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Global investors call for apparel supply chain transparency
NEW YORK – More than 100 investors representing billions of dollars in assets under management have signed a letter urging
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Roy Robson accused of union busting
IZMIR – German fashion brand, Roy Robson has been accused of union busting in Turkey. A complaint has been filed
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Time to look beyond Bangladesh?
DEHLI – The global apparel industry focus in April has been on Bangladesh and the five year anniversary of Rana
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Esprit bridges Dutch and German textile initiatives
RATINGEN – International apparel brand, Esprit, has become the first ‘associate member’ of the Dutch Agreement on Sustainable Garments and
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World Bank calls for fewer labour market regulations
WASHINGTON – The World Bank has issued a new report encouraging lower minimum wages and stronger hiring and firing powers
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MEPs back separate collections for household textiles
STRASBOURG – European Parliament has backed ambitious circular economy proposals which will mean waste textiles from households will have to
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Lindex to train all designers, buyers in circularity by 2020
GOTHENBURG – Finnish fashion retailer, Lindex, will train all of its designers, buyers and production teams in design methods for
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BGMEA: Bangladesh a “model of workplace safety”
DHAKA – Bangladesh’s ready-made garment industry has become a model of workplace safety – this is the remarkable claim of
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Boohoo forecast to post 95 per cent growth
LONDON – Analysts expect ultra fast fashion business, Boohoo, to announce an almost doubling of sales this year. A 95
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
