Category archives: News

ARTEIXO – The world’s largest apparel retailer, Inditex, has signed a joint declaration with IndustriALL Global Union in which it…
Read the full story… Inditex pledges support for garment sector recovery

SAN FRANCISCO – The Sustainable Apparel Coalition’s love affair with polyester fibre is in further evidence with its release of…
Read the full story… Polyester is now even better for the planet says new Higg MSI

LENZING – Austrian speciality fibre business, Lenzing, saw revenues decline by 25.6 per cent from €1.09 bn to €810.2m in…
Read the full story… Lenzing revenues fall by a quarter in first half of 2020

WASHINGTON – The United States has imposed sanctions on former BCI implementing partner, Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC), in…
Read the full story… US imposes sanctions on former BCI partner, XPCC

LONDON – The operations of XPCC – the main producer of cotton in Xinjiang – have for years been tainted…
Read the full story… Xinjiang, XPCC and the sham of ‘sustainable cotton’

WASHINGTON – US apparel brands found to be using slave labour to make their products in Xinjiang supply chains could…
Read the full story… US bill could mean huge fines for brands with slave labour links

SUZHOU – Strange but not altogether surprising news from China, where it has emerged that chemical giant Hengli is planning…
Read the full story… Chinese firm Hengli to produce polyester from coal

AMSTERDAM – Fashion for Good is working with a number of leading brands to pilot pioneering wastewater treatment technology in textile supply…
Read the full story… Arvind plant pilots ‘game-changing’ wastewater tech

MANCHESTER – Online fashion retailer Boohoo has shared terms of references of its review into its Leicester supply chain as…
Read the full story… Boohoo to bring forward investigation findings