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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
Fast fashion linked to microfibre pollution
23rd February 2018
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BRUSSELS – Wear better quality clothing garments and wash them less often is the key message of a new report into the growing problem of
Gender equality targeted in garment sector initiative
5th February 2018
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GENEVA – A new international initiative has been launched to improve gender equality in the global garment industry. Better Work, a joint programme of the
Apparel brands linked to ‘modern slavery’ conditions
29th January 2018
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AMSTERDAM – A new report has linked major apparel brands including Benetton, C&A, GAP, H&M, Levi’s, M&S and PVH to ‘modern slavery’ conditions in Indian
Bangladesh garment sector failing women
27th January 2018
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DHAKA – Women working in Bangladesh’s ready made garment (RMG) sector are regularly verbally and physically abused while often being denied basic employee rights, claims
