"Just in time for Paris Fashion Week, the French capital is officially inaugurating a new space that bills itself as Europe’s largest sustainable fashion accelerator hub. Backed by industry heavyweigh ...
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"The first session of the afternoon, ‘Sustainability: Dissecting the buzzword’, started off with assessing the existing footprint of conscious fashion in the Middle East and the specific roadblocks fa ...
"The Italian fashion chamber has switched partners for its awards focused on sustainability. While from 2017 until recently it collaborated with Eco Age on the Green Carpet Fashion Awards, given once ...
"Urgent action is needed to make the fashion industry more sustainable, according to two experts. A change in mindset is needed from consumers and producers. Broader, systemic change is also needed fo ...
"Last month, Lena Staafgard, COO of Better Cotton was elected to sit as a Director on the Sustainable Apparel Coalition Board (SAC) representing the Affiliate Category of the SAC Membership. The SAC i ...
"Christy Dawn is asking customers to support cotton farmers’ transition to regenerative agriculture practices by investing directly in their businesses. They’ll receive store credit in return. Califor ...
"Sri Lanka's preferential trade access to the European Union, which is the biggest market for its $5 billion apparel industry, is in doubt with an investigation into the island country's human rights ...
"38 factories in Hlaing Tharyar and Shwe Thanlwin industrial zones in Hlaing Tharyar Township were shut down and nearly 10,000 workers have become unemployed since February to September 22 according t ...
"Winner: Allbirds - Allbirds's Carbon Footprint Labelling Initiative Highly Commended: Veja" ...
"t's been a big few weeks for showbiz award ceremonies - and for many, the fashion glitz of the red carpet, from the Met Gala to the Emmys, is a huge part of the fun. But increasingly it's the questio ...
"U.S. retail groups are feeling the sting from COVID-related factory closures abroad. Now, some are urging President Joe Biden to send vaccines to impacted regions like Vietnam to mitigate the impact ...
"Asket, a menswear brand founded in 2015, grew an average of 150% every year in its first five years. It’s made gross merchandise sales of $10 million through direct-to-consumer channels and broken ev ...
"Timberland is on a mission to inspire and equip a new generation to step outside and move the world forward. For FW21, the brand furthers its commitment to a greener future by bringing one of its mos ...
"This week, French luxury conglomerate Kering made a commitment to go entirely fur-free, but the calculus looks different for LVMH, the world’s largest luxury group. While not so long ago, the declara ...
"With the inclusion of our latest PFAS Movement members – the three American companies Naturepedic, Seventh Generation and Beautycounter – the total tally of companies actively speaking up against the ...
"The global media continue to project the RMG sector as exploitative, as companies incorporating best practices rarely make news stories. The readymade garment (RMG) sector in Bangladesh punches well ...
"The explosion occurred in a textile factory operating in the Velimeşe Organised Industrial Zone of Ergene District after boiler exploded. Employees were evacuated during the resulting fire. ...
There have been strikes in factories recently, including those in the textile industry - such as Denim Kumaş and Günöz Tekstil. "According to TUIK data, the country's economy grew by 21.7 percent in t ...
"Lao Ministry of Health on Thursday recorded 666 local COVID-19 transmissions, the highest daily infection ever reported in the country. [...] [Director General of the Department of Communicable Disea ...
"Indigenous weavers in the southern highlands of Mexico are fighting for proper recognition from the international fashion industry, claiming companies are looting their works and heritage. [...] Unde ...