
New report warns of automation’s “dark side”
LONDON – Garment supply chains in South East Asia are set for drastic job losses as automation and sewbots come

LONDON – Garment supply chains in South East Asia are set for drastic job losses as automation and sewbots come

AMSTERDAM – Greenpeace has labelled polyester the “Achilles heel of fast fashion,” in a new report which reflects on the

HANOI – The Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS), the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) and Hong Kong-based garment firm TAL

OSLO – A leading Taiwan textile business which lists as its customers Levi’s, VF Corp, Gap and Tommy Hilfiger has

STOCKHOLM – H&M has outlined details of new wage management systems aimed at improving career prospects for textile workers in

94 retailers have now joined the Global Fashion Agenda’s 2020 Circular Fashion System Commitment, setting targets for circularity in fashion and

PHNOM PENH – Garment workers in Cambodia are being coerced by their employers to vote in July’s general election, or

AMSTERDAM – A new public disclosure tool aims to drive transparency around the release of wastewater by textile mills. The

AMSTERDAM – There are fresh calls for a trebling of the minimum wage of Bangladeshi garment workers ahead of 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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