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Brands make recycled polyester pledge
TEXAS – A group of leading international apparel brands have publicly pledged to increase their use of recycled polyester (rPET)
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Woes continue for J Crew Group
NEW YORK – US apparel retailer J Crew Group has announced a sobering set of financial results for the third
VF Corp backs foam dyeing technology
TEXAS – US denim brands Wrangler and Lee have put their financial weight behind a new foam dyeing process which claims
Europe’s sweatshops uncovered in report on garment production
AMSTERDAM – Bringing garment manufacture closer to home is not necessarily the solution to reducing poor working conditions for employees
China expands footprint in Ethiopian textile sector
ADDIS ABABA – One of China’s largest textile manufacturers, Wuxi Cotton Mill, has become the latest inward investor to head
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VF Corp buys natural fibre specialist Icebreaker
GREENSBORO – US-based apparel and lifestyle retail brand VF Corporation has purchased New Zealand-based Icebreaker as it looks to increase
Fair play?
Aggressive tax avoidance schemes might make financial sense but for a growing number of consumers, they’re simply not cricket. When
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A cry for help?
ISTANBUL — Customers shopping at Zara, the fast fashion retailer owned by the world’s largest apparel company, Inditex, recently found
Further growth for Cambodia garment exports
PHNOM PENH – Cambodia’s heavily export-orientated garment industry continues to show signs of upturn despite ongoing challenges around social compliance
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
