For Development Organizations

Build a Sustainable Sourcing Strategy with Holistic Data

Apr 21, 2023 from 02:00 AM to 03:00 AM — by AGHub Admin

Open industry. All apparel and footwear industry professionals, regardless of AAFA membership, are encouraged to participate.

Impact Catalysts Unite

Mar 26, 2023 from 12:00 AM to 03:00 AM — Amsterdam, — by AGHub Admin

Join one of Amsterdam’s biggest networking events in the sustainability industry!

Sourcing for Impact

Mar 29, 2023 09:00 PM to Mar 30, 2023 12:00 AM — Online, — by AGHub Admin

Online, free to attend.

Defending Democracy: Apparel Worker Advocacy for Corporate Accountability

Mar 24, 2023 from 08:00 PM to 10:30 PM — Online and Washington DC, — by AGHub Admin

Panel discussion on corporate accountability and advocacy for workers' rights in the apparel industry

The Colonial Climate Crisis: Sustainable Fashion Edition

Apr 04, 2023 from 03:00 AM — Online, — by AGHub Admin

Join us for a special online lecture with Dominique Drakeford!

Safeguarding worker rights: Key issues for 2023

Mar 23, 2023 from 04:30 PM to 06:00 PM — Online, — by GIZ FABRIC

Our 14th "Moving the Needle" online seminar, we will focus on key issues facing workers in Asian apparel and textile chains in the year ahead, and what has to happen to ensure these workers’ rights are safeguarded.

What have you always wanted to know about Transparency? Meet our experts Gangambika and Hannah, transparency advocates from the Open Supply Hub.

Parley for the Oceans is launching an investment arm to support material innovation in a bid to secure a more sustainable future for fashon deisgn.

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has been making efforts to improve the well-being of the garment workers in Bangladesh.

The Minister of Labour and Vocational Training Heng Sour called on all factory owners to participate in a national competition to promote a culture of harmony within factories under the theme ‘ Peaceful Community’ at the 16th meeting of the Textile, Garment, Footwear, and Travel Products Association of Cambodia on Saturday.

Sustainability in fashion is no longer an option – it’s become a requirement. Each decision made along the supply chain is a reflection of this growing priority. Our report reveals just what those changes look like.

Positive news on the fashion industry’s commitment to creating a circular economy. A new study by eco firm Aquapak Polymers reveals 12% of sector businesses in the UK, US and Australia expect to be fully circular within one to two years, 34% within two to three years, and 31% within three to four years. A fifth expect to reach this goal in four to five years.

A special edition of the Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor assesses the integrity of renewable electricity targets from 10 major companies in fashion and tech. The real GHG emission reduction impact of companies’ renewable electricity claims is often far less than implied.

Fashion isn’t doing enough to address forced labor, a new benchmark study has observed. In fact, if the industry was being graded on its efforts, as KnowTheChain did, it would receive a failing mark with an average of 21 out of 100 possible points.

Leaders of the Readymade Garments Industry Forum gathered in an open and interactive discussion session at Gulshan Club, Dhaka, ahead of the BGMEA election, focusing on the topic of RSC (RMG Sustainability Council).

“Established in September 2017, Cambodia Garment Training Center Institute (CGTI), an initiative of the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC), has been making an active effort to provid ...

“The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association has demanded that the government should bring the readymade garment workers under Covid vaccination on priority basis considering them a ...

“The survey found that only 22% of the workers, who wished to be vaccinated, had information on how to gain access to jabs. [...] The country’s apparel workers have little access to adequate informati ...

“In the past decade, the textile and footwear industry has spared no effort in identifying the key considerations for the environmental performance of the supply chain, particularly with downstream su ...

A recent study has shown only 4 per cent of workers said they received alternative transport services from their factories during the recent lockdown. The South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SAN ...

“The circular economy is an emerging trend in the apparel industry – and will be used to help promote a sustainable future. Consumers have shown a keen interest in brands adopting more sustainable act ...

"Garment workers aren’t getting enough information around immunization against COVID-19 and many don’t have access to the vaccine either. According to a report from Dhaka-based research nonprofit Sout ...

On 08 June, authorities in Sangkat Chom Chao barricaded the Trapeang Po market and the area around the QMI garment factory (aka Grand Twins International). The closure comes after a total of 296 posit ...

“There are lots of stats about fashion and water floating around in articles, reports, and even on Instagram. Doesn’t the industry consume 32 million Olympic swimming pools’ worth of it per year, and ...

“The Federation de la Haute Couture et de la Mode, the organization that controls the calendar of Paris runway seasons, has unveiled two new digital devices designed to allow fashion houses participat ...