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Better Cotton farmers affected as monsoon floods hit Punjab cotton
LONDON – Better Cotton says monsoon floods have hit thousands of its licensed growers across Punjab’s key cotton districts. In
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John Lewis unveils UK-made knitwear from reclaimed wool
LONDON – John Lewis has launched a knitwear collection made entirely from reclaimed wool, produced end-to-end in the UK. The
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Study examines textile biodegradation claims
LEEDS – New University of Leeds research claims many textile biodegradation figures rely on lab tests that don’t reflect real-world
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OECD puts Shein on notice over rights and environmental failings
PARIS – The French National Contact Point (NCP) for the OECD Guidelines has issued a final statement finding that ultra-fast-fashion
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Lenzing weighs sale of Indonesian flagship site
LENZING – Speciality fibre maker Lenzing has launched a strategic review of its Indonesian operations including a potential sale of
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91% of fashion brands won’t say how much they make
LONDON – A new ranking of major global fashion brands has found overproduction remains fashion’s most significant, yet hidden, climate
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Bestseller clashes with Danish broadcaster over documentary
COPENHAGEN – Bestseller has become embroiled in a public row after Danish broadcaster TV 2 scrutinised the fashion group’s Bangladeshi
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Wool’s carbon footprint: a rethink
This article appears in the autumn edition of Natural Fibres Insight. It’s no great secret that for years, wool has
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Copenhagen Fashion Week warned over misleading marketing
COPENHAGEN – Copenhagen Fashion Week (CFW) has been warned it risks contributing to misleading end consumers, despite being a business-to-business
Fashion bodies want industry to slow down
22nd May 2020
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LONDON – The Council of Fashion Designers of America and British Fashion Council have called for the fashion industry to slow down as part of
Bestseller owner enters Sunday Times rich list
21st May 2020
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COPENHAGEN – The owner of Danish fashion retailer Bestseller, which is refusing to pay supplier bills and has been demanding huge discounts for completed orders,
The face of a broken industry?
19th May 2020
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LONDON – A denim manufacturer from Bangladesh has taken to social media to express his despair at being unable to pay his 2,000 staff bonuses
ETI dithers over poor conduct of members
14th May 2020
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LONDON – The Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) has hidden behind “internal processes” in response to calls for it to expel members over their refusal to
Zalando set to buck market in 2020
8th May 2020
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BERLIN – German online fashion retailer Zalando said it expects to buck broader market trends and achieve double-digit growth in 2020. The business said it
“Nowhere to go” for used clothing as markets dry up
6th May 2020
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LONDON – Mountains of used clothing is heading to landfill and incineration as global second-hand clothing markets grind to a halt. As fears about Covid-19
Levi’s exec bemoans anti-Chinese sentiment
5th May 2020
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SAN FRANCISCO – A Chinese-American board member of US denim brand Levi’s has hit out at anti-Asian sentiment which, she claims, has spread almost as
Next warns of potential 40% drop in sales
29th April 2020
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LONDON – UK fashion retailer Next has warned that full-price sales in-store and online could drop by up to 40 per cent on an annual
Calls for EU laws to end poor purchasing practices
23rd April 2020
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AMSTERDAM – New EU-wide laws are needed to end the culture of unfair purchasing practices by apparel brands, which at present allows them to cancel
