Category archives: News

AMSTERDAM – Asia Floor Wage Alliance (AFWA), Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) and the Worker-driven Social Responsibility Network (WSRN) has launched…
Read the full story… NGOs call for living wage mark-up on garment orders

HAWASSA – Mixed messages are coming from Ethiopia’s flagship textile park, Hawassa, regarding workers at Indochine Apparel PLC and KGG…
Read the full story… Brands respond to worker claims at Ethiopia suppliers

GREENSBORO – Cone Denim, the US manufacturer, has completed its first verification of origin audit with supply chain traceability business,…
Read the full story… Cone Denim uses Oritain tech to certify denim

LONDON – Fashion brand Superdry has warned there may be a “significant doubt” over its ability to continue as a…
Read the full story… Superdry warns of uncertainty over Covid hit

BERLIN – More than 70 economists have called on the German Government to pass supply chain laws in the current…
Read the full story… German economists call for supply chain laws

MUNICH – The world’s largest textile trade show organiser, Messe Frankfurt, has announced the postponement of three of its flagship…
Read the full story… Messe Frankfurt postpones textile events till 2022

LONDON – Oxfam has published a detailed report on Marks and Spencer’s food and footwear supply chains, after being asked…
Read the full story… Oxfam conducts gap analysis on M&S suppliers

WASHINGTON – The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced it will impose a sweeping regional ban on…
Read the full story… US bans cotton imports from Uyghur Region

BOSTON – People with elevated blood levels of a toxic chemical called perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) were found to have increased risk of…
Read the full story… PFCs linked to higher risk of severe covid-19