
UK brands linked to pollution scandal
LONDON – A damning new report claims UK retailers Tesco, Asda and Next are still sourcing viscose from Indonesian factories

LONDON – A damning new report claims UK retailers Tesco, Asda and Next are still sourcing viscose from Indonesian factories

BOSTON – The global apparel industry is responsible for 6.7 per cent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions according to

MANCHESTER – It would seem that not even the new breed of rapidly growing apparel etailers are immune from the

AMSTERDAM – Japanese fast fashion brand, Uniqlo, is at loggerheads with a group of labour rights NGOs about its refusal

LONDON – Researchers have successfully used betulin, a tree bark extract, to improve the water repellency of cotton fabrics, offering

BRUSSELS – Wear better quality clothing garments and wash them less often is the key message of a new report

WASHINGTON – US apparel sales fell by two per cent in 2017 to US$215bn, according to new research. While e-commerce

TEXAS – US retailer JC Penney has announced it is to close its Milwaukee distribution and customer care centre with

TEXAS – An apparel industry working group set up to ensure down is produced responsibly lacks transparency and puts industry

AMSTERDAM – Major fashion brands are continuing to source cotton T-shirts from Bangladesh at prices that leave little room for wage rises, safer working conditions

GUJARAT – Loop Industries has secured government backing in India for its first commercial-scale textile-textile recycling plant. The company has signed a memorandum of understanding

ZURICH – Oeko-Tex has published new laboratory findings from its Eco Passport certification programme, highlighting persistent compliance issues in some dye categories. It also points

BEIJING – Chinese fashion giant Shein is reportedly acquiring US apparel brand Everlane in a deal valuing the business at around US$100m. The transaction was

NORTH CAROLINA – A new life cycle assessment claims U.S. cotton can deliver a negative greenhouse gas footprint when biogenic carbon storage is included. The

LONDON – Cotton supply chains are showing fresh signs of forced labour exposure, despite growing investment in traceability, Oritain research found. Oritain’s Market Insights Programme

WASHINGTON – Campaigners are warning that cotton produced with state-imposed forced labour in Turkmenistan may be entering global fashion supply chains. The risk is linked

WARSAW – EU anti-fraud officials have helped uncover a suspected textile diversion scheme involving goods shipped from China. The textiles were declared as being in

DHAKA – Bangladesh’s Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has signed a deal with German development agency GIZ to support sustainability in the country’s ready-made
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