News France laws to target microplastic waste PARIS – The French Secretary of State to the Minister for the Ecological and Inclusive Transition, Brune Poirson, this week Read More »
News Non-German companies sign up to Grüner Knopf BERLIN – German brands are embracing a new national certification standard for the textile and apparel industries. The German Federal Read More »
News Auditing is failing Indian workers, claims NGO AMSTERDAM – India needs major new measures to tackle safety in its garment and textile industries, according to the Clean Read More »
News ER calls for London Fashion Week cancellation LONDON – Direct action group, Extinction Rebellion, is continuing to call for the cancellation of September’s London fashion week. The Read More »
News EU partly suspends EBA benefits for Cambodia BANGKOK – The European Commission has announced the partial suspension of Cambodia’s preferential trade preferences with the European Union after the government Read More »
News Most identity cottons sold on conventional market AMSTERDAM – Three quarters of all identity cottons, including Better Cotton, Organic, Fairtrade and Cotton Made in Africa, are sold Read More »
News Nandan Denim clarifies position following fire AHMEDABAD – The Indian garment factory where seven workers will killed in a deadly fire this week was supplying only Read More »
News New bid to revive Kanpur leather industry KANPUR – A new technical centre will aim to revive the leather industry of Kanpur, India by driving best practice Read More »
News New tool tracks resource use in Bangladesh RMG DHAKA – A new web tool has been launched by the IFC’s Partnership for Cleaner Textile initiative (PaCT II) which 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 »