"The apparel industry of Bangladesh needs to be more focused on ethical and sustainable labour practices and manufacturing to compete with the competitive global market. The country needs to focus on ...
"Zero waste, it seems, isn’t fashionable enough for the fashion set yet. For all of fashion weeks’ sustainability fodder and red carpet’s recycled remarks, few are talking about zero waste. In fact, n ...
"Recently, I came across a news report on the pollution of our rivers and was horrified to learn about the extent of contamination of the water of major rivers such as the Buriganga, Turag, Balu, Dhal ...
"The last 18 months have seen health crises, disasters, conflict and widespread human rights violations flare up in the world’s major sourcing countries, making the challenges of maintaining responsib ...
"Getting ahead of new and emerging legislation will be key to this. We’ve mapped out nine leading human rights due diligence laws that have far reaching implications for large companies, giving a more ...
"Human rights do not exist in a vacuum. They are subject to the vicissitudes of governments, to poorly enforced and ineffectual laws, and the ebb and flow of market forces. At no point in recent times ...
"Global risk consultants Verisk Maplecroft are warning that brands and retailers face increasing exposure to rising modern slavery, child labour and occupational health and safety (OHS) risks. The com ...
"As military repression ramps up, some trade unions and activists are calling on brands to boycott Myanmar’s garment sector – but not everyone believes the campaign will hit its intended target. [...] ...
"Chairman Businessmen Group (BMG) and former President Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) Zubair Motiwala, after listening to problems of the factory owners of Mehran Town, said that instea ...
"Materials science company Recover has signed a multi-year agreement with Portuguese manufacturer Polopiqué to scale the former’s recycled cotton fibre. Recover will leverage Polopiqué’s production in ...
"Many HCMC companies have been providing financial and other support to their workers to keep them in the city amid the long closures caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Thanh Cong Textile Garment Invest ...
"It was recently reported that increased orders from the European Union, as well as the US, have created 300,000 jobs in the RMG sector. Everyone appreciated the good news and some argued that it was ...
"With Consumers aware of their environmental impact and investors keen to plough their money into sustainability linked funds, greenwashing is a new beast. In order to fight this daunting modus operan ...
"Fashion has made big strides with 3D, but streamlining the process of creating physical products is a different prospect from selling digital ones. What might a seamless digital fashion workflow look ...
"In the new quarterly financial report announced at the end of September, the Greater China market was where Nike’s global sales increased the least. Between June and August, Nike’s sales in China onl ...
"On 04 October, 1,184/1,593 employees of Garment Corporation 10 [Garco 10] received unemployment insurance payments based on years of service, in accordance with Resolution 116/NQ-CP. Accordingly, Han ...
"Luxury consignment company The RealReal celebrated yesterday’s National Consignment Day by launching various new initiatives that will promote fashion resale and combat apparel waste. “It’s time to g ...
"On October 4, 2021, Asia Floor Wage Alliance spoke to Sri Lankan labor activists in a Facebook LIVE discussion on the one-year anniversary of a massive COVID-19 outbreak in a Brandix factory in Sri L ...
"During the COVID-19 pandemic, many people found refuge from being stuck in the house by going to state and national parks. But while the outdoors felt like a safe place for some, others may not have ...
"Environmental non-profit Canopy has announced that Walmart US, Walmart Canada and Sam’s Club, a chain of retail warehouses owned by Walmart, have joined its CanopyStyle initiative. The companies have ...
