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BCI looks to align with SDGs
BRUSSELS – The Better Cotton Initiative will be looking to align with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) over the next
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Union-bashing claims at leading Indian garment factory
BANGALORE – A new report by the Worker Rights Consortium (WRC) claims a garment factory in Bangalore, India, which supplies
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CSR clauses now used by over two thirds of buyers
PARIS — More than two thirds of buyers include a CSR clause in their contracts, yet more than half of
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20 cents on the cost of a T-shirt to pay a living wage
QUEENSLAND – A 20 cent increase in the price of a T-shirt – less than 1 per cent of its
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Social audits not tackling worker complaints, says report
LONDON – New research claims Social Accountability International (SAI) and the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) failed to deal effectively with
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C&A closes on 2020 sustainable cotton target
DUSSELDORF – Global fashion retailer C&A has upped its use of organic or BCI certified cotton to 65 per cent
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The future of sustainable jeans?
COPENHAGEN – Danish apparel brand Only is launching a new black jeans collection produced with sustainably sourced wood-based fibres and
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M&S, Patagonia rank highly on sustainability
LONDON – Marks & Spencer and Patagonia are the only clothing retailers among the top five ranked businesses in a
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Fabric dyeing – with walnut shells
LONDON – Basque outdoor brand Ternua has launched a new project which sees it collecting walnut shells to be used
Study outlines water-harvesting potential in Bangladesh
18th February 2022
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DHAKA – Ready-made garment (RMG) factories in Bangladesh have huge potential to harvest rainwater for use in the production of clothing – but they will
Gildan supplier caught up in Haiti wage revolts
15th February 2022
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PORT-AU-PRINCE – Police in Haiti violently broke up a demonstration by garment workers in support of demands for an increase in the minimum wage. Unions
RMG bosses say fashion won’t back sustainability efforts
7th February 2022
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DHAKA – Ready-made garment (RMG) factories in Bangladesh which have invested heavily in sustainability cannot convince to buyers to “pay two cents extra for garment
Australia consortium attempts to tackle clothing waste
3rd February 2022
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SYDNEY – The escalating problem of clothing waste in Australia is being addressed in a new scheme being led by the Australian Fashion Council (AFC).
Study measures waste from clothing production
2nd February 2022
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DHAKA – Researchers tracked textile waste streams from Bangladesh’s vast ready-made garment (RMG) sector and based on their findings, they estimate an average of US$0.70
Shahi Exports claims it will pay minimum wage arrears
1st February 2022
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BANGALORE – India’s largest garment exporter, Shahi Exports, claims it will pay all wage arrears owed to garment workers in full by May 2022. Its
Brands urged to heighten due diligence in Myanmar
1st February 2022
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AMSTERDAM – Fashion brands sourcing clothing from Myanmar need to increase due diligence measures around worker welfare while considering carefully whether withdrawing business from the
Oxfam Australia report charts living wage progress
26th November 2021
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MELBOURNE – Oxfam Australia has released its 2021 ‘Naughty or Nice’ list in which it argues that some of the country’s biggest brands – including
Retailers slammed for hiding from safety pledges
24th November 2021
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Nine years since a deadly fire at a major Bangladesh garment supplier, campaigners are urging Walmart and other retailers to stop hiding from real commitments
