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Adidas and Reebok top fashion transparency index
LONDON – Adidas and Reebok have come out top in this year’s Fashion Transparency Index which ranks 150 of the
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Birla Cellulose brings in auditor after pollution claims
MUMBAI – Birla Cellulose, the pulp and fibre business of Indian-based Aditya Birla Group, is to bring in an independent
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Game-changer for textile dyeing?
A new patented textile dyeing technology has been developed which uses smart technology to achieve extremely high levels of colour
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UK MPs debate fake fur issue
LONDON – UK MPs from the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee said online stores such as Amazon and Not
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Bangladesh RMG sector moves to radical transparency
DHAKA – A team of researchers have travelled to Dhaka, Bangladesh to begin the painstaking process of mapping every single
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Profits plunge at Debenhams
LONDON – This week has brought further bad news for struggling UK retailers, with profits plummeting at department store Debenhams,
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Wrangler to double sustainable cotton use
GREENSBORO – US denim business, Wrangler, has committed to doubling its use of sustainably farmed cotton over the next year
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PVH supports water stewardship in Ethiopia
NEW YORK – International apparel group, PVH Corp, will work with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to support water stewardship efforts
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Spandex market soars as women ditch jeans for stretch knits
LONDON – New research suggests the global spandex market will grow rapidly thanks to growing consumer demand for stretchable fabrics.
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
