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Circle Economy study: How to combat the steadily falling global circularity rate
Together with business consultancy Deloitte, global impact organisation Circle Economy Foundation has published its “Circularity Gap Report 2024” today, which highlights how the global circularity rate is currently falling from 9.1 percent to 7.2 percent despite the number of...
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January 27, 2024
Forum leaders pledge to address Bangladesh garment workers’ factory owners’ issues
Leaders of the Readymade Garments Industry Forum gathered in an open and interactive discussion session at Gulshan Club, Dhaka, ahead of the BGMEA election, focusing on the topic of RSC (RMG Sustainability Council).
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January 19, 2024
Fashion Has ‘Long Way to Go’ Identifying Forced Labor Risks
Fashion isn’t doing enough to address forced labor, a new benchmark study has observed. In fact, if the industry was being graded on its efforts, as KnowTheChain did, it would receive a failing mark with an average of 21 out of 100 possible points.
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January 19, 2024
Navigating the nuances of corporate renewable electricity procurement: Spotlight on fashion and tech
A special edition of the Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor assesses the integrity of renewable electricity targets from 10 major companies in fashion and tech. The real GHG emission reduction impact of companies’ renewable electricity claims is often far less than implied.
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January 19, 2024
A third of fashion execs thinks their firms will be fully circular in a few years
Positive news on the fashion industry’s commitment to creating a circular economy. A new study by eco firm Aquapak Polymers reveals 12% of sector businesses in the UK, US and Australia expect to be fully circular within one to two years, 34% within two to three years, and 31%...
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January 19, 2024
‘It’s the industry’s dirty secret’: why fashion’s oversupply problem is an environmental disaster
As many as 40% of clothes made each year – 60bn garments – are not sold. Experts say tackling such obscene waste will require radical changes in production – and legislation
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January 19, 2024
Digital Sourcing & Sustainability Survey Report - 3rd edition
Sustainability in fashion is no longer an option – it’s become a requirement. Each decision made along the supply chain is a reflection of this growing priority. Our report reveals just what those changes look like.
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January 17, 2024
Ministry launches contest to promote workplace harmony
The Minister of Labour and Vocational Training Heng Sour called on all factory owners to participate in a national competition to promote a culture of harmony within factories under the theme ‘ Peaceful Community’ at the 16th meeting of the Textile, Garment, Footwear, and Travel...
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January 17, 2024
BGMEA, Helen Keller to collaborate on providing eye health services to garment workers
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has been making efforts to improve the well-being of the garment workers in Bangladesh.
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January 17, 2024
Innovation in fashion: Climate organisation Parley launches investment arm
Parley for the Oceans is launching an investment arm to support material innovation in a bid to secure a more sustainable future for fashon deisgn.
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January 17, 2024
Germany's Lindner: streamline supply chain law, reduce bureaucracy
German Finance Minister Christian Lindner wants to streamline the Supply Chain Act and reduce bureaucracy.
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January 17, 2024
The Impact of the Earthquake on Textile and Garment Workers
Interviews with 100+ workers in this January 2024 report by CCC Turkey shows that garment factories and their buyers left workers to fend for themselves after the devastating earthquake that hit Türkiye in February 2023. As most of them were not paid in full in the aftermath of...
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January 10, 2024
What Bangladesh can do to protect the rights of migrant workers in destination countries
The Ministry of Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment requires enhanced human resources and increased capacity to provide robust assistance to distressed migrant workers in destination countries
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January 10, 2024
2024 Fashion Trends: Sustainability, Individuality, and Ethical Practices Take Center Stage
As we usher in 2024, the fashion industry is embracing a significant shift towards sustainability, individuality, and innovation, marking a departure from the fast-fashion trends of the past. A
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January 10, 2024
Fashion’s Carbon Countdown: Rethinking Overproduction
Overproduction has been fashion’s constant companion for years. For a long time, overproduction was financially feasible due to (inhumanely) cheap raw materials, labour, and transport. Combined with high mark-ups, fashion found a way to make overproduction profitable, albeit at a...
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January 10, 2024
Legislation is coming for fashion’s supply chains. Are you ready?
This year is set to be a tipping point for fashion’s supply chains, as brands and suppliers race to comply with incoming legislation and meet 2025 sustainability goals.
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January 10, 2024
COP28 call on fashion brands and lawmakers
The Fashion Revolution initiative is calling on fashion brands to set robust climate targets in consultation with their suppliers and on policymakers to hold them to account on decarbonisation. The call to action was issued to coincide with the COP28 climate summit in Dubai which...
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December 05, 2023
Surge in interest for Digital Product Passport ahead of mandate
New research shared by the blockchain and web3 solutions developer, Protokol, claims there is a surge in interest for the upcoming regulation mandating Digital Product Passports (DPPs), with its media coverage up 413% compared to the same period last year.
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December 05, 2023
Our Take On Fashion’s Forecast for 2024
We pick up three key themes from McKinsey's State of Fashion 2024 report, analysing AI’s pervasive influence in the industry; the climate emergency and fashion’s future with sustainability; and how brands, retailers and suppliers can prepare for fashion’s economic outlook for the...
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December 05, 2023
Why Fashion Needs to ‘Double Down’ on Reducing Virgin Synthetics
One way to help the fashion industry reduce its emissions in line with the 1.5-degree Celsius pathway? Making the right material choices, according to Textile Exchange.
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December 05, 2023