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Hermes opens sustainable leather goods workshop in France
"Luxury fashion house Hermes has opened a new leather goods workshop in Louviers, France, creating 280 jobs and further strengthening its commitment to sustainable job creation and artisanal know-how. ...
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April 12, 2023
Govt forms wage board for RMG workers
"The government on Sunday formed a minimum wage board to review the wages of the workers in the country's readymade garment (RMG) industry. [...] Senior district judge Liaquat Ali Molla will serve as ...
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April 12, 2023
SukkhaCitta on rediscovering Indigenous regenerative farming and dyeing techniques & challenging the status quo
"In episode 292, Kestrel welcomes Denica Riadini-Flesch, a development economist and the director at SukkhaCitta, to the show. A social enterprise started in 2016, Sukkha Citta works to give women in ...
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April 12, 2023
BGMEA joins global alliance urging digital labelling
"Bangladesh Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) joins a global alliance urging governments around the world to modernise the domestic fashion labelling requirements and support th ...
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April 11, 2023
How the Apparel Impact Institute funds and scales sustainable solutions for the fashion industry
"In episode 175 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, I speak with Lewis Perkins, President of the Apparel Impact Institute, on raising a $250M Climate Fund and scaling proven systems and ideas to trans ...
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April 11, 2023
Legal action to halt Australian cotton ‘land grab’
"With Australia’s southern cotton regions plagued by drought, the industry has big plans for the country’s sparsely populated Northern Territory (NT) where crops are expected to cover more than 50,000 ...
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April 11, 2023
F/W 24-25 preview: Denim mills unveil new sustainable strategies
"Green is on the mind’s of denim mills as they are preparing to launch their Fall/Winter 2024-2025 fabric collections. Smarter alternatives for inefficient processes, circular designs and low-impact d ...
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April 11, 2023
Fashion for Good to test and trial natural dyestuff
"As the number of alternative dyes derived from natural sources grow, so do questions about their performance and ability to scale. Fashion for Good’s new initiative aims to eliminate that lack of cla ...
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April 11, 2023
"Bold measures to reduce the carbon footprint"
"Recycling. Closing the loop. Biobased products. These are just a few buzzwords with a view to the sustainability requirements within the textile value chain. More than ever, product managers and sour ...
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April 11, 2023
How Peak Performance wants to ensure more durability
"Peak Performance lands in Innsbruck, Austria. The new store brings a new retail concept to the area, which relies on a wide range of services to ensure that the products last longer." ...
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April 11, 2023
Shifting the burden of sustainability: this week in fashion technology
"Consumer appetite for sustainable fashion is growing, but it’s not growing quickly enough. Brands and retailers, already wrestling to unpick their supply chains, could now be asked to pick up the yok ...
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April 11, 2023
Can regenerative leadership fill sustainable fashion’s action gap?
"Regenerative leadership promises to deliver systems change thinking by taking business leaders outside of their comfort zone and into nature. Brands from Chloé to Vivobarefoot are hoping to turn thei ...
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April 11, 2023
The VF Foundation issues its third impact report to seed change through 77 grant partners around the world
"More than $8 million granted directly through The VF Foundation A total of nearly $23 million donated by The VF Foundation, VF Corporation and the Company’s Portfolio of Brands The VF Foundation, the ...
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April 11, 2023
The VF Foundation Impact Report - Seeding Change Growing Impact
For fiscal year 2022. ...
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April 11, 2023
00.thestore, a carbon neutral boutique, opens in London
"Everyday should be earth day, but as far as laudable actions go in the fashion industry, Friday sees the third edition pop-up of the carbon neutral boutique 00.thestore." ...
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April 11, 2023
GPCB slaps closure notice to textile chemical unit
"The Gujarat Pollution Control Board on Thursday slapped closure notice to the textile chemicals manufacturing unit Prakhar Estates company at Sachin GIDC in Surat for violating the pollution norms un ...
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April 11, 2023
We represent half of the global fashion industry–and they want to stop polluting the planet. But no industry can police itself
"Voluntary initiatives have helped make real strides towards a more responsible sector. However, they alone cannot drive the necessary scale of change. Our own initiative, the Sustainable Apparel Coal ...
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April 11, 2023
Fashion supply chain transparency takes center stage
"Large fashion brands and retailers are requiring product chain-of-custody documentation from suppliers at every tier by collecting transactional data as raw materials are transformed into a finished ...
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April 11, 2023
Wage, festival allowance of garment workers demanded
"Politicians and garment workers labour leaders on Friday at a protest rally in Dhaka called on the government and the garment factory owners to pay wages and festival allowances of garment workers by ...
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April 11, 2023
April is the greenwashiest month
"The run-up to Earth Day has ballooned into a month-long marketing moment, even as regulators try to crack down on empty sustainability claims." ...
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April 11, 2023