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
VF Corp sets Science Based Targets
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
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…Read the full story… Ethiopian garment sector wages remain lowest in world
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…Read the full story… Brands respond to Xinjiang cotton crisis
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…Read the full story… Bangladesh upholds ban on US safety body
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…Read the full story… H&M: we can’t just plant trees
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…Read the full story… CSOs lobby EU over supply chain laws
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…Read the full story… Patagonia to match Action Works donations
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…Read the full story… Biological dyeing set for industrial trials