WASHINGTON – A survey of garment suppliers by the US-based Worker Rights Consortium has revealed alarming changes in brands’ pricing…Read the full story… Survey: brands use pandemic panic to drive down prices
US study shows scale of synthetics pollution problem
CALIFORNIA – A ground-breaking US study has highlighted the colossal scale of pollution from plastic microfibers which shed from synthetic…Read the full story… US study shows scale of synthetics pollution problem
UK-based apparel retailers probed over Xinjiang
LONDON – The UK Government’s Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee has written to leading apparel brands including H&M,…Read the full story… UK-based apparel retailers probed over Xinjiang
Bombshell report labels PET recycling tech “fiction”
MONTREAL – Canadian plastic and polyester recycling company, Loop Industries, has seen its share price plummet by a third after…Read the full story… Bombshell report labels PET recycling tech “fiction”
Alpaca sector responds to SAC’s comments
LONDON – The International Alpaca Association has issued a detailed response to this week’s announcement from the Sustainable Apparel Coalition…Read the full story… Alpaca sector responds to SAC’s comments
New paper says brands must go further on transparency
AMSTERDAM – The apparel industry must do more on the issue of transparency, and publishing lists of suppliers alone is…Read the full story… New paper says brands must go further on transparency
SAC will not suspend “unsafe” Higg scores
SAN FRANCISCO – The Sustainable Apparel Coalition says it will not retire Higg Material Sustainability Index (MSI) scores for leather,…Read the full story… SAC will not suspend “unsafe” Higg scores
Study: 8-14m tonnes of microplastics on sea-floor
LONDON – New research suggests there could be as much as 8-14 million tonnes of microplastics on the seafloor –…Read the full story… Study: 8-14m tonnes of microplastics on sea-floor
New probe uncovers serious fraud at Leicester garment factories
LEICESTER – UK fashion retailers Select Fashion and Boohoo have been linked to a multi-million pound money laundering network in…Read the full story… New probe uncovers serious fraud at Leicester garment factories