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, awaiting the outcome of inevitable litigation.
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'.
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?
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.
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 this year, according to deputy provincial governor Sar Soputra.
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.
A baseline assessment report of textile circularity processes across the industry in India has been published as part of a joint effort between retail conglomerate Aditya Birla, German development agency GIZ India and Centre for Environment Education, in a bid to strengthen circularity practices.
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?
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.
Despite the significant increase in national grid capacity – which now exceeds 25,000MW, far surpassing the demand of approximately 15,000MW – industries are increasingly finding alternative energy sources like solar power more attractive.
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, there are violations of labor laws and social norms in this industry, making it difficult for women to work comfortably.
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.
Fashion trade bodies, the British Fashion Council (BFC) and the UK Fashion and Textiles Association (UKFT), have teamed up with UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) on a ground-breaking partnership with the aim of accelerating the UK to a leading circular fashion economy.
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.
If you keep pace with manufacturing and production, as we do at Kornit Digital, one common thread that arises repeatedly is how complex and slow-moving the legacy fashion and textile industry is. Offshoring, waste, and inefficiency are the rule, not the exception, and progress towards a more effective and sustainable model is still terribly slow as the industry remains pegged among the worst polluters in the world.
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 first place?
Ash Modha is the CEO and Co-Founder of Certified B Corp, Mondetta Clothing, and dedicated to ESG, sustainability and social impact.
Bangladesh’s garment sector is discussing having its minimum wage raised. Local trade unions and the IndustriALL global union are calling for the minimum wage to be raised to Tk23,000 (US$210), based on the minimum income needed for basic needs calculated by the Bangladesh Institute for Labour Studies.
This wave of new policy measures has scholars talking about a ‘sustainability revolution’ in trade governance. But the key question remains to be answered: will these initiatives actually make international trade more sustainable? Two sets of concerns need to be considered for each new measure before this question can be answered.
As the negotiations on the content of the legislation advance, and in order to ensure that the European Commission proposal fulfils its best potential, we, the undersigned Civil Society Organisations, Coalitions and Trade Unions, believe that the below elements are essential to make the proposed regulation efficient, implementable and above all, impactful to address forced labour meaningfully.
