
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

SAN FRANCISCO – The credibility of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition us under serious threat due to the conduct of several of its leading members which

GURAGON – Much-need research has shed light on the devastating economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on India’s garment export industry. Exporters from key manufacturing

LEEDS – George, the UK clothing arm of retail giant, Asda, is offering desperate suppliers 50 per cent towards the price of cancelled orders on

SPECIAL REPORT – The concept of ‘furloughing’ has become commonplace in the UK in recent weeks. In the apparel sector, brands and retailers have closed

BERLIN – The German Partnership for Sustainable Textiles (Textilbuendnis) has offered clarification of its stance for members and the issue or apparel brands cancelling garment

STOCKHOLM – H&M Foundation has announced five winning innovations out of 5,893 entries from 175 countries for its annual €1m Global Change Award. The winners

LONDON – The Better Cotton Initiative has set up a taskforce to review forced labour risks associated with the Better Cotton Standard System. The taskforce

RATINGEN – German apparel retailer, Esprit, has announced that several of its German subsidiaries have applied for Protective Shield Proceedings under German Law. The move

AMSTERDAM – Amid continued evidence that brands are failing to pay for orders which have already been placed, the International Apparel Federation has warned that,
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