For Manufacturers/ Producers
Promote untold stories of RMG industry: BGMEA President to Canadian High Commissioner
"High Commissioner of Canada in Bangladesh, H.E. Benoit Préfontaine paid a courtesy call on BGMEA President Faruque Hassan at BGMEA’s office in Gulshan, Dhaka on 20 October. BGMEA Vice President Shahi ...
Kyna Intel
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October 23, 2021
Sustainability now key to customers - survey
"Being environmentally-friendly is now the most important brand value overall to consumers around the world, according to a new survey of more than 15,000 people in 16 countries. The Global Consumer B ...
Kyna Intel
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October 24, 2021
What led to closure of Opex Groups’ Kanchpur operation? Here’s what industry insiders say
"Concentration of both capital-intensive and labour-intensive investments in one place, creating excessive capacity, and mismanagement in running factories are deemed by industry insiders as the major ...
Kyna Intel
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October 25, 2021
How ethical is Stradivarius?
"Stradivarius is the Barcelona-based “fashion brand that moves to the sound of its own unique melody”. Owned by Inditex since 1999, Stradivarius sells trendy styles for low prices across 60 countries ...
Kyna Intel
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October 25, 2021
"It makes me sad that our things end up in the trash"
"Inhuman working conditions, child labor, poisoned rivers and, last but not least, the fire in Rana Plaza , in which more than 1000 people died: Made in Bangladesh has a bad reputation among the publi ...
Kyna Intel
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October 23, 2021
Energy and efficiency improvement opportunities in the textile industry
"Redesigning the supply chain induced with green technology will help adapt to climate change mitigation measures. The recent IPCC report has established the inadequacy of efforts being made to keep t ...
Kyna Intel
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October 26, 2021
1,200 Hanoi textile and garment workers trained in occupational safety and health
"The Executive Committee of the Grassroots Trade Union at Dai Nghia Garment Export Co., Ltd cooperated with the Vocational School of the Hanoi Trade Union to organize 24 training courses on occupation ...
Kyna Intel
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October 26, 2021
BGMEA, BracU to create digital repository of RMG workers
"Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has joined hands with Brac University (BracU), one of the country's leading private universities, to develop a digital database of R ...
Kyna Intel
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October 26, 2021
How sustainable is your footwear?
"Chandni Batra, 39, worked in advertising for close to a decade before returning to India in 2013 to work in her family’s generational footwear business. An avid traveller and certified diver, she wou ...
Kyna Intel
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October 26, 2021
Fast fashion must be “shelved” within the decade according to Zalando CEO
"The fast fashion model must be ditched by the global clothing industry within the next 10 years, according to Zalando chief executive Robert Genz. Gentz told the Financial Times that his retailer, wh ...
Kyna Intel
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October 26, 2021
G7 trade ministers' statement on forced labour
"The Joint Statement issued by the G7 countries at the G7 Trade Track on Forced Labour. We, the G7 Trade Ministers, share and are guided by the concern expressed by our Leaders in Carbis Bay in 2021 r ...
Kyna Intel
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October 26, 2021
Combating forced and child labor of refugees in global supply chains: The role of responsible sourcing
"With the global refugee crisis showing no signs of abating, multinational companies need to consider how their supply chain interacts with refugees, who are often more vulnerable to forced labor when ...
Kyna Intel
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October 26, 2021
Fashion initiatives make joint call to COP26
"More than 50 fashion industry initiatives, brands and other stakeholders have come together to call on the COP26 summit to recognise the role that fashion can play in mitigating climate change. Organ ...
Kyna Intel
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October 27, 2021
This NY startup has a biomaterial solution for leather. It just got $550k to scale it
"New York-based startup Bucha Bio has developed a solution for unsustainable materials like animal leather and synthetic fabrics. It has made a new biotextile called Mirai, grown from infinitely renew ...
Kyna Intel
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October 27, 2021
AAFA publishes first translation of health & safety guidelines for workers in denim finishing
"Today, the American Apparel & Footwear Association published a Mandarin translation of its Health & Safety Guidelines for Workers in Denim Finishing report, a comprehensive guidance dedicated to help ...
Kyna Intel
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October 27, 2021
Garment workers block highway to demand pay
"Workers of Shamoli Garments in the South Salna area of Gazipur have gone on strike and staged a protest demanding salary and allowance arrears. On Wednesday (October 26), they blocked the Dhaka-Mymen ...
Kyna Intel
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October 28, 2021
Interview with Pankaj Poddar [Cosmo Speciality Chemicals]
"Cosmo Speciality Chemicals has launched 22 new products for dyeing, finishing etc Cosmo Speciality Chemicals is a 100 per cent subsidiary of Cosmo Films Ltd. The company was established in 2020 with ...
Kyna Intel
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October 28, 2021
Interview with Sheng Lu
"Do you see a rise in nearshoring for the apparel/fashion industry as a result of the pandemic? Is Latin America benefitting out of it? Amid COVID-19, shipping crisis, and US-China tariff war, US fash ...
Kyna Intel
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October 30, 2021
Are fashion brands on track to meet the 1.5C emissions pathway?
"As global leaders gather for COP 26, a new analysis by Stand.earth of the fashion industry's emissions shows why its pollution can't go unchecked. Fashion companies are collectively responsible for 5 ...
Kyna Intel
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October 30, 2021
Commitment to work together for a climate-friendly garment industry
"The IFC, Denmark, the Netherlands, Puma and the BGMEA have pledged to work together to reduce carbon emissions in the garment industry and make it climate-friendly. BGMEA said this in a press release ...
Kyna Intel
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October 30, 2021