Category archives: News

YANGON – A new EU programme has been launched which aims to improve social and environmental standards in Myanmar’s garment…
Read the full story… EU backs Myanmar sustainability project

WASHINGTON – 2,000 Indonesian garment workers have received a total of US$4.5m in severance pay – the largest recorded amount…
Read the full story… Record pay-out for Indonesian workers

GREENSBORO – US apparel retail group, VF Corporation, which owns brands such as Timberland, The North Face and Vans, has…
Read the full story… VF Corp sets Science Based Targets

HAWASSA – Garment industry workers in Ethiopia continue to be the lowest paid in the world according to a dispatch…
Read the full story… Ethiopian garment sector wages remain lowest in world

LONDON – Global apparel brands sourcing Better Cotton have responded to issues highlighted by Apparel Insider regarding BCI’s use of…
Read the full story… Brands respond to Xinjiang cotton crisis

DHAKA – The Supreme Court in Bangladesh has upheld a High Court order which banned the inspection and training activities…
Read the full story… Bangladesh upholds ban on US safety body

TOCKHOLM – H&M has expressed doubt about the current push by the global apparel industry towards climate offsetting. In a…
Read the full story… H&M: we can’t just plant trees

AMSTERDAM – Ahead of the Finnish EU Presidency, more than 100 civil society organisations and trade unions have signed a…
Read the full story… CSOs lobby EU over supply chain laws

CALIFORNIAN – US outdoor brand Patagonia has announced it will match all donations made through its ‘Action Works’ initiative from…
Read the full story… Patagonia to match Action Works donations