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Shein, Temu in fierce fight over US market for $10 dresses
"Online fast-fashion retailer SHEIN and its newer rival Temu are in a race to win shoppers' attention for their inexpensive China-made goods." ...
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March 13, 2023
New study exposes hidden toxic plastic waste trade
"“Our report demonstrates that we do not really know enough about how much plastic wastes are actually exported,” said Therese Karlsson, a Science and Technical Advisor with IPEN. “Plastic wastes cont ...
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March 13, 2023
Plastic waste trade: The hidden numbers
"Though they only account for 16 percent of the world’s population, high-income countries generate about 34 percent of the world’s waste.1 A large portion of the generated wastes are plastics, which o ...
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March 13, 2023
Circa Group partners with Textile Change
"Norwegian biochemicals company Circa Group and Danish chemical recycler Textile Change have announced they are working together to optimise textile recycling." ...
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March 13, 2023
South Indian state of Karnataka liberalizes labor law after lobbying by Apple, Foxconn
"Flexibility has been introduced to how production shifts can be managed in Karnataka, where work hours limits have been raised, subject to conditions. In February, the Karnataka legislature passed am ...
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March 13, 2023
Women fear ‘Catch 22’ situation if forced to work on night shift
"Karnataka Assembly recently passed The Factories (Karnataka Amendment) Bill, 2023, which among other things allows women to be employed in night shifts on factory floors, albeit with a long list of s ...
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March 13, 2023
Future of footwear is non-leather: Arun Kumar Sinha, MD, FDDI
"In an exclusive interview with Apparel Resources (AR), Arun Kumar Sinha (IAS), MD, FDDI highlights how, with many initiatives, the institute is geared up to align with the changing market scenario an ...
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March 13, 2023
Polyester’s advantages in a cleaner cotton
"Patent-pending technology provides the cleanest bleach and dye process, reducing harsh chemical, water and electricity use. Fibre52 Cotton, based in Houston, Texas, has unveiled a patent-pending tech ...
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March 13, 2023
Textiles sustainability challenge
"As far as sustainability is concerned, our textile sector is mostly operating without water treatment plants, the first sustainability measure introduced 25 years back. We have no common effluent tre ...
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March 13, 2023
Türkiye clothing makers must push quality and ‘true’ sustainability to compete with Asia says Yesim CEO
"Senol Sankaya, CEO of Türkiye clothing manufacturing giant Yesim Group, tells Just Style it is impossible to compete with Asia on price but quality and speed are where Turkey shines." ...
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March 13, 2023
Can Bangladesh 'climate proof' garment jobs in a warming world?
"For Bangladeshi garment and textile manufacturer DBL Group, climate change is a growing threat it cannot afford to ignore. Mohammed Zahidullah, chief sustainability officer for the business which emp ...
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March 13, 2023
Can fashion go green if sales keep rising?
"The EU's exports of used textiles has tripled since 2000. Experts say the fate of these items abroad is "highly uncertain."" ...
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March 13, 2023
Time to take responsible action on sustainability
"Three years into the critical decade in the fight against climate change, the fashion industry’s impact on the environment is under growing scrutiny." ...
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March 10, 2023
VAT on repairs and rental prevents sustainable conversion
"The clothing chain FJONG rents out surplus clothing and must pay 25 percent VAT each time a garment is rented out. Throwing away unsold clothes, on the other hand, is free for the clothing manufactur ...
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March 10, 2023
BGMEA, GIZ team up to strengthen human rights, environmental due diligence in RMG
"The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and German development cooperation agency GIZ have teamed up to strengthen human rights and environmental due diligence in the r ...
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March 10, 2023
58 factories see 126pc improvement in environmental performance
"The closing ceremony Programme for Improvement of Environmental Performance of Factories (PIE) took place on the 19th of February at Uttara Club, Dhaka. GIZ and Reed Consultancy, Bangladesh arranged ...
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March 10, 2023
On International Women’s Day 2023, where are the women?
"In Bangladesh’s major cities – Dhaka and Chattogram – a typical morning scene is of thousands of women making their way to work in garment factories. However, for some years now, researchers and indu ...
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March 10, 2023
Where are the women? A study on the declining number of women workers in the Bangladesh RMG industry - Summary report
"Over the past 40 years, the growth of the ready-made garment industry (RMG) in Bangladesh has generated considerable formal employment opportunities for women. The industry has made women more visibl ...
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March 10, 2023
Salomon’s second recyclable running shoe revealed
"French sportswear brand Salomon has developed a new version of its fully recyclable performance road running shoe." ...
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March 10, 2023
Will H&M ban down following PETA’s shareholder resolution?
"After a recent PETA Asia investigation into Vina Prauden—a Vietnamese company that previously supplied down to H&M—revealed that ducks’ throats were slit while they were still conscious and that the ...
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March 10, 2023