
Organic cotton sourcing guide launched
BERLIN – A new guide to organic cotton which offers help and advice to brands looking to switch to or

BERLIN – A new guide to organic cotton which offers help and advice to brands looking to switch to or

LONDON – Fashion icon Katharine Hamnett claims most apparel brands are unwilling to fully embrace sustainability because it will impact

PARIS – French luxury and lifestyle business Kering, which owns brands including Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent and Alexander McQueen, has

HONG – New research has noted distinct variations in attitudes to sustainable fashion around the world. KPMG, together with Hong

WAKEFIELD – Fast fashion is a feminist issue according to the MP leading the ongoing UK Parliamentary select committee enquiry

GENEVA – A World Bank-funded programme to boost sustainability in Vietnam textile mills has announced US$24m in energy, water and

TOKYO – New research has found that most Japanese apparel companies fall short on human rights issues. Business & Human

AMSTERDAM – Violence against protesting garment workers in Bangladesh has been condemned by Clean Clothes Campaign which claims the government

DORTMUND – A German court has dismissed a case which claimed retailer KiK should take responsibility for fire safety deficiencies

SAMARKAND – Uzbekistan will stage next year’s prestigious IAF World Fashion Convention. The decision to hold the 2024 event in the Central Asian state was

STOCKHOLM – Swedish fast fashion giant, H&M Group has issued a €500m green bond with a maturity of eight years under its EMTN (Euro Medium

AMSTERDAM – Spinnova, the Finnish recycled textile material company, has this week presented its first blended denim fabrics made with wood-based Spinnova fibre at the

TOKYO – Fast Retailing Co, owner of Japanese fast fashion brand Uniqlo, forecast 18 per cent growth in annual profit this week. The company said

BRUSSELS – The European Apparel and Textile Federation, EURATEX, has called on the EU presidency to develop a new competitiveness strategy to relaunch the European

DHAKA – The first ever initiative on climate action focusing on the fashion & apparel sector, the Bangladesh Climate Action Forum, concluded this week. Organised

LONDON – Italian fashion retailer Benetton is one of a dozen signatories to a new campaign calling for clearer information about the fabric composition of

LONDON – A new report claims global high street brands including Gap, adidas, H&M, M&S, Puma, Levi’s, Primark, Boohoo and Inditex are sourcing from Pakistani

LEICESTER – Workers, trade unions and labour rights campaigners staged a protest in Leicester this weekend over job losses in the city’s garment industry. Leicester
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