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Responsible acquires Haru, paving the way for Ireland to lead the fashion industry
"Today, Belfast-based global circularity platform RESPONSIBLE announced the acquisition of HARU, uniting their cutting-edge re-commerce technologies and circularity solutions to benefit the fashion in ...
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March 15, 2023
Intersport Sweden joins CanopyStyle
"Today, leading sporting goods retailer INTERSPORT Sweden – with almost 100 stores across the country – is partnering with solutions-driven non-profit Canopy to advance forest-friendly supply chains. ...
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March 15, 2023
EU Commission rejects priority industry access to recycled PET bottles
"The European Commission has rejected calls from the bottled water industry to reserve recovered PET bottles in priority for recycling into new food-grade plastics, saying this risked causing distorti ...
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March 15, 2023
Primark launches new durability and repair initiatives
"As part of its commitment to give clothes a longer life, Primark is launching new durability and repair initiatives designed to help ensure clothes can be loved and worn for longer. According to lead ...
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March 15, 2023
GOTS Version 7.0 released: Major leap forward for the sustainable all-inclusive solution for organic fibre processing
"The Global Organic Textile Standard is pleased to announce the release of GOTS Version 7.0, which features an expanded scope of environmental and social criteria while maintaining a standard that is ...
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March 15, 2023
Bangladesh apparel industry urges fashion brands to offer fairer prices
"At the Bangladesh Business Summit 2023, members of the Bangladesh apparel industry called on fashion buyers to offer fairer prices given the quality and product diversity it now has to offer, accordi ...
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March 15, 2023
What Turkey’s garment and textile industry needs most
"Halit Gümüser, managing director of Kipas Holdings, the parent company of Kipas Textiles, has one message to the international community: Remember Turkey." ...
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March 15, 2023
How to choose a resale partner
"Secondhand sales are booming, but few retailers go it alone. Here’s what brands should consider when selecting a resale partner." ...
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March 14, 2023
Two Primark suppliers 'abruptly' close, impacting over 2000 workers
"GTIG Huasheng and the GY Sen-operated Primseng Guo, both located in Shwepyitha Township’s Wartayar Industrial Zone in the city of Yangon, did not inform their employees of their closure plans in adva ...
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March 14, 2023
Primark says axed Myanmar workers will be paid
"Retailer Primark says that 2,200 garment workers who lost their jobs when two of its suppliers in Myanmar closed without notice should this week receive all unpaid wages and severance payments they a ...
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March 14, 2023
Women RMG workers decline to 54% from 80% in the ‘80s
"Among workers who left the RMG sector in 2021, 51% were women compared to 49% in 2015. [...] Caring for children was cited as the main reason for leaving the garment industry followed by pregnancy an ...
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March 14, 2023
‘We’ve lost the right to be pessimistic’: Patagonia treads fine line tackling climate crisis as for-profit company
"“If you’re serious about [the climate crisis] and this is your business, you’ve got to develop a level of comfort with contradiction,” said the chief executive, Ryan Gellert, sitting in his wood-pane ...
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March 14, 2023
Why the fashion industry’s four largest women’s empowerment programmes came together to form RISE
"This International Women’s Day we are celebrating the launch of RISE: Reimagining Industry to Support Equality. It’s a celebration of collaboration for the greater good, with the four largest women’s ...
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March 14, 2023
Regulation, data, harmonisation: How fashion is cracking down on greenwashing
"As mounting consumer interest for more environmentally friendly fashion options has accelerated in recent years, so too has an increase in greenwashing - where companies exaggerate their environmenta ...
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March 14, 2023
India eyes organic cotton certification revamp
"Moves are afoot which could lead to a revamp of India's controversial organic cotton certification systems, according to our sources." ...
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March 14, 2023
Schoeller Textile launches recycled textile collection: Re-Source
"Swiss textile manufacturer Schoeller Textile AG reveals its latest sustainable textile collection Re-Source." ...
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March 14, 2023
Netherlands keen to invest in textiles on Indo-Myanmar border
"In an objective to explore new opportunities and to invest in small-scale industries, especially in the realm of textiles, a textile expert from the Netherlands, Heijdenrijk Johana Maria, Pum Netherl ...
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March 14, 2023
New clothes born from bamboo stems
"State Bamboo Corporation to bring stylish clothing made from bamboo yarn to the market. Clothes are woven from bamboo fiber in many parts of India, but it is not even heard of in Kerala. There is gre ...
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March 14, 2023
Action speaks louder than words on purchasing practices
"If we really are serious about driving change in purchasing practices, then stakeholders should be demanding action and evidence, not just talking about it. Another annual installment of the OECD For ...
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March 14, 2023
ADB President visits Plummy Fashions in N'ganj
"A high-level delegation of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) led by its President Masatsugu Asakawa, visited Plummy Fashions Ltd, one of the world's top green factories, in Narayanganj on Monday." [Ed ...
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March 14, 2023