
2018 Year in Review
Our rundown of the key trends and issues in global apparel and textile industries in 2018… Feeling the heat

Our rundown of the key trends and issues in global apparel and textile industries in 2018… Feeling the heat

WASHINGTON – The Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety can point to a huge spike in factories completing Corrective Action Plans

ARTEIXO – Spanish apparel giant Inditex has confirmed a major scaling of its sustainable production in the past 12 months.

LONDON – Scientists have identified synthetic microfibres in the digestive systems of seven different species of turtle from the Atlantic,

BANGKOK – Swedish officials have announced a new project to tackle CSR and environmental issues in Asian garment supply chains.

DHAKA – The Bangladesh government has been accused of trying to water down the Bangladesh Accord by attempting to impose

KATOWICE – Key representatives of the global fashion industry have made concrete commitments to address climate change by launching the

LONDON – An ‘independent’ review claims H&M’s Fair Living Wage Strategy “shows genuine leadership” yet major lessons need to be

DHAKA – In Bangladesh, the Supreme Court has now extended the tenure of Bangladesh Accord until December 17 following a

LONDON – The Council of Fashion Designers of America and British Fashion Council have called for the fashion industry to slow down as part of

COPENHAGEN – The owner of Danish fashion retailer Bestseller, which is refusing to pay supplier bills and has been demanding huge discounts for completed orders,

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

LONDON – The Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) has hidden behind “internal processes” in response to calls for it to expel members over their refusal to

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

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

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

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

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
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