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New study fills gap on microfibre impacts
MONTREAL – A ground-breaking new study has provided the first Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) comparing microfibre pollution from cotton and
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Researchers propose A-E sustainability index for fashion
LISBON – A new study has unveiled a fashion sustainability index that combines environmental, social and durability measures into a
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VF Corp to sell Dickies to Bluestar Alliance for US$600m
GREENSBORO – VF Corp has agreed to sell Dickies to brand manager Bluestar Alliance in a US$600m all-cash deal. The
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Arvind switches on India’s first CO₂ dyeing line for H&M
AHMEDABAD – Arvind Limited has inaugurated India’s first supercritical CO₂ (sCO₂) dyeing machine at its Ahmedabad complex. The project has
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ONLY launches 100,000 recycled tops with RE&UP
EINDHOVEN – Textile innovator RE&UP is working with Bestseller-owned women’s brand ONLY to launch a new jersey made from next-gen
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Next faces new union dispute in Sri Lanka
LONDON – Sri Lanka’s Free Trade Zones & General Services Employees Union (FTZ&GSEU) has accused UK retailer Next of escalating
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NFW to wind down operations after years of struggle
PEORIA – Natural Fiber Welding (NFW), the Illinois-based materials innovator and an Earthshot Prize finalist last year, is winding down
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H&M chief urges VAT cut on resale fashion
STOCKHOLM – H&M Group CEO Daniel Ervér has joined leading Scandinavian fashion executives in calling for reduced VAT on second-hand
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EU forces fashion producers to pay for textile waste
BRUSSELS – The European Parliament has passed landmark legislation that will make textile producers responsible for the costs of collecting,
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
