"140 unionists met online on 20-21 October to discuss the implementation of a global supply chain strategy and growing and strengthening union membership in an industry where the garment workers often ...
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"Fashion retailer Primark is expanding its clothing take-back initiative to Germany, Austria and Ireland after a successful roll out across the UK. Launched last summer, the scheme – through which cus ...
"A one-off investment in wet processing facilities could significantly reduce the industry's environmental impact and lead to huge savings that would cover the cost of the work within 14 months, accor ...
"The BGMEA and BKMEA have agreed not to export at lower prices. The leaders of the two organizations said that due to the increase in demand in the world market, the buyers are now paying more for clo ...
"Workers of Shamoli Garments in the South Salna area of Gazipur have gone on strike and staged a protest demanding salary and allowance arrears. On Wednesday (October 26), they blocked the Dhaka-Mymen ...
"There is a small garment factory near Welisara town which specialises in employing only blind women. They are from all over the country. The only non-blind person in the factory is Mrs. Shameen Falld ...
"Every year the charity Tearfund puts out its list of saints and sinners in the fast fashion industry. It grades big companies in the rag trade on their supply chains, their treatment of workers and l ...
"Anyway, Tearfund annually puts out a survey to rank the various brands available in New Zealand for their social and environmental impact. All the usual suspects are there – names that you know and l ...
"A fire broke out at [BR Loomtax - बीआर लूमटैक्स] bedsheet factory near Pehalwan Chowk on Kutani Road at around 4 pm on Wednesday due to a short circuit. 11 fire tenders brought the blaze under contro ...
"Cosmo Speciality Chemicals has launched 22 new products for dyeing, finishing etc Cosmo Speciality Chemicals is a 100 per cent subsidiary of Cosmo Films Ltd. The company was established in 2020 with ...
"In our latest Ecotextile Talks podcast, host Philip Berman is joined by Florian Heubrandner, the vice president of fibre manufacturer Lenzing’s global textiles business, to discuss the biodegradabili ...
"I’m back with an update to my big Fast Fashion Brands Guide! Last year I researched over 70 fast fashion brands and listed out their problems, starting with sheer overproduction, and spilling the tea ...
"Industry non-profit Textile Exchange has extended its collaboration with blockchain solutions provider Textile Genesis to pilot a new traceability programme that applies to the former’s standards. Te ...
"Jean Paul Gaultier is heralding a key new stage in its relaunch drive by means of its brand-new e-store. The Parisian label, keen to capitalise on its widespread popularity, has deployed several init ...
"In this article, I’ll shed light on a few of these brands, demonstrating how they have each changed their approach over the years to take the fight to climate change. IKEA When you think about sustai ...
"After years of being a peer-to-peer marketplace platform, Poshmark is opening its services to larger brands. The company on Tuesday launched its “Brand Closet” program, which allows brands to connect ...
"Men’s wear online resale destination Grailed is pulling the plug on its women’s offshoot. Heroine, a resale platform for women’s fashion and accessories that was founded in 2017, will officially go o ...
"Rent the Runway arrived on Wall Street with an upsized initial public offering, a stock price that fizzled quickly, a legacy of $674 million in total losses — and, if its boosters are right, the futu ...
"The third day of talks on the UN binding treaty to regulate transnational corporations and other businesses exposed familiar fault lines, but Palestine gave a powerful reminder to the member states p ...
"Fast-fashion retailer Penneys is opening clothes recycling points at all of its 36 Irish outlets as it attempts to become more environmentally sustainable, the company has announced. The firm’s siste ...