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Circ signs deal with major Chinese viscose group
VIRGINIA – US textile recyling business Circ has signed a new partnership agreement with Xinxiang Bailu Chemical Fiber. The move
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Bangladesh RMG exports fall 3.7 per cent year-on-year
DHAKA – Bangladesh ready-made garment (RMG) exports fell 3.73 per cent year on year to US$25.80bn in the first eight
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Paradise Textiles plans US$102m Egypt fabric plant
ALEXEANDRIA – Paradise Textiles is investing US$102m in a new integrated fabric manufacturing facility in Egypt, in Alexandria’s Amreya Public
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Ghana factory aims to put Savelugu on sourcing map
SAVELUGU – Northshore Apparel is building a major new garment factory in Northern Ghana as it seeks to put Savelugu
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Caastle founder pleads guilty in $300m fraud case
WASHINGTON – Christine Hunsicker, founder of fashion rental technology company CaaStle, has pleaded guilty in the US to securities fraud.
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Shein faces fresh chemical safety claims in EU
BERLIN – Greenpeace says Shein is continuing to sell clothing and footwear containing hazardous chemicals above EU limits. This is
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Primark shortlisted for German greenwashing award
HANOVER – Primark has been nominated for Germany’s 2026 ‘Golden Vulture’ greenwashing award, by campaign group Deutsche Umwelthilfe. The group
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UK clothing suppliers report widespread unfair buying practices
LEICESTER – A survey of UK clothing manufacturers has found that unfair purchasing practices by brands and retailers remain widespread.
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BlackRock linked to Vinted secondary share deal
NEW YORK – Vinted is set to bring BlackRock onto its share register in a secondary share deal that could
Vietnam garment exporters accused of child and forced labour
2nd April 2019
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LONDON – New research claims to have found a significant risk of forced labour, child labour and child slavery in tier 1 textile mills in
What price sustainability?
12th January 2018
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We’re all ethical shoppers right? Well not quite. New research shows 78 per cent of us base our purchasing decisions mainly on price. The EY
SAC update aims to reduce audit fatigue
8th January 2018
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SAN FRANCISCO – The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) has released an updated version of its Higg Facility Environmental Module (Higg FEM), its self-assessment tool that standardises
H&M accused of incinerating unsold clothing stock
5th January 2018
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STOCKHOLM – Fast fashion giant H&M has been accused of incinerating unsold clothing stock rather than recycling it. Swedish media outlet SVT claims H&M incinerated
Brands make recycled polyester pledge
5th January 2018
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TEXAS – A group of leading international apparel brands have publicly pledged to increase their use of recycled polyester (rPET) by at least 25 per
Woes continue for J Crew Group
5th January 2018
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NEW YORK – US apparel retailer J Crew Group has announced a sobering set of financial results for the third quarter and first nine months
Europe’s sweatshops uncovered in report on garment production
5th January 2018
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AMSTERDAM – Bringing garment manufacture closer to home is not necessarily the solution to reducing poor working conditions for employees if a new report on
Fair play?
5th January 2018
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Aggressive tax avoidance schemes might make financial sense but for a growing number of consumers, they’re simply not cricket. When does aggressive tax avoidance become
