"How does a successful businesswoman who was a household name in Australia and New Zealand for close to a century nearly slip from history's grasp? Polish clothing pattern designer Johanna Weigel star ...
"Joanna Bowers’ ‘reFashioned’ examines the environmental damage caused by fast fashion, and explores how technology and innovation can drive change The director says she hopes the film prompts viewers ...
"As fashion houses like Hermès and Stella McCartney experiment with biomaterials, a local costume designer is giving students a jump on the future. This year, Hermès announced a new iteration of its V ...
"Swedish brand Weekday is yet another label owned by fast fashion giant H&M. It has a casual streetwear aesthetic that appeals to the younger generation, and sells basics for as little as $4. But as a ...
"State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Fazilatun Nesa Indira has called for urgent awareness of sexual and reproductive health care rights of women workers in the garment industry. [...] The M ...
"BGMEA, the apex body of readymade garments manufacturers and exporters, said the Accord would not be able to operate in Bangladesh directly or indirectly without the government's approval. The BGMEA ...
Delwar Hossain, 28, has been arrested for raping two women garment workers to whom he sublet a room in the house he rented with his wife. On 26 August, Delwar raped two female workers by mixing sleepi ...
"A mobile court has raided a garment factory at Kaliakair in Gazipur. Kaliakair Upazila Nirbahi Officer Tajwar Akram Sakapi Ibn Sajjad led the operation in collaboration with the Gazipur District Offi ...
"As per the decision by the commerce ministry, from now the maximum wastage rates will be 25% for basic items, 28% for specialised items and 3% for sweaters and socks. The commerce ministry is going t ...
"Competitive advantage comes in many different shapes and forms. Product quality, speed, flexibility and, of course, price. All have their place in influencing whether a company should choose one supp ...
"After Razia Assa, a former schoolteacher in Afghanistan, arrived as a refugee in New Delhi with her family eight years ago, it took her a while to rebuild her life. In November 2019, she got a boost ...
"A year after its Xinjiang-based subsidiary was sanctioned by the U.S. government, textile giant Esquel Group recently successfully got the Department of Commerce to reverse its decision. Harvard rese ...
"Canadian footwear manufacturer Sole has launched a new initiative to promote accurate climate impact labelling on products. It’s also been established to encourage brands and retailers to go beyond c ...
"We know plastic has a bad reputation, and disposal plastic bags are just one of the unnecessary environmental problems that take centuries to decompose. They start out as fossil fuels and end up in l ...
"The United States and its partners are starting to pay closer attention to global labor abuses. More must be done, however, to ensure the United States' tools are up to the challenge. In January 2021 ...
"Denim brand Lee Jeans has received Cradle to Cradle Gold accreditation for a new range of selvedge jeans, made in co-operation with the Artistic Milliners vertically-integrated manufacturer in Pakist ...
"Campaigners are hoping that North American brands can be persuaded to join their European counterparts in signing up to a new legally-binding agreement on garment worker safety in Bangladesh. Leading ...
"Factory workers in Mexico are seeing early returns from the new international agreement that governs trade between the US, Mexico, and Canada. Enacted in 2020 by president Donald Trump as part of his ...
"Standardize and share data along the value chain To exchange data along the value chain, stakeholders need to agree on a common language. For example, several businesses from the fashion industry, in ...
"The Children’s Place, Inc., the largest pure-play children’s specialty apparel retailer in North America, and Plan International USA, a children’s rights and girls’ equality organization, announce a ...
