“The author of Unraveled on why she doesn't subscribe to the term “sustainable fashion”. Maxine Bédat swears she began with a fairly modest aim: to tell the life story of a pair of jeans, from a humbl ...
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“Since the 2013 collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Dhaka—which killed 1,134 people, large numbers of them garment workers—Bangladesh’s ready-made garment (RMG) sector has taken significant steps t ...
“Sri Lankan police have arrested ten people, including the provincial council’s deputy chairman for Puthukkudiyiruppu, Mullaitivu, following protests against the reopening of a garment factory amidst ...
“June 4 collapse resulted in two deaths. A factory collapse in Karachi’s Export Processing Zone Authority has raised questions about worker safety and the lack of building inspection in the country. O ...
“Recent issues relating to pay and working conditions in the UK garment manufacturing industry have understandably put the spotlight on factory audits. I must stress from the outset that I am not an e ...
“Tasharraf Hossain, senior inspector of Joydebpur fire station, said the blaze started around 12am at a shed of Jersy Knitting factory and soon engulfed other parts of the manufacturing unit. [...] "A ...
“‘Buy less, demand more’, the outdoor brand has proclaimed, in a contrarian tactic that has drawn attention amid the frantic discounting of the country's June ecommerce festival. The Chinese mid-year ...
“The clothing supply chain releases some 265 million pounds of microfibers that wash into the environment each year. You probably know by now that when you wash a load of synthetic clothes, like yoga ...
“Lack of awareness of human rights violations in apparel supply chains is no longer an excuse as incoming legislation forces accountability. [...] This week, independent anti-slavery commissioner Dame ...
“Accelerating Circularity will test commercial textile-to-textile supply systems in the United States. Towels, T-shirts and denim will be among the components of new circular textile-to-textile supply ...
"MPs say the British government has rejected most of their calls for action to ensure forced labour in the Xinjiang region of China plays no part in the supply chains of UK companies. The Business, En ...
“Lyocell is the big textile right now, and its popularity is growing as more brands begin incorporating it into their garments. While it’s considered a cool new sustainable textile, can you really bel ...
“There was barely a brand on the Australian Fashion Week schedule that didn’t reference sustainability. But we’ve been pioneers for a while. “It would be really difficult to launch a fashion brand tod ...
“[T]he brand is embarking on a new purpose: product that is better for the planet, starting with its unisex Rodeo Drive Clog, made out of a proprietary foam comprised of 51% recycled material. [...] E ...
“During the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, retail workers remained on the front lines to enforce health and safety measures, which put them at the risk of potential hostility or even discrimination. ...
“Phipps announced on Tuesday a new partnerships with Oceanic Global, a non-governmental organization dedicated to ocean preservation, for World Oceans Day. As part of the partnership, Phipps is spotli ...
“Kering has announced a new stage in its sustainable development strategy. In addition to climate change and biodiversity, the French luxury group, owner among others of Gucci, Saint Laurent and Balen ...
"Online fashion retailer Global Fashion Group (GFG) has announced it has gone carbon neutral across its operations and outbound deliveries. The company said it achieved this by offsetting the emission ...
Luxury conglomerate LVMH has launched a global emergency and support fund for its 150,000 employees, with an initial endowment of 30 million euros. The LVMH Heart Fund is aimed at supporting all of i ...
“Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. and American & Efird, can authenticate a brand’s products and components with their newest thread technology. A leader in polymerase chain reaction-based DNA manufacturing, ...