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EU funding for wood to fibre value chain initiative
BRUSSELS – A Finnish initiative which is aiming to tackle bottlenecks in creating wood-to-textile value chains and boost the production
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Report: Bangladesh repression worse in two decades
WASHINGTON – A new report which saw researchers interview more than 100 Bangladeshi garment workers claims repression in the country’s
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Fashion for Good expands Asia presence
AMSTERDAM – Fashion for Good is expanding to South Asia with the lof a dedicated regional innovation programme. Leading up
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US B-Corp aims to build dirt to shirt hemp apparel
BURLINGTON – A North Carolina B-corporation is aiming to kick-start a ‘dirt to shirt’ fully trackable and traceable hemp apparel
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Boohoo accused of ‘Dickensian’ practices
BURNLEY – A worker for UK fast fashion brand Boohoo has claimed staff were told by management not to speak
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Survey finds GBV rampant in Cambodia
WASHINGTON – Almost half of Cambodian garment industry workers surveyed had experienced having a supervisor or manager forcing them to
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UK rejects chance to clean up fast fashion
LONDON – The UK Government has rejected recommendations by an independent Parliamentary enquiry aimed at cleaning up the fast fashion
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€3.6m funding for eco-dyes start-up
PARIS – A French tech business which produces textile dyes through microbial fermentation has raised €3.6m to help take its
Apparel bodies troubled by Myanmar labour rights progress
WASHINGTON – A leading global apparel body has written to the Myanmar government expressing deep concern about the current human
Shein buys Everlane in US$100m deal, reports claim
18th May 2026
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BEIJING – Chinese fashion giant Shein is reportedly acquiring US apparel brand Everlane in a deal valuing the business at around US$100m. The transaction was
U.S. cotton LCA claims negative carbon footprint
18th May 2026
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NORTH CAROLINA – A new life cycle assessment claims U.S. cotton can deliver a negative greenhouse gas footprint when biogenic carbon storage is included. The
Cotton risk rises sharply amid sourcing shifts
14th May 2026
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LONDON – Cotton supply chains are showing fresh signs of forced labour exposure, despite growing investment in traceability, Oritain research found. Oritain’s Market Insights Programme
Brands warned of forced labour cotton concerns
13th May 2026
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WASHINGTON – Campaigners are warning that cotton produced with state-imposed forced labour in Turkmenistan may be entering global fashion supply chains. The risk is linked
BCI pilot claims 54 per cent cut in US cotton emissions
13th May 2026
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ZURICH – US cotton growers licensed to the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) standard cut greenhouse gas emissions by 54 per cent in a single season.
Target expands Syre deal for recycled polyester
13th May 2026
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NORTH CAROLINA – Target has expanded its partnership with Syre to support the use of 70,000 metric tons of polyester made from end-of-life textiles. The
EU customs probe uncovers China textile diversion scheme
12th May 2026
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WARSAW – EU anti-fraud officials have helped uncover a suspected textile diversion scheme involving goods shipped from China. The textiles were declared as being in
Chinese apparel exports to US plunge 53 per cent in Q1
11th May 2026
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WASHINGTON – Chinese apparel shipments to the US fell by more than half in value in the first quarter of 2026 new trade figures show.
BGMEA, GIZ sign Bangladesh RMG transition deal
11th May 2026
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DHAKA – Bangladesh’s Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has signed a deal with German development agency GIZ to support sustainability in the country’s ready-made
