"Buying affordable domestically made clothing isn’t as easy as the “shop local” mantra makes it sound. Here’s how we got here—and what it would take for the industry to return to its former glory. [.. ...
"The Regional Director of Civil Protection in Bizerte, Kamal Melliti, stated that a huge fire broke out on Thursday evening in a factory repurposing used clothes. The fire destroyed huge quantities of ...
"Dr Taskin Iqbal has analysed two concepts in contemporary corporate life in her new book, The Enlightened Shareholder Value Principle and Corporate Social Responsibility: A theoretical and qualitativ ...
"[I]n one particular industry, it’s still pretty quiet regarding developments around 3D printing. We’re talking about the fashion industry. It cannot be denied that the first experiments and advances ...
"On July 15, Dr. Hemantha Herath, Sri Lanka’s deputy director general of health services announced that all remaining health restrictions would be relaxed, even though the highly infectious coronaviru ...
"Unrest in South Africa has led to both looting and arson for both the apparel sector and clothing stores. Widespread looting in two of the most populous provinces in South Africa last week caused sig ...
"The Bangladesh government announced Thursday that factories will be closed from July 23 through Aug. 5, leaving manufacturers scrambling to plan how to fill their orders. Though the country went into ...
"More and more fashion brands are flaunting their sustainable credentials, but marketing initiatives are falling flat as few customers believe them. In January, the European Commission’s website scree ...
"Brown Thomas and Arnotts are to phase out the sale of products using exotic animal skins in a move that has been welcomed by animal rights campaigners. The new policy will take effect across all stor ...
"The Provenance Framework debuts as the UK government cracks down on greenwashing, and competition regulators find that up to 40% of firms’ environmental claims could be misleading. Earlier this month ...
"More than 140 businesses have come out in support of the Garment Worker Protection Act (SB 62), as state senator Maria Elena Durazo looks to push through what would be a historic bill for California. ...
"Smart Freight Centre, a global non-profit organization dedicated to sustainable freight transport, together with BSR and the World Economic Forum, announced today a new alliance to decarbonize freigh ...
"Global industry non-profit Textile Exchange is predicting an 84 per cent increase in demand for organic cotton by the year 2030, compared to a 2019/2020 baseline. The forecast - based on a survey of ...
"Report analysing the impacts of Covid-19 on tackling modern slavery by big UK-based businesses. This report, entitled Implications of Covid-19 for modern slavery challenges in supply chain management ...
"Indian e-commerce platform FlipKart and fashion retailer Myntra have partnered with environmental non-profit Canopy in a bid to protect ancient and endangered forests by way of responsible sourcing p ...
"The company announced that it will commit itself to remove all animal products from its collections in an effort to enhance the company’s overall sustainability. The decision to go vegan comes alongs ...
"The G20 Environment Ministers’ Meeting ended today in Naples with the approval of an important joint communiqué, the outcome of weeks of negotiations. The document is based on three macro areas. 1) B ...
"Flip-flops have long been an essential element of summer, right up there with popsicles, barbecues, and pool days. Lightweight and typically water-resistant, flip-flops are an adorable and practical ...
"As consumers continue to demand faster and cheaper goods, China-based online clothing brand Shein is pioneering an even faster model of fast fashion — and it’s skyrocketing in popularity. [...] Matth ...
"The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a “Dear Chair” letter (here) (the “Letter”) setting out its “Guiding principles on design, delivery and disclosure of ESG [environmental, social ...
