
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

AMSTERDAM – German sportswear brand, Adidas, has dismissed claims it should use its leverage to pressure one of its suppliers

GENEVA – Child labour is no longer being used in Uzbekistan’s cotton fields, claims a new report, potentially reopening the

PARIS – A survey of textile and apparel suppliers found more than half have accepted brand and retailer orders that

NEW YORK – Apparel shoppers are switching to Amazon in their droves according to new research, with the convenience and

AMSTERDAM – Almost 90 per cent of waste textile items collected in a recent EU backed study were found to
Apparel businesses are mistaken if they think that shifting to low cost sourcing countries is the key to long term

DHAKA – Researchers from Bangladesh have successfully dyed cotton fabric using seawater. The scientists dyed two batches of cotton fabric,
On the of the launch of its revised sustainable cotton standard, Apparel Insider catches up with the Better Cotton Initiative’s
DHAKA – Around a dozen more brands have signed up to the 2018 Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety

WASHINGTON – A new review from the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) has questioned whether organic cotton’s environmental claims properly account for lower yields. ICAC

BRUSSELS – More than a third of clothing items tested in an EU market surveillance campaign carried inaccurate fibre composition labels. The findings have raised

TEXAS – Avalo says an independent life cycle assessment (LCA) found major emissions and water reductions from its first commercial cotton programme. The US agri-biotech

DHAKA – Bangladesh is urging a clearer trade settlement with the EU before the country graduates from LDC status in November. Without a workable post-graduation

TEXAS – Textile Exchange has published a landmark life cycle assessment (LCA) for polyester, the world’s most widely used fibre. The 306-page study, prepared with

RALEIGH – Seaweed fibre pioneer, Keel Labs, whose clients include Stella McCartney and H&M Group’s &ll, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The North

PARIS – French authorities have imposed fresh fines totalling €22.5m on Shein over consumer protection and environmental information breaches. The sanctions were announced by France’s

ZURICH – Swiss chemical recycling company GR3N has raised €15.5m to support an industrial-scale PET and polyester recycling plant in Spain. The round was led

NORTH CAROLINA – UK consumers are among the world’s leading donors and recyclers of unwanted clothing, according to new Cotton Incorporated survey data. The organisation’s
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