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JD Sports’ US$400m purchase of Finish Line investigated
SAN DIEGO – The proposed sale of US-based exclusive sports shoe supplier, The Finish Line, to UK-sportswear retailer, JD sports,
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Next chief: 2017 toughest trading for 25 years
LONDON – UK apparel retailer, Next, claimed 2017 was the toughest year for a quarter of a century as it
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Lenzing adopts bold sustainability targets
LENZING – Austrian speciality fibre maker, The Lenzing Group, has confirmed its position as a sustainable frontrunner in the wood-based
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Lindex tackles water issues in Bangladesh
STOCKHOLM – Swedish apparel retailer Lindex is to launch a three year project with WaterAid in a bid to increase access
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San Francisco bans sale of fur
SAN FRANCISCO — There is further evidence this week that the tide is turning against the global fur industry with
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Apparel bodies urge labour reform in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH – A group of industry bodies representing some of the largest apparel brands in the world, including Gap,
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US EPA calls summit on toxic textile chemicals
WASHINGTON — The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host a National Leadership Summit in May to take action on
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US retailers urge caution over China trade
WASHINGTON – A raft of leading US apparel retailers with combined revenues of US$1.5 trillion, including Gap, Target Corp, Levi
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Performance meets sustainability in Primaloft insulation
NEW YORK – Leading materials science company, Primaloft, which manufactures high performance insulations and fabrics, has launched what it says
Study measures fashion’s impact on plastic pollution
24th June 2024
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LONDON – A new study published in Nature highlights the significant yet often overlooked contribution of the global apparel industry to plastic pollution. The study
Australia launches clothing stewardship scheme
20th June 2024
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SYDNEY – The Hon. Tanya Plibersek, Minister for Environment and Water, this week announced the official launch of Australia’s clothing product stewardship scheme, Seamless. The
H&M signs carbon removal deal with Stockholm Exergi
19th June 2024
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STOCKHOLM – H&M is among a group of organisations to sign up to a US$48.6m deal with Stockholm Exergi to facilitate a carbon removal retrofit
European states call on EU to tackle fast fashion
11th June 2024
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BRUSSELS – France is one of four countries calling for the EU to introduce new levies on apparel brands that use a ‘fast fashion’ marketing
H&M writes to SBTi over plans to allow scope 3 offsets
30th May 2024
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STOCKHOLM – Swedish fashion retailer H&M has written to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) expressing concern over the standard body’s plans to allow use
Toxic substances found in Shein clothing
29th May 2024
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SEOUL – Children’s clothing items sold by Chinese fast fashion brand Shein contained toxic substances at levels hundreds of times above permitted limits. Toxic substances
Lululemon to face greenwashing inquiry
7th May 2024
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VANCOUVER – Competition Bureau Canada has opened an inquiry into athleisure brand, Lululemon, following a complaint filed by the environmental advocacy organisation Stand.earth alleging the
WRAP: half of all textiles discarded as trash
1st May 2024
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LONDON – Recent findings from WRAP show that a staggering 49 per cent of all used textiles end up being discarded in the trash. WRAP’s
Shein’s profits double to over US$2bn
3rd April 2024
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BEIJING – Fast fashion giant Shein has seen its profits soar, more than doubling to over US$2bn amid preparations for a stock market listing in
