"Karl Lagerfeld has appointed Amber Valletta as its sustainability ambassador. Valletta, best known for her work as a model and actress, was a long time friend to Lagerfeld himself. She has worked wit ...
2021
"Thrifting, a popular, sustainable option for many college students looking to purchase clothing, has recently gotten its share of discourse on social media. With the rise of apps like Depop and Poshm ...
"Sustainability is one of the most important topics within fashion at the moment, and Swedish label Nudie Jeans is continuing to find new ways to better its practices and become more responsible – som ...
"TikToker Anna Sacks ripped Coach a new one — and we can't look away. Our culture glamorizes designer anything. Rappers namedrop Dior and Balencies, while fashion influencers unbox red-bottom Loubouti ...
"The latest Levi Strauss & Co. report provides an insight into the state-of-the-art hemp use in its clothing collections. The company recognizes hemp as one of the most efficient sources to make its c ...
"Many are questioning the ethics of thrift flipping, but what could be so bad about giving unwanted clothes a new life? And is the argument against thrift flipping valid? You might have heard of ‘hous ...
"On the eve of the United Nations Biodiversity Summit, the CEOs of several major companies, including H&M and Unilever, are calling on governments to take meaningful actions towards protecting ecosyst ...
"Italian clothing company OVS S.p.A. has decided to issue a sustainability-linked bond of up to 200 million euros with a duration of six years. If that sounds familiar - other industry giants like H&M ...
"Modern slavery has affected the many products and services we consume as part of our everyday lives. Even if unwillingly, we are implicated in it through our everyday consumption choices. This is not ...
"In 1941, clothes were seen as a valuable commodity, and even widely rationed, when manufacturers were taken over for the war efforts. Repairing and renovating clothes became increasingly important as ...
"The Vietnamese operations of textile testing, inspection and certification company SGS have been recognised with an indicator of Level 1 ZDHC Manufacturing Restricted Substances List (MRSL) v2.0 Conf ...
"The explosion took place in a factory that processes chemical products in the Kestel district of Bursa; 1 person was killed and 6 people were injured, according to the first reports. [...] The factor ...
"Bien Hoa police are investigating the cause of a fire that occurred at a warehouse of the Dong Tien Joint Stock Company located on Phan Trung Street, Tan Tien Ward, Bien Hoa. [...] Inside of the ware ...
"In order to support businesses and workers in the textile and footwear industry to quickly restore operations and return to work, there needs to be cooperation from the government and brands. [...] I ...
"A garment worker named Lima Akter (18) was abducted from Bayazid Bostami in Chittagong and taken to Jhauchar village of the upazila. The girl's father filed a case with the Sonargaon police station o ...
"Three people, including a female garment worker, have been killed in road accidents in Dhaka's Ashulia. More than one person was injured in these accidents. They are being treated at various local ho ...
"The owners of about 6,000 small and large weaving industries in Madhabadi, the largest textile city of Bangladesh, are facing ruin due to the increase in the price of cotton in the international mark ...
"The camps in Xinjiang and undocumented work in the US are part of the same continuum of unfreedom. Where is your ID!” the police contractor yelled at me in Uyghur. I looked up in surprise. I had been ...
"As director of the Swedish Textile Initiative for Climate Change, I believe the proposed EU Textile Strategy may be the industry’s best and only chance to transform the apparel industry at the pace a ...
"Bangladesh's garment industry remains below the basic level of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), according to a new study by the country's Centre for Policy ...