AREQUIPA – More than one third of all alpaca fibre exports from Peru could be Responsible Alpaca Fibre (RAS) certified …
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Retailers slammed for hiding from safety pledges
Nine years since a deadly fire at a major Bangladesh garment supplier, campaigners are urging Walmart and other retailers to …
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Greenpeace calls for laws to curb fashion’s excesses
HAMBURG – The global fashion industry will not address its destructive impact on the climate without regulation, according to a …
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FibreTrace launches traceable Benin cotton pilot
GLO-DJIGBÉ – Traceable textile specialist FibreTrace has announced a partnership with industrial park developer Arise Integrated Industrial Platforms (Arise IIP) …
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US$1 trillion to decarbonise fashion supply chains
WASHINGTON – Decarbonising global fashion supply chains to achieve a net-zero fashion industry by 2050 will cost more than one …
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Xinjiang cotton reaching fashion supply chains
SHEFFIELD – Banned cotton from Xinjiang in China is still making its way into global fashion supply chains and final …
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GPS tracking sting finds Nike destroying returned trainers
OREGON – US sportswear brand Nike is destroying newly returned trainers, according to a team of investigative journalists from Germany. …
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Fashion supply chain costs soaring, survey finds
LONDON – The era of sourcing-cost price deflation in fashion supply chains is over, according to a new survey of …
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Shein suppliers flouting labour laws, exposé finds
GUANGZHOU – An undercover exposé found that suppliers of Chinese ultra-fast fashion brand Shein have been seriously flouting labour laws, …
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