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Investors head to Kenya for apparel expansion
DUBAI – The continued investor interest in Africa as the Next Big Thing in apparel sourcing appears to be showing
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French Connection to sell Toast stake
LONDON – Shares of British fashion chain, French Connection, rose by 20 per cent – to their highest value since
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Oeko-Tex launches GM cotton test
ZURICH – Leading Swiss standards organisation, Oeko-Tex, has developed a new testing procedure to help companies in the global textile
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Next, M&S, Debenhams post gender pay gap
LONDON – The gender pay gap at rapidly growing UK ultra fast fashion business, Missguided, is 46.3 per cent, while
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Consumers back natural fibres in sustainability survey
NORTH CAROLINA – Cotton and wool are perceived by consumers as the most sustainable fibres according to a new environmental
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Bangladeshi PM advisor calls for Myanmar sanctions
DHAKA – The Bangladeshi Prime Minister’s Foreign Affairs Adviser has called for the re-imposition of sanctions against Myanmar in the
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US apparel businesses report CEO-worker pay ratios
NEW YORK – US-based publicly held corporations are beginning to report typical pay gaps between their CEOs and typical workers
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Resale to capture a third of apparel market
LONDON – The apparel resale market will hit US$20bn by 2022, according to new research, as a new generation of
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M&S signs 2018 Bangladesh Accord
LONDON – UK retailer, Marks & Spencer, has finally signed the 2018 Bangladesh Accord amid growing public pressure. M&S follows
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
