COLOMBO – Sri Lanka’s Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF) says almost a third of its apparel industry workforce has now been vaccinated against Covid-19 after

PARIS – French prosecutors have opened an investigation against fashion retailers Uniqlo, Zara owner Inditex, French company SMCP and US footwear brand Skechers for allegedly

NEW YORK – Soaring shipping costs, port disruptions and logistical chaos could see a shift to near-shoring for fashion and textiles, new research suggests. The

TEXAS – Organic cotton production globally increased for the fourth year in a row according to the latest figures from US consultants Textile Exchange. Their

SAN FRANCISCO – US casualwear brand, Gap, has announced plans to close all 81 of its stores in the UK and Ireland by the end

LONDON – The Better Cotton Initiative has missed its 2020 targets for growth, as well as brand and retailer uptake of Better Cotton. The cotton

LONDON – A major new investigation found most fashion brands are blatantly flouting international regulations around green claims – and could be leaving themselves wide

BOSTON – A US business has developed a new technology platform which helps apparel brands to easily and methodically screen for forced labour and country

MEMPHIS – The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol has welcomed the UK’s leading retailer, Tesco, as a member of the system that claims to bring quantifiable