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Adidas dismisses NGO claims over unpaid workers
AMSTERDAM – German sportswear brand, Adidas, has dismissed claims it should use its leverage to pressure one of its suppliers
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Uzbekistan finally ends child labour in cotton fields
GENEVA – Child labour is no longer being used in Uzbekistan’s cotton fields, claims a new report, potentially reopening the
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Faster fashion hits supply chain CSR efforts
PARIS – A survey of textile and apparel suppliers found more than half have accepted brand and retailer orders that
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Amazon’s Prime service drives record apparel sales
NEW YORK – Apparel shoppers are switching to Amazon in their droves according to new research, with the convenience and
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Millions of tonnes of re-usable textiles landfilled
AMSTERDAM – Almost 90 per cent of waste textile items collected in a recent EU backed study were found to
Cost no longer king in apparel sourcing
Apparel businesses are mistaken if they think that shifting to low cost sourcing countries is the key to long term
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Seawater used to successfully dye cotton fabrics
DHAKA – Researchers from Bangladesh have successfully dyed cotton fabric using seawater. The scientists dyed two batches of cotton fabric,
Making sustainability mainstream
On the of the launch of its revised sustainable cotton standard, Apparel Insider catches up with the Better Cotton Initiative’s
Fresh wave of Accord signatories after costs clarified
DHAKA – Around a dozen more brands have signed up to the 2018 Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety
GOTS ups requirements for certified gins
2nd November 2022
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STUTTGART – The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) is raising the requirements for GOTS-certified gins amid ongoing integrity concerns around organic cotton. The organic cotton
Is the EU set to give green light to greenwashers?
25th October 2022
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BRUSSELS – Pending new laws on making fashion green claims in the European Union could provide a license for greenwashing, 12 NGOs have warned. The
China’s organic cotton sector grows, despite sanctions
5th October 2022
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TEXAS – Demand by fashion brands for organic cotton from China is on the rise – despite well-established links with forced labour. Exports of cotton
Inditex extends work with IndustriALL union
4th October 2022
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AMSTERDAM – Spanish fast fashion giant Inditex, which owns Zara among other brands, has extended its framework agreement with IndustriALL Global Union. The pair have
Bangladesh hits garment export target in 10-months
16th May 2022
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DHAKA – Readymade garment (RMG) exports from Bangladesh have hit their target for the full fiscal year in just 10 months. RMG exports were US$35.362bn
Inditex signs €100m deal with Infinited Fiber Company
12th May 2022
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HELSINKI – Spanish fast fashion retailer Inditex, parent company of Zara, has signed a €100m deal with textile recycler Infinited Fiber Company. The deal sees
Disease-causing parasites could “cling to microfibres and spread through sea”
29th April 2022
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CALIFORNIA – A new study found that disease-causing parasites can cling to plastic microfibres and potentially spread through the sea. The research team focused on
German brands back Indian organic cotton scheme
28th April 2022
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BERLIN – A new initiative led by the German Partnership for Sustainable Textiles aims to increase fairness and transparency in Indian organic cotton supply chains.
Chinese brand Shein joins Textile Exchange
27th April 2022
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TEXAS – Shein, the controversial fast fashion brand which churns out up to 10,000 new garment products per day, has become a member of Textile
