
Ethiopia targets sustainable cotton
HAWASSA – Ethiopia is seeking to dramatically boost its sustainable cotton sector, with cotton now seen as a key “strategic

HAWASSA – Ethiopia is seeking to dramatically boost its sustainable cotton sector, with cotton now seen as a key “strategic

COPENHAGEN – Danish fashion company, Bestseller, whose brands include Jack & Jones and Vero Moda, has entered into a joint
HONG KONG – The harsh trading difficulties facing UK retailer, House of Fraser, have been outlined by the company’s potential

LONDON – Both Oeko-Tex and the Better Cotton Initiative have issued a robust defence of their respective standards following a

DHAKA – The Government of Bangladesh has given its backing for the Bangladesh Accord to work in the country beyond

HERISAU – Many of the world’s leading textile dye and chemical companies have signed an open letter to the Stichting

COPENHAGEN – The global fashion industry has improved its sustainability performance in the past 12 months, but much more work

SAN FRANCISCO – A ‘biopolyester’ pilot plant in the US is looking to scale after significant interest from apparel brands.

BHOPAL – The C&A Foundation recently gathered cotton sector stakeholders in India to look at ways to boost organic cotton

LONDON – A new report has warned of the risks of cotton that was picked using forced labour in Turkmenistan finding its way into apparel

NEW YORK – PVH, which owns the Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein brands, recorded revenues of nearly US$9.7bn for FY2018 ,with online revenues breaking the

AMSTERDAM – All 745 ready-made garment factories under the Bangladeshi government’s inspection programme have yet to eliminate high risk safety hazards, all of which were

STOCKHOLM – A new collection from H&M will use fibres produced from oranges, pineapples and algae biomass. The retailer’s latest ‘Conscious Collection’ is its most

HAWASSA – Thousands of workers at Ethiopia’s biggest industrial park have been striking demanding that unions be allowed access to the park to help press

LEEDS – George, the fashion and homewares arm of the supermarket Asda, has pledged to use only recycled polyester in its collections by 2025. The

DHAKA – Just 100 out of 1688 ready-made garment factories covered by the Bangladesh Accord have so far been handed over to Remediation Coordination Cell

LONDON – Better Cotton Initiative produce achieved record uptake in 2018. BCI retail and brand members sourced more than one million metric tonnes of Better

AMSTERDAM – The developers of a new tracing system say they are confident they will soon be able to fully trace organic cotton from the
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