News 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 Read More »
News 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 Read More »
News 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 Read More »
News 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. Read More »
News 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 Read More »
News 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 Read More »
News 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. Read More »
News 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 Read More »
News Carbios rejects claims by former exec and files criminal complaint PARIS – French biotechnology firm Carbios has rejected allegations by a former executive and filed a criminal complaint for what Read More »
“Significant risks” remain in Uzbek cotton sector 4th April 2022 No Comments In this guest column written exclusively for Apparel Insider, Lynn Schweisfurth of the Uzbek Forum for Human Rights argues that while the end of systematic Read More »
Land-grabs – the new red flag for Uzbek cotton sector 19th February 2021 No Comments Apparel brands are said to be eyeing Uzbekistan as a potential source of cotton, particularly with Xinjiang cotton now the subject of US sanctions. A Read More »