"The Apparel Impact Institute (Aii) is partnering with sustainable finance company Bank of the West to introduce the 'Clean by Design' (CBD) programme in the garment supply chain in its native Califor ...
"Agricultural residues like banana stems, pineapple leaves, orange peels, corn husks, fish scales and lotus stems are increasingly being used in the textile industry. While eco textiles are sustainabl ...
"The global leather industry has released a scathing statement about leather alternatives, claiming they are “appropriating the image of leather and denigrating the genuine article”. The statement cla ...
"Denim giant Levi Strauss is working with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to help its global suppliers fund projects to reduce their environmental impact. The IFC, a member of the World Ba ...
"Garmon Chemicals, the textile auxiliaries business unit of San Marino-headquartered Kemin Industries, has opened a new fashion laboratory in Jiangmen, Guangdong, China. Close to Kemin’s regional head ...
"Advance Denim’s aggressive investment in sustainable production is paying off. In 2021, the denim manufacturer released its most eco-friendly dyeing process yet after three years of constant experime ...
"The Indonesian Textile Association (API) has denied allegations that employees who have tested positive for the Covid-19 virus continue to work as normal. The General Chair of the API, Jemmy Kartiwa ...
"Residents of Watusalam Village, Buaran District, have complained about air pollution in the form of dust generated from the production of the PT Pajitex factory. The dust pollutes the houses of resid ...
In ETF Tekstil, where Deriteks Union is present, workers protested after learning no progress was made in collective bargaining negotiations. Workers gathered en masse in front of the factory to vent ...
"This is the view of Vu Duc Giang - Chairman of the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS) - based on the harmful effects of the fourth Covid-19 outbreak on domestic textile and garment enter ...
"Like the Yuka app for food, the Clear Fashion app allows you to scan clothing labels to discover their ecological and human impact. Our reporter tested it on his closet and in stores. "Can I help you ...
"It is a struggle to recycle and reuse fibres in France, but the automation of sorting would offer a lifeline to the textile industry in the era of the anti-waste law. From the Cours-la-Ville (Rhône) ...
"Certain of the inflexible attitude of the government, the garment industry has given a holiday notice to workers until 05 August. However, multiple sources say that if Covid-19 continues to decline d ...
"A garment factory in the Jamburaliya area in Kesbewa has been identified with 120 Covid infected staff, including five infected with the Delta variant, Deputy Director of Health Services Dr Hemantha ...
"Chinese factories should not bend to foreign political pressure and reject workers from Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, or they could be investigated and punished by law, a Chines ...
"Three suppliers do an about-face after hiring thousands of Uyghurs and Turkic Muslims. Chinese factories that supply Apple Inc. and Nike Inc. and make other products sold in the U.S. are shunning wor ...
"The Lenzing Group, Austria-based leading supplier of sustainably produced specialty fibres, has been awarded Platinum status in EcoVadis’ Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) rating. The assessment ...
"Summary of the Problem: The linear supply chain, from the production of virgin materials to the landfill and incineration of textile waste, has huge negative environmental and social impacts on our c ...
"Labour activists have long claimed that brands can’t be trusted to self-regulate. Now, a series of lawsuits are opening a new frontier in efforts to hold brands accountable for abuses in their supply ...
"The government gave the nod to a handful of requests from the private sector to mitigate some of the consequences of Covid-19 control measures felt at factories and manufacturing enterprises. From Ju ...
