
Social auditing has “failed spectacularly” claims report
AMSTERDAM – The multi-billion dollar social auditing industry has failed garment workers “spectacularly” and is inherently flawed claims a new

AMSTERDAM – The multi-billion dollar social auditing industry has failed garment workers “spectacularly” and is inherently flawed claims a new

PARIS – Waste2Wear has launched what is claimed to be the world’s first collection of fabrics made from ocean plastics

DHAKA – 25,000 workers have been laid off in the Bangladeshi ready-made garment (RMG) sector since February amid the closure

CHITTAGONG – Talk of automation, artificial intelligence and digitisation in apparel supply chains is misplaced and misleading claims one of

BERLIN – The German Government has announced that 27 companies have immediately signed up to its newly launched ‘Green Button’

BANGKOK – Austrian wood-based fibre business, Lenzing, has unveiled further details of its plans to establish the world’s largest lyocell

NEW YORK – An alliance of 64 NGOs and trade unions in Germany, including Human Rights Watch, has launched an

LONDON – Alarming new research has highlighted intensifying supply chain risks for apparel brands sourcing from Xinjiang and China as

CALIFORNIA – Levi Strauss has launched several new product lines using rain-fed, cottonized hemp, which it first introduced in its

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

LONDON – New research has highlighted the potential for including microplastic pollution in environmental assessment tools for the apparel and textile industries. Researchers suggest it

LONDON – Environmental group Friends of the Earth has launched a campaign to educate consumers on microplastics and ultimately try shift the apparel industry away

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

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

BRUSSELS – Wear better quality clothing garments and wash them less often is the key message of a new report into the growing problem of
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