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Study: cotton most prevalent microfibre in deep seas
PLYMOUTH – Pollution from cellulose fibres such as cotton and linen made up 80 per cent of all deep-sea microfibres
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Why garment worker burnout is bad for business
LONDON – Garment worker burnout, as well as being unethical, is also bad for business. The cover story of the
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New laws, stronger enforcement: UK fashion enquiry hears evidence
LONDON – New laws and stronger enforcement are needed to better regulate exploitation in the global supply chains of UK
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Brands charging punitive fines for late delivery, claims supplier
LEICESTER – A UK apparel retailer is raking in a seven figure sum annually by charging clothng garment manufacturers for
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EU resolution calls for Accord’s continuation
BRUSSELS – The European Parliament has passed a resolution calling on the Bangladesh Government to allow the work of the
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BCI releases Better Cotton leaderboards
LONDON – Better Cotton Initiative has released new leaderboards showing the world’s top users of Better Cotton. The world’s top
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C&A Foundation helps Indian cotton farmers slash water use
GUJARAT – Cotton farmers in India using water-saving drip irrigation techniques have radically cut water use while boosting revenues. A
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Asos and Denim Expert among new ZDHC members
AMSTERDAM – UK online fashion giant, Asos, has joined the ZDHC Roadmap to Zero Programme as a signatory brand. The
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Myanmar workers “not benefitting” from wage rise
YANGON – Garment workers in Myanmar are unlikely to benefit from recent minimum wage increases as factories have upped production
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
