GREENSBORO – US apparel retail group, VF Corporation, which owns brands such as Timberland, The North Face and Vans, has …
Ethiopian garment sector wages remain lowest in world
HAWASSA – Garment industry workers in Ethiopia continue to be the lowest paid in the world according to a dispatch …
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Brands respond to Xinjiang cotton crisis
LONDON – Global apparel brands sourcing Better Cotton have responded to issues highlighted by Apparel Insider regarding BCI’s use of …
Bangladesh upholds ban on US safety body
DHAKA – The Supreme Court in Bangladesh has upheld a High Court order which banned the inspection and training activities …
H&M: we can’t just plant trees
TOCKHOLM – H&M has expressed doubt about the current push by the global apparel industry towards climate offsetting. In a …
CSOs lobby EU over supply chain laws
AMSTERDAM – Ahead of the Finnish EU Presidency, more than 100 civil society organisations and trade unions have signed a …
Patagonia to match Action Works donations
CALIFORNIAN – US outdoor brand Patagonia has announced it will match all donations made through its ‘Action Works’ initiative from …
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Biological dyeing set for industrial trials
NORWICH – A British business which has developed the first commercially available biological dyeing process which sees engineered microorganisms produce …
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BCI ditches Chinese partner with prison labour links
LONDON – An investigation by Apparel Insider has found that the world’s largest and fastest growing cotton standard, the Better …
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