"Around 100 workers at a Clarks distribution centre in Somerset walked out this week amid a row over what they claim are 'fire and rehire' tactics at the firm. The shoemaker has been consulting employ ...
"Globalisation has accelerated the fashion industry to an unsustainable pace – in more ways than one. Can we escape that race to the bottom and do the right thing at the same time? New methods of manu ...
"This World Cotton Day Alan McClay, Better Cotton CEO, shares his thoughts on the key challenges for the cotton sector, and the solutions that we can use to confront them" (02:30-minute video). ...
"Adidas is teaming up with apparel resale specialist ThredUp to launch the sportswear giant's first ever US resale programme. ‘Choose to Give Back’ - which enables Adidas customers to send off their u ...
"The online metaverse is coming and if we're going to be spending more time in virtual worlds, there's one crucial question: What are you going to wear? [...] Reducing waste: Environmental concerns ar ...
"Fertility treatment, pregnancy loss and other health and life challenges covered in retailer’s support policy. Staff at the online fashion store Asos will be allowed to work flexibly, as well as take ...
"Secondhand Luxury Resale Platform Profile: Idle Fish (闲鱼) Alibaba launched its resale platform Idle Fish (originally “Taobao Secondhand”) in mid-2014, and it was the first e-commerce channel focused ...
"The COSATU-affiliated Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers’ Union (SACTWU) has called off its four week protected wage strike at SAKPRO, a bag manufacturing company located in White River in ...
"Recommendations: Overall, the evaluation team concludes that CmiA’s engagement with regards to farmer trainings and the management of cotton companies (Managing Entities) has the potential to influe ...
"On the occasion of the World Cotton Day on October 7th, which was launched in 2019 by the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, the Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF) draws attention to cotton farmer ...
"The rising star of Paris fashion, Marine Serre, speaks to Imran Amed about the need to build a more sustainable fashion industry, as featured in the first episode of The BoF Show, now streaming on Bl ...
"A 26-year-old man was arrested for allegedly setting fire to a thread factory in south east Delhi’s Okhla area on Sunday. Although no one was injured in the mishap as people rushed out of the factory ...
"IndustriALL’s 3rd Congress in September adopted a resolution in solidarity with its Indonesian affiliates against the controversial Omnibus law on job creation, which has created turbulence since its ...
"Researchers from the Department of Science and Technology - Philippine Textile Research Institute (DOST-PTRI) have developed sustainable natural textile materials from bamboo. [...] The PTRI said the ...
"Thanks to its cleverly planned influencer marketing strategy, Swedish brand NA-KD is one of the most mentioned brands on social media. Racking up over 3M followers on Instagram and “releasing new sty ...
"In North Korea, where the economic deterioration is becoming more serious due to the closure of the Chinese border as a countermeasure against the new coronavirus, the treatment of workers has deteri ...
"Since 2017, China has been faced with international criticism over alleged forced labour, genocide and other abuses against the Uygur Muslim population Beijing has continually denied these allegation ...
"Following an initial £1.2 million investment in 2020 to 10 of the UK’s leading Small to Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the fashion and textiles industry, we are proud to announce a further £1.1 m ...
"The Copenhagen Fashion Summit, which sees key industry figures gather to discuss all things sustainability, happened digitally once again this year via its online platform, CFS+. The theme? How to ta ...
"Fashion brands are overproducing to meet the demands of modern trends and countries in West Africa are drowning under the weight of waste shipped to their shores every week. BBC Africa's Thomas Naadi ...
