AMSTERDAM – 77 international apparel brands have signed up to the new International Accord for Health and Safety in the …
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French advertising body says Adidas is greenwashing
HERZOGENAURACH – Adidas has been founded guilty of making false and misleading sustainability claims by France’s Advertising Ethics Jury after …
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Fur sector launches new standard, backed by LVMH
LONDON – The International Fur Federation (IFF), which represents the global fur industry, has launched a new certification and traceability …
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Esquel resumes legal case over US blacklisting
HONG KONG – One of the world’s biggest shirt-makers, Esquel Group, has resumed litigation to have its Xinjiang manufacturing unit removed …
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Cambodia garment sector in renewable energy drive
BRUSSELS – An EU-backed project is carrying out a series of audits in Cambodian garment factories as part of a …
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Urban Outfitters bemoans Vietnam inventory pain
PHILADELPHIA – US retailer Urban Outfitters has become the latest apparel business to warn about supply chain and inventory challenges …
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NGOs say garment factories must not be exempt from lockdowns
AMSTERDAM – 50 rights groups an NGOs have called for garment factories in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to be included …
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BGMEA queries legal remit of new International Accord
DHAKA – Bangladesh’s main garment industry trade body has opposed the implementation of the newly agreed International Accord in Bangladesh, …
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New Index ranks textile water impact as ‘critical’
LONDON – Apparel and textile manufacturing along with cotton farming are claimed to be among the sectors with the largest …
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