
STOCKHOLM – New figures show the Stefan Persson family, which owns H&M, donated US$22m to the H&M Foundation in 2018.

STOCKHOLM – New figures show the Stefan Persson family, which owns H&M, donated US$22m to the H&M Foundation in 2018.

LONDON – Garment factories in the UK supplying to major fast fashion brands are flouting National Minimum Wage laws according

HERZOGENAURACH – German sportswear giant Adidas will produce 11 million pairs of shoes containing recycled plastic waste in 2019. This

NEW YORK – US denim brand Levi Strauss will pilot the use of blockchain technology to monitor factory safety in

STOCKHOLM – H &M Group and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) have announced a new, expanded partnership to jointly promote

LONDON – New research shows the balancing act supply chain managers face between focusing on sustainability and economic issues. The

NEW YORK – A damning report by Human Rights Watch had revealed extensive evidence of abusive labour practices in the

DAVOS – Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess of Denmark represented Global Fashion Agenda at this week’s World Economic Forum

NEW YORK – Tommy Hilfiger has announced it will offer 100 per cent recycled cotton denim styles in its upcoming

PRATTELN – Archroma and HeiQ have entered a co-marketing agreement to expand HeiQ’s textile performance technologies to retailers and mills worldwide.

CALIFORNIA – Next Level Apparel, which sells premium blank T shirts and other basics, has joined the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol. Under the programme, Next

PEORIA – US biomaterials developer Natural Fiber Welding (NFW) has secured fresh funding to continue work on its bio-based material technologies. In a LinkedIn post,

LONDON – Four in ten companies who signed the UN Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action are still not disclosing climate targets. This is according

NOBEOKA – Asahi Kasei will restart Bemberg production this month at its Nobeoka facility, the only site where the company makes its cupro filament. The

PARIS – Shein is partially reopening its third party marketplace in France, two months after it closed after the discovery of illegal listings on the

ISTANBUL – Türkiye has launched a programme to help apparel suppliers meet brand requirements on low carbon production, traceability and digital reporting.

BONN – A fish mouth inspired filter removed more than 99 per cent of microplastic fibres from washing machine wastewater in early tests. Researchers at

COLOMBO – Sri Lanka’s apparel exports rose 5.42 per cent in the first eleven months of 2025, even as November posted a small year on
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