TEXAS – US retailer JC Penney has announced it is to close its Milwaukee distribution and customer care centre with…Read the full story… High street woes continue with JC Penney job losses
PETA slams Responsible Down group
TEXAS – An apparel industry working group set up to ensure down is produced responsibly lacks transparency and puts industry…Read the full story… PETA slams Responsible Down group
Adidas dismisses NGO claims over unpaid workers
AMSTERDAM – German sportswear brand, Adidas, has dismissed claims it should use its leverage to pressure one of its suppliers…Read the full story… Adidas dismisses NGO claims over unpaid workers
Uzbekistan finally ends child labour in cotton fields
GENEVA – Child labour is no longer being used in Uzbekistan’s cotton fields, claims a new report, potentially reopening the…Read the full story… Uzbekistan finally ends child labour in cotton fields
Faster fashion hits supply chain CSR efforts
PARIS – A survey of textile and apparel suppliers found more than half have accepted brand and retailer orders that…Read the full story… Faster fashion hits supply chain CSR efforts
Amazon’s Prime service drives record apparel sales
NEW YORK – Apparel shoppers are switching to Amazon in their droves according to new research, with the convenience and…Read the full story… Amazon’s Prime service drives record apparel sales
Millions of tonnes of re-usable textiles landfilled
AMSTERDAM – Almost 90 per cent of waste textile items collected in a recent EU backed study were found to…Read the full story… Millions of tonnes of re-usable textiles landfilled
Cost no longer king in apparel sourcing
Apparel businesses are mistaken if they think that shifting to low cost sourcing countries is the key to long term…Read the full story… Cost no longer king in apparel sourcing
Seawater used to successfully dye cotton fabrics
DHAKA – Researchers from Bangladesh have successfully dyed cotton fabric using seawater. The scientists dyed two batches of cotton fabric,…Read the full story… Seawater used to successfully dye cotton fabrics