"Outdoor brand Icebreaker has teamed up with Finnish fibre innovator Spinnova to develop new circular midlayer products comprising merino wool and the latter’s recycled fibre. The pair say they’re wor ...
2021
"A new biomaterial created by methane-munching marine organisms can be molded into eyeglass frames or formed into leather-like sheets. Leather is a controversial material, and not just because cows ha ...
"Supply chain solutions provider TrusTrace has secured US$6 million which will be used to accelerate product development, strengthen its team and accelerate its global expansion. The company, which ha ...
"The Confederation of Industrial Labour of Thailand (CILT) is calling on the Thai Prime Minister to take legal action against Victoria's Secret supplier Brilliant Alliance Thai Global Ltd. (BAT), whic ...
"Canadian brand Freeds has confirmed it will launch its range of vegan faux-fur outerwear and accessories for the first time in the UK. The brand's cruelty-free collections are available in vibrant co ...
"This time last year, we were calling the spring 2021 season a turning point in fashion’s sustainability movement. Everyone had big ambitions about producing less, using what exists, and designing clo ...
"Nicolas Ghesquière’s vision for Louis Vuitton which closed Paris Fashion Week was a pure fashion moment that perfectly represents the times in which we’re living. Louis Vuitton was the last fashion s ...
"Four questions to Han Bekke: Our dialogue partner is an excellent listener, always open-minded in the true sense of the word: reflection included. And so Han Bekke did not hesitate for a second to an ...
"Actually, we all know: Sustainable change requires innovation. And: A lot is easier together. However, the challenge often lies in combining the two insights. For this purpose, the yarn manufacturer ...
"Sustainability has become the ultimate buzzword taking over the fashion industry, but as consumers get more savvy in navigating brands’ claims, it looks like the greenwashing will have to stop. And i ...
"The first direct-to-consumer, intimates and prosthetics brand Myya has officially launched. The brand’s unique approach to post-mastectomy bra fittings allows customers in the US to be sized from the ...
"Pressure increases in the Zeki Mensucat factory with workers saying: “They are forcing us to resign. They're doing everything they can to avoid compensation." In the Zeki Mensucat 4 factory operating ...
"Heng Sour, spokesman for the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training, said on 13 October that 434 factories had tested nearly 70,000 workers after returning to work from last week's Pchum Ben holid ...
Four workers - Ye Tun Tawk, Khin Maung Zaw (also known as) Ko Tha Zaw, Ma Kyi Pya Win and Ma Khin Cho Oo - have been sentenced to by the military council after convictions including unlawful associati ...
"Theft of garments on highways has become a major concern for exporters. Organised gangs have been stealing garments from lorries on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway for a long time. But now exporters are ...
"Ho Chi Minh City is struggling with a shortage of workers following the easing of Covid-19 lockdown measures, endangering efforts to restart the country’s export-led economy after a record third-quar ...
"Aminul Islam used to collect waste fabrics from export-oriented apparel factories in Dhaka and Gazipur to remake and customise those for other export markets. His jackets and three-quarter trousers w ...
"A revealing article in the New York Times last month gave some insight into the way in which US corporations dictate the conditions under which the lives of workers around the globe are sacrificed fo ...
"Two labourers identified as Amir Wahab and Safdar Khan were working in a dying factory situated in Mohala Aslam Ganj, Madina Town when they received burn injuries after the boiler caught fire due to ...
"The Sindh Government has widely criticized for lack of will, ill-preparedness and alleged corruption in its concerned departments leading to rise in factory fire incidents, especially in Karachi for ...