"Japanese manufacturer Teijin has strengthened its 2030 carbon emissions target and will now work to reduce 30 per cent of CO2 in its supply chain – up from 20 per cent – by the end of the decade. The ...
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"With a goal of eliminating bad practices and wasteful production processes, the newly-launched Sustainable Supply Chain Optimisation project aims to unify brands, retailers, manufacturers, and crop p ...
"Indian firm Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) said Wednesday that it will open a new recycled polyester staple fiber (PSF) manufacturing facility in Andhra Pradesh, India that will double its capacit ...
"A new UN project suggests that the impact of livestock’s contribution to global warming is being overstated. This was according to the programme manager for fibre advocacy and eco-credentials at Aust ...
"The EU strategy for sustainable textiles will be published this fall, regulating both supply and demand in the continent’s fast fashion market. [...] SDG 12 (ensuring sustainable consumption and prod ...
"Taiwanese spinning mills are optimistic about business opportunities for global branded customers aiming to reduce carbon emissions by 60% to 100% by 2030. Textile mills are strengthening raw materia ...
"The Institute for Development on Economics and Finance (INDEF) has warned the government about the potential for unemployment to rise, especially if the pandemic cannot be controlled. [...] Emergency ...
"Cambodian garment workers are demanding the world's biggest clothing companies help recover millions of dollars worth of wages and benefits lost amid the coronavirus pandemic. Their call comes as par ...
Managers at DK Knitwear in Ashulia have suspended 51 workers from the factory, posting their names and pictures on the front wall. According to workers, there was a dispute at the factory on 03 August ...
"Cadica's adventure in the production of hangtags and labels started in 1974 in Carpi, a historical area in the textile industry of northern Italy. Carlo Parisatto, Chief Marketing Officer, Cadica Gro ...
"Greta Thunberg goes off on fast fashion in an Instagram post about her Vogue Scandinavia cover. When most celebrities appear on the cover of a magazine, they post the photos online and give a shoutou ...
"Working towards sustainability Under the slogan ‘Working towards sustainability’, Zara highlights in bold letters some of its most significant actions, such a politically fuelled programs, integratin ...
"Central Java's Manpower and Transmigration Office says implementing PPKM to reduce the number of COVID-19 cases has turned out to be a blessing for companies in Central Java. Many companies in are fl ...
"When [another wave of] Covid-19 spread recently, many businesses chose the "3 in one spot" model to maintain production activities. However, this is only a temporary solution, and it is difficult to ...
"According to the Gazipur Health Department, 312 garment factories have applied for vaccines. It takes a lot of manpower to vaccinate a large number of workers. Factories that have 500 or so workers w ...
"The CITU planned for the union as the migrant workers across the country had a traumatic experience returning from their workplaces to native places amid the lockdown last year. Conceptualised about ...
"Last summer, revelations that garment workers in Leicester, a city in central England, who were making trendy wares destined for Boohoo – whose marquee brand introduces 100 new styles to its e-commer ...
"Extreme shortage of professional overlock tailors has led to a garment factory owner in Tiruppur district of Tamil Nadu putting up posters in and around the town promising a gold ring to any tailor w ...
"Design, production and consumption of apparel that increases resale, subscription, renting and reuse of clothes using safe and renewable materials is a growing trend, and the pandemic appears to have ...
"Levi Strauss has reportedly left the board of the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) in a difference of opinion over the organisation's stance on concerns over the use of forced labour in the Xinjiang re ...