"In today’s increasingly globalized economy, in which multinational companies outsource manufacturing, agricultural production, and the extraction of natural resources, human and labor rights abuses a ...
"Executive summary: Analysis of cotton and viscose supply chains, and of social compliance in the apparel sector as a whole, highlights four themes. There are no ‘silver bullet’ solutions for the sect ...
"Waste2Wear has been turning plastics into products since 2007 making them a true pioneer in the industry. Founder, and textile engineer, Monique Maissan is always on the cutting edge of innovation. T ...
"California Apparel News asked experts in this category: What features in fiber, yarn and fabric are your clients demanding, and how is this trend shaping the future of your business? Daren Abney Seni ...
"Watford MP Dean Russell has visited the Primark store in Watford to learn more about the clothing company's new sustainability strategy that it is implementing across its supply chain. In September, ...
"Five Andalusian ginners (Algosur, Blanca Paloma, Coalsa, Dafisa, and Eurosemillas) located in Seville and Córdoba have launched a pioneering project providing full traceability throughout the entire ...
"Ruby has released their first collection that goes up to a size 24. The new collection is also zero-waste because it repurposes clothing offcuts into other items. [...] The idea to create their offcu ...
"The Trade Union of Dung Quat Economic Zone and Quang Ngai Industrial Park provided support to union members and workers affected by the COVID-19 epidemic. On October 4, the Union of Dung Quat Economi ...
"A help centre for the homeless, former convicts, orphans and other representatives of socially unprotected segments of the population has opened in Bataisk, Rostov Region, Gorod N reports. The centre ...
"A fire broke out at [PT Gajah Angkasa Perkasa] textile mill located on Sudirman Street in Bandung on Monday, October 3. Workers fled from the premises. [...] Factory manager John Erwin said that the ...
"A garment worker was killed in a bus crash in Gazipur on Monday (October 4) in the city's Basan Road area. After the accident, agitated workers set fire to a bus and then protested on the Dhaka-Mymen ...
"As American brands and designers are becoming more socially and environmentally conscious, new metrics for success are emerging as industry benchmarks: Fair labor laws, awareness of environmental imp ...
"ReFashion, an eco-organisation funded by brands and importers to manage textile end of life is launching its #RRRR campaign ("Reusing, Repairing, Recycling, Reducing) from October 8 to 17. An Opinion ...
"Journalist Elizabeth Cline, a sustainable fashion expert who’s long warned consumers about the high cost of fast fashion—the production of inexpensive, trendy clothes—enrolled at Northeastern when sh ...
"If recent coverage is any indicator, this year’s must-have fashion trends will feature next-gen and bio-based materials. Designed to replace animal- or fossil-fuel-based textiles, these innovations a ...
"Every day more than ten thousand factory workers are transported to and from their jobs, sometimes standing uncovered in the back of trucks for two to three hours, according to a report released on F ...
"When it comes to considering the carbon footprint of the fashion and textiles industry, most of us tend to focus on coal-powered factories in countries like China and Vietnam and the shipping of garm ...
"The latest review cites 'cultural' challenges for the firm. [...] In the fourth report, published in September this year, Leveson used the example of a mass walkout of staff from one Leicester factor ...
"1. This is my fourth report to the Board of boohoo group plc (‘boohoo’ or ‘the Group’) and marks the approach to the anniversary of the publication of the Levitt Review (‘the Review’). I continue to ...
"Fashion week season is not just about celebrity front rows and showcasing new collections. A new format of contemporary fashion weeks, which has already popped up in New York and Berlin, and kicking ...
