News Janata Bank auctions Beximco mills as rescue stalls DHAKA – Janata Bank is set to auction six factories of Beximco Group, casting doubt on a rescue of one Read More »
News Proposed Italian fashion eco score links ratings to taxes ROME – Italy has tabled a draft law that would create a national “Eco-Score” for fashion, targeting ultra fast fashion Read More »
News New BCI deal boosts support for Uzbek cotton clusters GENEVA – The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) has signed an agreement with Uzbekistan’s Light Industry Agency to ramp up financial Read More »
News Shein clothing still flouting EU chemicals rules, research finds BERLIN – Clothing from fashion giant Shein still contains hazardous chemicals above European legal limits, according to a new study Read More »
News Peak Performance tests fully recyclable down anorak STOCKHOLM – Swedish outdoor brand Peak Performance has unveiled a down anorak it claims can be dismantled and recycled at Read More »
News NZ Merino makes traceability standard for flagship wools CHRISTCHURCH – The New Zealand Merino Company says it is making digital traceability standard across its flagship ZQ and ZQRX Read More »
News Italy’s fashion bosses sound alarm with 2035 rescue plan ROME – Italy’s fashion lobby has unveiled a strategic plan it says is needed to stop the country’s manufacturing base Read More »
News Avalo begins harvest of first AI-bred cotton TEXAS – Avalo, a US-based agtech startup, has begun harvesting its first commercial crop of “low-carbon” cotton, bred using artificial Read More »
News Leicester garment probe finds no forced labour cases LEICESTER – A long-awaited government review has concluded there is no evidence of prosecutable forced labour in Leicester’s garment sector. 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 »