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Vietnam embraces Higg Index as exports soar
HANOI – The Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS), the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) and Hong Kong-based garment firm TAL
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Textile suppliers under investor scrutiny over human rights
OSLO – A leading Taiwan textile business which lists as its customers Levi’s, VF Corp, Gap and Tommy Hilfiger has
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H&M rolls out new wage systems in supply chains
STOCKHOLM – H&M has outlined details of new wage management systems aimed at improving career prospects for textile workers in
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94 retailers commit to circular fashion
94 retailers have now joined the Global Fashion Agenda’s 2020 Circular Fashion System Commitment, setting targets for circularity in fashion and
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Cambodian garment workers coerced to vote by bosses
PHNOM PENH – Garment workers in Cambodia are being coerced by their employers to vote in July’s general election, or
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ZDHC tool to drive pollution transparency
AMSTERDAM – A new public disclosure tool aims to drive transparency around the release of wastewater by textile mills. The
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NGO calls for trebling of wages in Bangladesh
AMSTERDAM – There are fresh calls for a trebling of the minimum wage of Bangladeshi garment workers ahead of a
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Germany Ministry calls for textile audit reform
BERLIN – Germany’s Ministry of Economic Affairs has called for reform of textile factory audits, including greater transparency of audit
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High and dry
Rampant demand for cheap cashmere is threatening the grasslands of Mongolia, where many of the world’s cashmere goats reside. But
Paradise Textiles plans US$102m Egypt fabric plant
11th March 2026
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ALEXEANDRIA – Paradise Textiles is investing US$102m in a new integrated fabric manufacturing facility in Egypt, in Alexandria’s Amreya Public Free Zone. The company said
Fire at garment factory complex kills 16 in Bangladesh
16th October 2025
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DHAKA – At least 16 workers have died and dozens more have been injured after a fire swept through a garment factory complex in the
IFC supports EPIC with US$100m debt finance package
19th June 2024
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WASHINGTON – The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has announced a US$100m debt financing package for EPIC Group to boost sustainable textile manufacturing in Bangladesh and
Bangladesh hits garment export target in 10-months
16th May 2022
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DHAKA – Readymade garment (RMG) exports from Bangladesh have hit their target for the full fiscal year in just 10 months. RMG exports were US$35.362bn
Adidas accused of failing factory workers in Cambodia
12th May 2022
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AMSTERDAM – Garment factory workers in Cambodia, which produced garments for Adidas – among other brands – were deprived of an estimated US$109m in April-May
Bangladesh Denim Expo reopens doors for May event
12th April 2022
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DHAKA – After a two-year break, Bangladesh Denim Expo will once again open its doors in the international Convention City, Bashundhara (ICCB) in Dhaka on
EU textile strategy receives broadly positive response
31st March 2022
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BRUSSELS – The new EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles has been almost unanimously well received by key fashion and textile industry stakeholders. The
Victoria’s Secret accused of failing Thai garment workers
17th March 2022
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AMSTERDAM – 1,388 garment workers at a Thailand-based supplier of US lingerie fashion brand Victoria’s Secret have yet to be paid severance a year after
Draft EU due diligence laws criticised by rights groups
23rd February 2022
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BRUSSELS – Long-awaited due diligence laws by the European Union aimed at making multi-nationals accountable for social and environmental transgressions in supply chains have been
