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Failure to lift 'exploitative' wages tests fashion firms’ commitment to human rights
The garment industry in Bangladesh has changed since 1,134 people were killed when the Rana Plaza factory in Dhaka collapsed on April 24, 2013.
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August 06, 2023
New Analysis Shows How Fashion Industry Can Lighten its Carbon Footprint
Two new reports from UN Climate Change’s Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action aim to help the fashion industry better understand how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from raw material extraction, production and processing, which for some companies is the most...
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August 06, 2023
The backbone of exploitation: Experts discuss unfair purchasing practices
Traditionally, fashion brand compliance efforts consisted of offloading the direct responsibility for human and environmental rights onto their suppliers, who absorbed this burden as a cost of securing the brand’s business. To delve deeper into this topic, we invited a range of...
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August 14, 2023
GOTS Starts OECD Alignment Assessment Process to Advance Sustainable Practices in Textiles Industry
The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) has started the three-stage OECD Alignment Assessment which would help textile companies gain access to a due diligence process, enabling them to identify, assess, and mitigate adverse impacts throughout their supply chains.
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August 14, 2023
Supply Chains: The Blind Spot that Puts Brands’ Sustainability Promises in Doubt
If you own stocks, chances are good you have heard the term ESG. It stands for environmental, social and governance, and it is a way to laud corporate leaders who take sustainability – including climate change – and social responsibility seriously and punish those who do not.
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August 14, 2023
Fashion’s Mid-Term Report: Are We Reaching Our Sustainability Goals?
Midway to the 2030 target, the UN Conscious Fashion and Lifestyle Network is convening the fashion and lifestyle sectors to accelerate action for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.
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August 14, 2023
Worker wage movement is a feminist issue
Bangladeshi garment labour rights organisers are now organising for a livable minimum wage for garment workers. Both local and global labour rights organisers have been taking a wide range of initiatives, including but not limited to demonstrating on the streets, publishing in...
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August 14, 2023
Indian apparel industry taking lead in green manufacturing
Indian apparel manufacturing industry is following nearly all the aspects of green manufacturing including energy efficiency, waste reduction, closed-loop supply chain, green factories and green funding. And it includes a variety of small but significant steps like LED lights to...
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August 17, 2023
Will The Latest EU Sustainability Regulations Lead To Revolution?
With more new CBAM sustainability legislation coming into force in the EU, the fashion industry could see a complete reshaping of business norms and industry dynamics as part of the demand for decarbonisation. At the same time, AI and copyright laws continue their tug-of-war,...
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August 29, 2023
What to know about the EU’s upcoming Digital Product Passport
Officially titled the Digital Product Passport (DPP), the tool will require brands to collect and share data from a product’s entire lifecycle accessible in the form of a 'digital twin'.
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August 29, 2023
Is fashion’s problem overproduction or overconsumption?
Fashion sustainability guidelines constantly tell consumers to reduce their shopping habits in order to minimise their environmental impact. But should there be a legal limit on how many items fashion companies can produce?
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August 29, 2023
The evolving face of CSR
Bangladesh’s garment industry is taking up significant steps in CSR as it looks to incorporate its key principles in the corporate DNA for business growth.
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August 29, 2023
Driver training reduces worker accidents
Authorities in Kampong Speu province, in partnership with the Asia Injury Prevention Foundation (AIP), have successfully educated transport drivers on road safety. The outcome has been a notable decline in accidents involving workers’ transport trucks during the first half of...
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August 29, 2023
Forcing for overtime become more common than before due to lack of surprise checks
According to labor activists, workers in most factories are being forced to work overtime because the Department of Workshop and Labor Law Inspection has failed to conduct regular inspections of factories.
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August 29, 2023
Clothing overproduction, overconsumption and can tech fix it?
Fast fashion is showing no signs of slowing and the textile waste mountain continues to grow. Is tech that predicts consumer demands the answer to ending the make-take-waste cycle?
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September 05, 2023
Amid record heat, even indoor factory workers enter dangerous terrain
When temperatures in Thailand shot past 112 degrees earlier this year, the government issued extreme heat warnings for large swaths of the country. It wasn't safe, officials said, to be outdoors.
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September 05, 2023
Widening gender gap in our RMG sector
The Ready-Made Garment (RMG) industry contributes the greatest share of Bangladesh's foreign earnings about 84.6% in FY 22-23. There are over 4.2 million employees overall in this industry and more than 80% of them are Bangladeshi women who live in rural regions. Unfortunately,...
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September 05, 2023
On-demand manufacturing and zero inventory models make waves
On-demand manufacturing has transformed the traditional game of bringing products to market based on their research into a pull model where sourcing, production and distribution are based on customer demand, ultimately leading to better control of production, inventory and waste.
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September 05, 2023
New EU sustainability reporting rules are a challenge, says Puma
Meeting new European Union requirements for corporate reporting on sustainability is a challenge, sportswear brand Puma's (PUMG.DE) head of sustainability said on Wednesday, ahead of what he called an "avalanche" of regulation in the bloc.
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September 12, 2023
Why Are Billions Of Clothes Never Even Sold?
Given that an estimated 150 billion garments are produced every single year, we know that the fashion industry produces far too many clothes. But did you know that a staggering amount of those garments – between 15 and 45 billion, according to one report – are never sold in the...
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September 12, 2023