News EU tests find widespread clothing label inaccuracies BRUSSELS – More than a third of clothing items tested in an EU market surveillance campaign carried inaccurate fibre composition Read More »
News Youngone steps up Uzbekistan textile expansion SEOUL – South Korean apparel manufacturer Youngone Corporation is planning a further US$41.6m investment in Uzbekistan over the next three Read More »
News Textile EPR rollout ‘highly fragmented’, new analysis finds BRUSSELS – New analysis has found wide differences in how textile Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes are being developed in Read More »
News Avalo claims 47 per cent carbon cut in first LCA TEXAS – Avalo says an independent life cycle assessment (LCA) found major emissions and water reductions from its first commercial Read More »
News Workers at Target supplier win US$6m in back pay WASHINGTON – More than 750 garment workers in Guatemala have received US$6m after labour rights groups uncovered wage theft at Read More »
News IAF calls time on cheap sourcing model LONDON – Fashion brands should stop chasing the lowest prices and tackle far bigger losses from overproduction, excess inventory and Read More »
News Bangladesh opens door to Shein-style selling DHAKA – Bangladesh Bank has opened a formal route for exporters to sell directly to overseas consumers via online marketplaces. Read More »
News Bangladesh calls for post-LDC trade clarity DHAKA – Bangladesh is urging a clearer trade settlement with the EU before the country graduates from LDC status in Read More »
News Textile Exchange publishes landmark polyester LCA TEXAS – Textile Exchange has published a landmark life cycle assessment (LCA) for polyester, the world’s most widely used fibre. Read More »
AGOA uncertainty worries Ethiopian textile unions 21st October 2021 No Comments AMSTERDAM – Ethiopian unions have said they fear millions of jobs will be lost if the US withdraws the country’s eligibility for the African Growth Read More »
Ethiopia way short of textile export target 21st August 2018 No Comments ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia’s textile and garment sectors achieved less than half of their export target for the 2017-2018 fiscal year. The Government has pinned Read More »
Cost no longer king in apparel sourcing 11th February 2018 No Comments Apparel businesses are mistaken if they think that shifting to low cost sourcing countries is the key to long term profitability – this is one Read More »