
McKinsey study finds growing appetite for near-shoring
NEW YORK – Near-shoring of apparel production is forecast to soar as automation and rising labour costs in Asia mean

NEW YORK – Near-shoring of apparel production is forecast to soar as automation and rising labour costs in Asia mean

LONDON – 20 Brazilian apparel brands and retailers have been ranked on their transparency by Fashion Revolution. The campaign group’s

AMSTERDAM – A group of global institutional investors with combined assets of more than €725bn have called for fairer wages

TOKYO – One of the world’s leading fast fashion brands is to introduce automation in its warehouses which will help

TAIPEI – Taiwanese polyester and textile manufacturer, Far Eastern New Century Corp, has unveiled pioneering new recycling technology that converts

TEXAS – The first garments made with wool from Responsible Wool Standard (RWS) certified farms are now in stores. UK

ADDIS ABABA – The World Bank is to launch a project to support Ethiopia in the greening of its rapidly

DHAKA – Labour rights groups in Bangladesh are calling for better financial protection for workers in the wake of industrial

KARACHI – Leading unions and labour groups in Pakistan have called for the country’s own safety ‘Accord’ similar to that

HELSINKI – “We need brands to scale” – that was the rallying cry of Petri Alava, CEO of Finnish post-consumer textile waste recycling business, Infinited

ESPOO – Forest industry group Metsä has announced a project with the Finnish state-owned energy company Fortum to develop new technologies to convert straw and

SAN FRANCISCO – US denim brand Levi’s will publish data showing the ethnic make-up of its organisation – including number of black people in managerial

LONDON – US clothing holding company, PVH, which owns Tommy Hilfiger, and French luxury group Kering have both been extremely vocal on the Black Lives

LONDON – Travel restrictions put in place due to Covid-19 could impact the amount of cotton entering global supply chains from standards such as the

CALIFORNIA – US outdoor brand has announced that after 12 years with the company, Rose Marcario is this week stepping down from her role as

SÃO PAULO – A new joint venture has been established between Austrian speciality fibre business, Lenzing, and Brazilian conglomerate, Duratex S.A, to build one of

LONDON – Online fashion retailer Boohoo is facing a US$100m (£81 million) lawsuit in the US over allegations it misled shoppers with ‘sham sales’. The

LONDON – A leading sports apparel retailer had slammed the UK government for its muddled thinking over when high street stores will be allowed to
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