Apparel Insider

UTENA – Direct action NGO, Greenpeace, has recognised Lithuanian apparel company, Utenos trikotažas, as the first, and so far the…
Read the full story… First accreditation for Greenpeace textile standard

SAN FRANCISCO – People will be incentivised to go out and buy more clothing in a new partnership between US…
Read the full story… Gap-thredUP initiative encourages consumerism

ACCRA – New claims suggest significant amounts of imported clothing that passes through Kantamanto market in Ghana’s capital, Accra, ends…
Read the full story… Trash fashion being exported to Ghana

NEW YORK – 38 companies in the global apparel and textile industries have ‘committed’ to setting Science-Based Targets – but…
Read the full story… 38 apparel and textile brands commit to SBTs

NEW YORK – The coronavirus is now a ‘Black Swan’ event for apparel brands and retailers claims a new study…
Read the full story… Coronavirus a ‘Black Swan’ event for brands

PARIS – The French Secretary of State to the Minister for the Ecological and Inclusive Transition, Brune Poirson, this week…
Read the full story… France laws to target microplastic waste

BERLIN – German brands are embracing a new national certification standard for the textile and apparel industries. The German Federal…
Read the full story… Non-German companies sign up to Grüner Knopf

AMSTERDAM – India needs major new measures to tackle safety in its garment and textile industries, according to the Clean…
Read the full story… Auditing is failing Indian workers, claims NGO

LONDON – Direct action group, Extinction Rebellion, is continuing to call for the cancellation of September’s London fashion week. The…
Read the full story… ER calls for London Fashion Week cancellation