
OECD puts Shein on notice over rights and environmental failings
PARIS – The French National Contact Point (NCP) for the OECD Guidelines has issued a final statement finding that ultra-fast-fashion

PARIS – The French National Contact Point (NCP) for the OECD Guidelines has issued a final statement finding that ultra-fast-fashion

LENZING – Speciality fibre maker Lenzing has launched a strategic review of its Indonesian operations including a potential sale of

LONDON – A new ranking of major global fashion brands has found overproduction remains fashion’s most significant, yet hidden, climate

COPENHAGEN – Bestseller has become embroiled in a public row after Danish broadcaster TV 2 scrutinised the fashion group’s Bangladeshi

This article appears in the autumn edition of Natural Fibres Insight. It’s no great secret that for years, wool has

COPENHAGEN – Copenhagen Fashion Week (CFW) has been warned it risks contributing to misleading end consumers, despite being a business-to-business

SAN FRANCISCO – US denim giant Levi Strauss & Co has launched a programme that gives Indian suppliers free support

AMSTERDAM – The fashion industry is shifting further towards polyester at the expense of cotton, according to research by Solidaridad

GUANGDONG – China has switched on its first fully automated textile waste sorting line with Databeyond Technology, an AI and

LONDON – 20 Brazilian apparel brands and retailers have been ranked on their transparency by Fashion Revolution. The campaign group’s new Fashion Transparency Index Brazil

AMSTERDAM – A group of global institutional investors with combined assets of more than €725bn have called for fairer wages in textile supply chains. The

TOKYO – One of the world’s leading fast fashion brands is to introduce automation in its warehouses which will help it slash staffing levels by

TAIPEI – Taiwanese polyester and textile manufacturer, Far Eastern New Century Corp, has unveiled pioneering new recycling technology that converts discarded textile waste streams into

TEXAS – The first garments made with wool from Responsible Wool Standard (RWS) certified farms are now in stores. UK retailer Marks & Spencer, US

ADDIS ABABA – The World Bank is to launch a project to support Ethiopia in the greening of its rapidly growing textile industry. Apparel Insider

DHAKA – Labour rights groups in Bangladesh are calling for better financial protection for workers in the wake of industrial accidents. The groups point out

KARACHI – Leading unions and labour groups in Pakistan have called for the country’s own safety ‘Accord’ similar to that in Bangladesh. They claim many

AMSTERDAM – The doors have opened on a new museum which informs and inspires end consumers about the latest thinking in sustainable fashion. The new
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