News Living wages discussed at Ethiopian roundtable ADDIS ABABA – Global apparel brands recently met with the Ethiopian government along with local unions and employers to discuss Read More »
News Fair Wear welcomes EU Vietnam trade deal BRUSSELS – Fair Wear Foundation has welcomed a new trade agreement between the EU and Vietnam which builds in commitments Read More »
News Voluntary due diligence failing, says EU study BRUSSELS – Voluntary due diligence measures in global supply chains are failing, suggests a new study by the EU Commission. Read More »
News Brands with Xinjiang links ‘complicit’ in Uighur abuses BEIJING – Global apparel brands with supply chains that link to Xinjiang are “no longer in compliance with basic ethical Read More »
News First accreditation for Greenpeace textile standard UTENA – Direct action NGO, Greenpeace, has recognised Lithuanian apparel company, Utenos trikotažas, as the first, and so far the Read More »
News Gap-thredUP initiative encourages consumerism SAN FRANCISCO – People will be incentivised to go out and buy more clothing in a new partnership between US Read More »
News Trash fashion being exported to Ghana ACCRA – New claims suggest significant amounts of imported clothing that passes through Kantamanto market in Ghana’s capital, Accra, ends Read More »
News 38 apparel and textile brands commit to SBTs NEW YORK – 38 companies in the global apparel and textile industries have ‘committed’ to setting Science-Based Targets – but Read More »
News Coronavirus a ‘Black Swan’ event for brands NEW YORK – The coronavirus is now a ‘Black Swan’ event for apparel brands and retailers claims a new study Read More »
Should garment factory audits be publicly disclosed? 17th October 2018 No Comments AMSTERDAM – There are fresh calls for the results of garment factory audits to be publicly disclosed. Talking to Apparel Insider at a time when Read More »