"Representation and Inclusion in the Fashion Industry: A report from the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Textiles and Fashion A Foreword by Caryn Franklin MBE Member of Representation and Inclusion ...
2021
"Bangladesh's garment industry has been hit hard and factory owners are suffering due to the closure of facilities. They have now suggested an alternative way to handle the situation. [...] If the Cov ...
"The footwear industry, led by Éram, is trying to defend what remains of regional production by promoting eco-design, recycling and repairability. Severely tested over the past three decades, the shoe ...
"Trade unions have criticised industrial zones in Yangon for failing to comply with Covid-19 disease prevention. Unions say the situation is alarming as cases of Covid-19 have been reported in a numbe ...
"Owners of a number of garment factories are thumbing their noses at government-imposed restrictions to prevent Covid-19 infection. [...] Despite the government standing firm on a lockdown until 05 Au ...
"Are new business models hyped up solutions designed to divert brands away from fast fashion business models or an opportunity to build a more resilient future that will benefit the entire fashion ind ...
"[W]hen the Australian Ethical Consumer Report was released by Baptist World Aid Australia — which also publishes the annual Ethical Fashion Report, grading Australian fashion brands from A to F — and ...
"Some savvy consumers increasingly view the resale space as an investment opportunity, and platforms are adapting accordingly. [...] When Sarah Davis founded Fashionphile in 1999, consumers used the l ...
"FC Barcelona has reportedly ended talks with H&M about becoming the team’s official sponsor for streetwear over concerns about how the deal might impact the club’s appeal in China. China has boycotte ...
"Swedish sportswear brand Houdini has partnered with traceability technologies provider Eon and fastening solutions specialist YKK to establish greater connectivity between its garments and the cloud. ...
"One of the world’s largest clothing manufacturers has become a member of the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol. Gildan Activewear manufactures everyday basic apparel and is one of the largest domestic consu ...
"Due diligence and company performance The need to level the playing field is regularly cited as an argument for mHREDD. This was once again emphasised in the latest KnowTheChain benchmark, which asse ...
"The leather sector in Bangladesh contributes about 2 per cent to industrial production and 0.6 per cent to the country’s GDP (Ministry of Commerce and International Finance Corporation 2019). The sec ...
"A study finds Bangladesh’s leather industry employing children in hazardous work for a pittance. Children as young as seven years are working with hazardous chemicals, heavy machinery or carrying hea ...
"What is fast fashion? Fast fashion can be defined as cheap, trendy clothing that samples ideas from the catwalk or celebrity culture and turns them into garments in high street stores at breakneck sp ...
"Eurofins | Chem-MAP are pleased to confirm that Blundstone Australia Pty Ltd have been awarded the Vegan Verification Mark for a new range of footwear styles. The Vegan Verification programme develop ...
"Eurofins Softlines & Leather (Eurofins S&L) and Tailorlux entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 19 May 2021 to support the rising concerns of the textile, garment and footwear industry on tr ...
"Sustainable denim manufacturer Saitex broke ground on U.S. soil during the early days of the pandemic, officially opening its doors this spring. Now, the Vietnam-based company’s first foray into the ...
"Similar to the emergence of the Internet, synthetic biology is seen as a disruptive technology in the coming decades, opening new possibilities to solve global issues ranging from climate change to f ...
"SynBio, short for synthetic biology, is set to become a powerful sector disrupting the food and fashion industries. In a new report, analysts from Hong Kong-based incubator The Mills Fabrica argue th ...