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Reviving economy: a comprehensive strategy
The strategic location at the crossroads of South Asia and close proximity to the Gulf countries make Pakistan a promising regional market. In order to take advantage of this, Government of Pakistan recently unveiled an elaborated Economic Revival Plan to tackle the economic...
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November 02, 2023
Workers' wages will be higher than factory owners' proposal: Labour minister
The minimum wage for ready-made garments workers would be set higher than that proposed by the factory owners, State Minister for Labour and Employment Begum Monnujan Sufian said today.
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November 02, 2023
Where And Why Fabric Waste Originates
The focus in reducing fashion’s outsize environmental footprint is primarily downstream, but an alarming amount of fabric is also discarded during the design and development process. How can fashion rethink what constitutes waste?
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November 02, 2023
Fashion Starts To Clean Up Its Energy Act, But Muddies The Waters Around AI
With the industry - and the world - moving inexorably in the right direction towards using cleaner, more renewable energy, fashion is simultaneously clouding the road to responsible use of AI.
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November 02, 2023
A Global Turning Point: Unprecedented Industry Collaboration Paves Way for Decarbonization of Supply Chains
The Clean Energy Procurement Academy launched to equip companies with the skills and knowledge required to access clean energy with foundational support from Apple, Amazon, Meta, Nike, PepsiCo, and REI Co-op.
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November 02, 2023
Bangladeshi garment workers fight for a living wage
On the 1st November the Minimum Wage Board in Bangladesh will make its once every five year decision on setting a new minimum wage for garment workers.
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October 30, 2023
White Stuff teams up with Thrift+ for new resale service
Fashion and lifestyle retailer White Stuff has launched a new partnership with resale platform Thrift+, offering conscious customers a way to donate and resell their unwanted garments by filling up a co-branded bag with pre-loved fashion.
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October 30, 2023
Wear And Care: DPPs Will Help Consumers Maintain Their Garments For Longer
How many items in your wardrobe do you treasure? Are you emotionally attached enough to a jacket that you would bother to get it repaired? When did you last reach for the sewing kit? The British Fashion Council’s Institute of Positive Fashion recently published a game-changing...
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October 30, 2023
Responsible purchasing practices regulations, initiatives must align for fashion’s transformation
Andrew Martin, the executive vice president of the global, multi-stakeholder non-profit Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) talks about Responsible Purchasing Practice being the "thread and glue" holding together all other pieces in the apparel industry and bringing clarity and...
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October 30, 2023
Demand for Sustainable Raw Materials Could Exceed Supply by as Much as 133 Million Tons by 2030
New Report from BCG, Textile Exchange, and Quantis Finds That Fashion and Apparel Brands Can Seize an Average 6% Net Profit Increase by Closing the Raw-Materials Gap.
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October 30, 2023
Sri Lanka’s eco-friendly apparel manufacturing surges with GOTS certification uptick
The Joint Apparel Association (JAAF) has observed a growing pattern within Sri Lanka's apparel manufacturing industry, with an increasing number of companies opting to adopt the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS).
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October 25, 2023
Over 250 entrepreneurs have been suspended from MGMA
Myanmar Garment Manufacturers Association MGMA announced that more than 250 garment manufacturers who failed to pay their membership fees have been suspended from their membership.
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October 25, 2023
Bangladesh apparel units keen to embrace sustainability in production process, underlines BGMEA President
During a meeting with Tolga Ilter, Chairman of Orkim Chemicals, at the BGMEA office in Uttara in Dhaka, BGMEA President Faruque Hassan emphasised Bangladesh apparel industry’s growing focus on sustainable manufacturing.
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October 25, 2023
What does sustainable apparel sourcing mean for Gen Z?
Students of Fashion and Apparel Studies at the University of Delaware share their views on sustainable apparel sourcing, what affects Generation Z’s shopping decisions, and what they make of fashion brands and retailers’ sustainability efforts.
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October 25, 2023
State of the Denim Supply Chain
In 2020, the Transformers Foundation released a report on the unethical behavior of brands and retailers in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. At the time, it was deemed essential for the industry's viability to establish a commercial compliance rider that outlined ethical supply...
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October 20, 2023
Joint Statement on Extended Producer Responsibility for Textiles
RREUSE, along with 10 other NGOs and progressive business associations, urges EU lawmakers to incorporate waste prevention and local re-use as guiding principles into future EPR schemes for mandatory textile separate collection.
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October 20, 2023
‘The missing link’: is textile recycling the answer to fashion’s waste crisis?
Millions of tonnes of T-shirts and dresses are dumped or burned every year. Turning old clothes into new ones is possible – the question is whether it is a realistic solution
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October 20, 2023
Guidelines for factories to prevent occupational hazards during floods
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training has issued guidelines for garment factories to prevent occupational hazards from happening during flash floods.
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October 20, 2023
RMG makers plan Tk9,000 monthly wages
The readymade garment (RMG) makers are planning to propose Tk 9,000 monthly wages for grade 7 workers to the Minimum Wages Board, despite the workers’ demand for Tk 23,000 per month.
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October 20, 2023
Overseas worker exploitation - how does this influence HR at home?
For organisations that have operations overseas, these responsibilities can sometimes become blurred, as companies outsource their labour to third parties, or exist in areas where labour laws are less strict or non-existent.
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October 20, 2023