A total of 200 brands and retailers have now signed the International Accord for Health and Safety in the Textile and Garment Industry since it came into effect on September 1, 2021.
“Today we’re going to bring together a range of experts to talk about recycling claims,” James Kohm, associate director of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) enforcement division, said Tuesday as he kicked off “Talking Trash,” a roundtable about recyclable claims in advertising.
Soil underpins everything – its rich biodiversity and vital function in crop production and carbon storage make it fundamental to life on earth. However, a third of the world’s soils have deteriorated at the hands of erosion and contamination. In this Q&A, we hear from Narjis Ashfaq, Head of Programs at the Sangtani Women Rural Development Organization (SWRDO), in Pakistan, about this important work.
Back in February, the international materials sourcing show, Première Vision 2023, revealed to professionals the first major trends in spring/summer 2024 fashion, through three themes: Decoration, Essentials and Leather. FashionUnited reported on the event.
Despite last-minute pushback against key parts of the text, EU lawmakers adopted a common position on the proposed EU rules to make companies accountable for human rights and environmental violations along their value chains, opening the way for negotiations with member states.
A new consortium, Cisutac, wants to remove the barriers that European fashion brands and textile suppliers face on their journey to become circular.
About 5,000 employees have lost employment opportunities due to the temporary closure of nearly 10 garment factories in the past few months.
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and H&M Group entered into a deal yesterday to attempt a transition towards a circular and climate neutral garment industry in Bangladesh by reducing carbon emissions by 30 per cent.
Textile and garment workers make up most workers discharged in the first five months of the year due to difficult economic conditions.
Today global management consulting firm Kearney released the 2023 Circular Fashion Index (CFX), its third study measuring the global fashion industry's progress toward circularity and sustainability.
Inditex Group, the parent company of fast fashion retailer Zara, is the highest-selling apparel retailer in the world, with more than $31 billion in revenue in 2021 alone.
If the apparel industry gets its way, small labels with QR codes on them would replace the bulky clothing tags that offer washing instructions and other information.
LAHORE:Labour rights organisations, trade unions and Asia Floor Wage Alliance (AFWA) Pakistan organised a demonstration at Qainchi, Ferozepur Road against the alleged wage by a multi-national company.
In the absence of laws and without any bargaining power, home-based workers in India are often compelled to take up work for extremely low wages, without any social security.
Unspun, the California startup known for making custom-fit jeans based on its 3D body scan technology, is expanding from software into hardware and is doing so with $14 million in Series A funding.
Inditex and Jeanologia have jointly developed Air Fiber Washer, the first industrial air system designed to extract microfibers during garment fabrication and thus reduce subsequent shedding in domestic laundering.
Exporters have expressed concerns over expected water shortage for rice and cotton crops during the current Kharif season.
There are material engineers, and then there are material eco-engineers. Polartec is the latter.
The European Union is cracking down on disposable fashion with mandatory corporate sustainability due diligence legislation that could be finalized by this time next year.
We just throw away water bottles, but this waste bottle is giving a new height to Surat’s textile industry.
At least one-fifth of Europe’s textile waste could be reworked into new clothing, reports a McKinsey study, which also estimates that a circular economy for textiles could become profitable and create 15,000 new jobs in Europe by 2030.
ESG brings opportunities to enterprises of all sizes and ESG regulations promote transparency, consistency and accountability while encouraging sustainable development practices and improving ESG performance. Thus, understanding the current and upcoming regulations is crucial, particularly for enterprises which are expanding overseas.
As Better Buying publishes its 8th Garment Scorecard from the Better Buying Purchasing Practices IndexTM (BBPPI), our President and Co-Founder Marsha Dickson reviews the rigorous research and development Better BuyingTM carried out to create the Index, and to develop measures of impactful purchasing practices that offer a standardized way to compare buyer performance with appropriate peer groups, and reliably track progress over time.
At least some suppliers have given up on the big legacy brands that they used to all think they wanted to work with, and many predict that these brands are destined to fail because of their inefficient, complicated, and costly operations. One observed that SME brands are his company’s preferred customers because they work more collaboratively and as true partners. When will this craziness stop?
Nowadays, an average of 35% of women in the globe fall victim to direct violence at the workplace. At amfori, we are dedicated to support our members to improve their policy related to Gender Equality. That is why, we are proud to announce the launch of two new trainings on this crucial topic: Gender Equality and Zero-violence for Violence and Harassment in the workplace. The first one is an e-learning designed for our members’ business partners and the second is a learning video created specifically for factory workers. While we are encouraging amfori business partners to review and update their Social Management Policies, we empower factory workers to know their human rights connected to this topic.
14 brands and 626 manufacturers in textile, garment, and footwear industry in Vietnam joined forces in a collective action to mitigate environmental impact. This is part of the German government-supported Initiative for Global Solidarity (IGS).
Suppliers are invited to rate their brand and retailer customers' purchasing practices on the Better BuyingTM platform by May 31st. It's 100% anonymous and your data and insights will help drive the race to the top on purchasing practices.
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Suppliers in global supply chains are reporting improvements in the percent of orders priced to cover everything the buyer is asking for, coupled with better on time payment records, but uneven progress by brands and retailers means many suppliers still struggle, according to the Better Buying Institute, which today publishes its Better Buying Purchasing Practices IndexTM
