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Litigating for Sri Lankan workers' rights in global fashion supply chains: webinar
(01:26:44-hour video recording of webinar.) ...
Kyna Intel
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November 23, 2021
‘UN wants to follow RMG's example to improve work environment in industries’
"The United Nations wants to work with the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) to improve the working environment of the industries in the country. Tuomo Poutiainen, cou ...
Kyna Intel
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November 23, 2021
PANGEA Movement’s Eco-jacket uses 100% recycled materials
"The PANGEA Movement is all about the planet in more than just name. It is a company with a focus on green design products and a dedication to using proceeds from sales to rid the Earth’s waterways of ...
Kyna Intel
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November 23, 2021
Detoxing fashion supply chains is a game changer, but without regulation climate damage by the industry continues – Greenpeace
"The global fashion industry will not address its destructive impact on the climate without regulation, according to a new report by Greenpeace Germany — Self regulation: a fashion fairytale.[1] An as ...
Kyna Intel
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November 24, 2021
The cost of non-compliance
"The Tazreen Fashions fire, one of the nation's deadliest industrial incidents, was an eye-opener for the garment sector, showing that the cost of non-compliance in business operations was very high. ...
Kyna Intel
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November 24, 2021
Circular business models present ‘significant opportunity’
"A new report from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF) suggests circular business models have the potential to unlock huge environmental and financial gains for brands and retailers. The non-profit e ...
Kyna Intel
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November 24, 2021
Product repair platform secures new investment
"The Seam, a UK-based product repair start-up, has secured £250,000 US$334,000) in funding which will be used to scale its services. The company has a platform that convenes repair specialists and cus ...
Kyna Intel
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November 24, 2021
Ikea to ban all plastic packaging by 2028
"As part of its goal to become climate-positive and circular by 2030, Swedish furniture chain Ikea is working to eliminate the 10% of its packaging that still uses plastic. Phased approach The phase-o ...
Kyna Intel
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November 24, 2021
Zara, Lorna Jane and Myer come under fire in Oxfam’s 2021 Naughty or Nice List
"The aid organisation has named and shamed fashion brands for their lack of transparency over paying living wages to garment workers. It also congratulates a couple of surprising inclusions. Since 201 ...
Kyna Intel
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November 25, 2021
Northern Playground named Environmental Company of the Year 2021
"That a textile company should be named Environmental Company of the Year 2021 is a bit of a feat; but Northern Playground has taken a stand against the whole growth paradigm and at the same time laun ...
Kyna Intel
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November 25, 2021
Interview with Patrik Lundström & Björn Jonsson [Renewcell & ABB]
"Founded by innovators from Stockholm’s KTH Royal Institute of Technology in 2012, Re:NewCell AB (‘Renewcell’) is a sustaintech company based in Sweden. Through its patented process, Renewcell is able ...
Kyna Intel
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November 25, 2021
Fashion for Good launches the Sorting for Circularity India Project
"Today, Fashion for Good launches the Sorting For Circularity India Project, a consortium project to understand both the pre-consumer and post-consumer textile waste streams in India, and to pilot sor ...
Kyna Intel
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November 26, 2021
Online Seminar 3: Safer garment factories: How to tackle GVBH in Asia?
"Thursday, 09 December 2021 at 9am Berlin / 3pm Bangkok / 4pm Beijing (90 minutes). Gender based violence and harassment (GBVH) is a widely discussed topic in the garment and textile sector. Many acto ...
Kyna Intel
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December 07, 2021
Social dialogues key to resolving disputes
"Social dialogues need to be launched in various industries to empower women and strengthen the country's trade unions, speakers said at a discussion yesterday. Social dialogues have proven to be key ...
Kyna Intel
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December 07, 2021
Armani Group bans the use of angora wool
"The Armani Group, which owns brands including Giorgio Armani, Emporio Armani, EA7, and Armani Exchange, has announced that it has banned the use of angora wool in future products. The decision follow ...
Kyna Intel
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December 07, 2021
The rise of fast fashion company Shein
"The latest trend in the fashion industry is the rise of a handful of fast fashion brands targeted at Gen Z. Amongst these fast fashion companies, the one that has catapulted to cult status among youn ...
Kyna Intel
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December 08, 2021
How one community in Ghana is bearing the burden of the UK’s textile waste crisis
"Gal-dem investigates how the UK’s voracious consumption of fast fashion and textile waste is threatening Ghana’s second-hand trade, people and environment. [...] Kantamanto market, located in the hea ...
Kyna Intel
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December 08, 2021
The rise of circular fashion brings opportunity to design a fashion system that works for all
"The environmental and commercial benefits of a transition to circular fashion are clear, but the social impacts have received less attention. While a shift to circularity will create new roles and im ...
Kyna Intel
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December 10, 2021
Walmart creates industry first by introducing science-based targets for supply chain finance program
"Walmart today raised the bar on climate action by creating a supply chain finance program that not only enables greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions, but for the first time, uses science-based t ...
Kyna Intel
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December 10, 2021
Germany could oppose EU supply chain law on child labour
A letter by two top German ministers on Thursday suggested the government would oppose a draft European law which would require large companies to take action if they find their supply chains employing child labour or damaging the environment.
Asia Garment Hub
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February 02, 2024