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Apple caught up in Xinjiang forced labour crisis
WASHINGTON – US tech giant Apple has been importing clothing from a business which is facing US sanctions over forced
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Dutch Garment Agreement to investigate C&A
AMSTERDAM – The Dutch Agreement on Sustainable Garments and Textiles (AGT) has told Apparel Insider it could be months, “or
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Garment worker wage gap could be close to US$6bn
AMSTERDAM – New research by Clean Clothes Campaign and the Worker Rights Consortium has highlighted the devastating financial impact of
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Inditex pledges support for garment sector recovery
ARTEIXO – The world’s largest apparel retailer, Inditex, has signed a joint declaration with IndustriALL Global Union in which it
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Polyester is now even better for the planet says new Higg MSI
SAN FRANCISCO – The Sustainable Apparel Coalition’s love affair with polyester fibre is in further evidence with its release of
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Lenzing revenues fall by a quarter in first half of 2020
LENZING – Austrian speciality fibre business, Lenzing, saw revenues decline by 25.6 per cent from €1.09 bn to €810.2m in
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US imposes sanctions on former BCI partner, XPCC
WASHINGTON – The United States has imposed sanctions on former BCI implementing partner, Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC), in
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US bill could mean huge fines for brands with slave labour links
WASHINGTON – US apparel brands found to be using slave labour to make their products in Xinjiang supply chains could
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Chinese firm Hengli to produce polyester from coal
SUZHOU – Strange but not altogether surprising news from China, where it has emerged that chemical giant Hengli is planning
EU eyes textiles with launch of microplastics consultation
2nd December 2021
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BRUSSELS – The European Commission has launched a three-month public consultation seeking feedback on measures to tackle pollution from microplastics. Textile industry stakeholders are being
Study calls for microplastic weighting in fibre scoring tools
17th October 2018
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LONDON – New research has highlighted the potential for including microplastic pollution in environmental assessment tools for the apparel and textile industries. Researchers suggest it
Friends of the Earth targets polyester in microplastic campaign
17th September 2018
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LONDON – Environmental group Friends of the Earth has launched a campaign to educate consumers on microplastics and ultimately try shift the apparel industry away
Green light for JV which tackles microfibre pollution
12th September 2018
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CALIFORNIA – A new US venture which tackles synthetic fibre pollution has got the green light for commercialisation. The new technology allows polyester and other synthetic
Microplastic problem way worse than feared, claims study
12th March 2018
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MANCHESTER – New research suggests the amount of microplastics polluting the world’s oceans could be much greater than thought. A UK study uncovered the highest
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
