For Manufacturers/ Producers

by Holden Hao created 2021-05-17T20:49:37+07:00

The future of Ralph Lauren’s iconic polo, and retail, may be coloring your own clothes in the store

"Jim Fitterling, the CEO of Dow, a key Ralph Lauren partner on new color-dyeing technology, recently told the CNBC ESG Impact summit that the retailer’s flagship stores in New York next year will have ...

COP26: fashion unites to ‘make history, not be history’

"The fashion industry has united with a call to action for COP26, to stress the urgent need for the world’s leaders to recognise the impactful role fashion can play in reaching net zero and climate go ...

Consumers call for climate action

"Consumer research commissioned by environmental non-profit WRAP indicates that 60 per cent of UK consumers want companies to take immediate action to tackle climate change, as well as do more to help ...

Gifu company digitalising repair services evolves to manage clothes aftercare

"Tailor Bank Co., Ltd. has expanded its digital repair and related business to a new one-stop service for aftercare centered on repairs by building a B2B online system to handle all services via an on ...

Better Buying Purchasing Practices company report: 2021

"This is a confidential analytical report on purchasing practices prepared for SanMar from supplier ratings submitted during the second quarter of the 2021 ratings cycle. The report details SanMar’s p ...

Trafficking of plastic waste is on the rise and criminal groups are profiting, report says

"Americans like to think they are recycling their plastic takeout food containers, cutlery and flimsy grocery bags when they toss them into those green or blue bins. But, too often, that waste is ship ...

Factory workers received training on combating violence against women

"Edirne ŞÖNİM (Violence Prevention and Monitoring Center) affiliated to the Ministry of Family and Social Policy and the Edirne Provincial Gendarmerie provided training to employees in the Edirne clot ...

150,000 workers lose jobs due to coup and Covid-19

"According to data compiled by RFA based on a monthly report by the Myanmar Garment Manufacturers Association, 256 garment factories that closed last year were hit hard by the third wave of Covid-19 a ...

Fashion steps up climate commitments

"The UN Fashion Charter upgraded its targets to drastically slash emissions by the end of the decade and added LVMH as a signatory. Fashion’s flagship climate initiative upgraded its ambitions Monday ...

Canada Goose earns Responsible Down Standard

"Apparel brand Canada Goose has announced that it has been accredited with the Responsible Down Standard (RDS) certification for sustainability and animal welfare. RDS is an international, voluntary p ...

New minimum wage in Pakistan is a union win

"The provincial government in Sindh, Pakistan, increased the minimum wage for unskilled workers above the set national increase. Employers went to court, but a judgement last month ruled that the Sind ...

Why brands must re-examine their Singles’ Day strategies

"The Chinese shopping festival still generates billions in annual sales, but the online extravaganza is undergoing a makeover as the government promotes ‘common prosperity.’ Between them, Alibaba and ...

Bursa textile factory exports textiles made from recycled PET bottles to 22 countries

"A Bursa-based textile company, which uses fabrics made from recycled PET bottles, makes sustainable clothing collections for global brands. Hilal Gülseçen, General Manager of Seçen Tekstil, told Anad ...

Government to find alternative ways to overcome water crisis in Bangabandhu Industrial City

The government is pursuing seven alternative avenues to alleviate the water crisis at Bangabandhu Industrial City in Mirsarai, Chittagong, accounting for the short, medium and long term. the governmen ...

Gildan awarded 14th consecutive FUNDAHRSE seal for leading ESG practices in Honduras

"Gildan is pleased to share that it is once again a recipient of the CSR Seal by the Fundación Hondureña de Responsabilidad Social Empresarial, better known as FUNDAHRSE, for its 2020 work in Honduras ...

The chemical industry’s new definition of safe and sustainable is smoke and mirrors

"Following the inception of the Green Deal and the Chemicals Strategy, Europe has experienced a surge in technical terms that are supposed to act as guiding principles for the EU’s path towards a gree ...

Ralph Lauren cotton project gains climate innovation recognition

"A project backed by Ralph Lauren to support long-term, sustainable cotton production in the United States, while also tackling climate change, has been selected as an Agriculture Innovation Mission f ...

Only women employed in this factory

"All of the employees in the knitwear production factory, which started production 6 months ago, are women… 170 women work in the factory that produces knitwear in Batman Organized Industrial Zone. Fa ...

Bangladesh exporters to fix minimum price for garments

"Entrepreneurs in Bangladesh have been complaining about not getting a fair price for readymade garments for a long time. According to them, buyers do not want to pay the same price as other countries ...

Textile factories operating at 25% capacity, state intervention needed

"The Textile Industries Chamber has confirmed the textile and garment sector is suffering greatly during the current period as a result of the significant rises in the prices of imported raw materials ...