
German court sits on Ali Enterprises case
DORTMUND – This week, a court in Dortmund held the first oral hearing in the case of the factory fire

DORTMUND – This week, a court in Dortmund held the first oral hearing in the case of the factory fire

CALIFORNIA – US outdoor brand Patagonia will donate the entire US$10m it saved in taxes last year to non-profits which

MANILA – A Chinese textile business has targeted the Philippines for a reported US$100m green textile park. China Zhejiang Guannan

MUNICH – Textile technology business Polartec has launched the first ever fabric technology engineered to reduce microfibre shedding. The business

NEW YORK – AlgiKnit, a biomaterials company which is developing yarn spun from kelp, has announced a US$2.2m Series Seed

LONDON – Online apparel brand Boohoo is selling some dresses at a loss to drive website traffic. Carol Kane, joint

DHAKA – Bangladeshi garment suppliers are still being driven down on price by apparel brands and retailers – but some

STOCKHOLM – Swedish fast fashion brand H&M is to close down its Cheap Monday skinny jeans brand amid declining sales

LONDON – A new report claims Chinese viscose factories which have signed up to a high-profile industry sustainability initiative are

GENEVA – COVID-19 could cost 25 million jobs globally claims a new assessment by the International Labour Organisation. The startling figure comes as the impact

LONDON – Shares prices of the world’s leading apparel brands have plummeted over the past month amid stores closures and supply chain disruption caused by

LONDON – Civil society groups are calling on governments, brands and employers to protect supply chain workers from the economic and health impacts of COVID-19.

NEWCASTLE – British researchers have discovered polyester microfibres inside a new species of deep-sea amphipods which were only recently discovered in one of the deepest

HONG KONG – Apparel buyers are extending payment terms by up to 30 days for Bangladeshi suppliers as they seek to minimise the impact of

LONDON – Global business consultancy, Mckinsey, has issued a coronavirus briefing which suggests global GDP will fall by between 0.3 and 0.7 per cent during

BRUSSELS – Fair Wear Foundation has welcomed a new trade agreement between the EU and Vietnam which builds in commitments for improving labour rights in

SAN FRANCISCO – People will be incentivised to go out and buy more clothing in a new partnership between US apparel retailer Gap Inc and

NEW YORK – The coronavirus is now a ‘Black Swan’ event for apparel brands and retailers claims a new study which surveyed global brands with
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