DHAKA – Garment factory workers at selected textile mills in Bangladesh will soon be paid digitally, as part of an …
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Lenzing embarks on €1bn expansion
LENZING – Austrian speciality fibres business, Lenzing, has announced plans to invest more than €1bn in new lyocell fibres production …
Is apparel sector becoming polarised on sustainability issues?
AMSTERDAM – Ralph Lauren’s 2025 target date for eliminating potentially hazardous chemicals from its textile supply chains has been branded …
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Is it time for laws around purchasing practices?
LONDON – Greater industry transparency and a more robust regulatory framework are needed to improve apparel brand purchasing practices – …
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Report: Bangladesh repression worse in two decades
WASHINGTON – A new report which saw researchers interview more than 100 Bangladeshi garment workers claims repression in the country’s …
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Boohoo accused of ‘Dickensian’ practices
BURNLEY – A worker for UK fast fashion brand Boohoo has claimed staff were told by management not to speak …
Ralph Lauren outlines sustainability targets
NEW YORK – US luxury brand Ralph Lauren has committed to eliminating the use of hazardous chemicals in its textile …
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Cotton standards accused of “lacking ambition”
LONDON – Multi-stakeholder cotton certification programmes operating in Sub-Saharhan Africa “lack ambition” and are too “intertwined” with the interests of …
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Organic cotton growing “environmentally inefficient”
BASEL – A study of 355 cotton farms in Benin, West Africa, found that GHG emissions for organic cotton producers …
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