"The Interline analyses the most vital fashion technology news. This week: the upcoming COP26 reinforces the need for fashion to reach its sustainability targets, however it can. In the shadow of COP2 ...
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"In the wake of a global pandemic that reinforced growing public demand for strong action to curb the climate crisis and protect public health, fashion brands are at a critical crossroads. As people a ...
"As global leaders gather for COP 26, a new analysis by Stand.earth of the fashion industry's emissions shows why its pollution can't go unchecked. Fashion companies are collectively responsible for 5 ...
"The UN-backed climate summit is starting soon, and fashion will face mounting pressure for specific sustainability solutions. With the world’s most important climate gathering, the UN Climate Confere ...
"After Dân Tộc và Phát Triển published an article alleging 888 Co. Ltd., in Thanh Hoa had leased on which to build factories illegally", the local government took action to verify the information and ...
"The Asia Injury Prevention Foundation (AIP Foundation) will train 1,000 truck drivers who transport garment and footwear factory workers in Phnom Penh and six provinces to ensure safe commute for the ...
"The Scandinavian brand Aiayu produces minimalist and sustainable fashion together with local craftsmen in Bolivia and Nepal. The label Aiayu, which translated from the indigenous Aymara language of B ...
"Add value to old shoes, automate the identification of fibres: from eastern Germany, Soex is tackling the thorniest phases of clothing recycling. But opportunities are lacking, even though the indust ...
"The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and BRAC University (BracU) for ‘Mapped in Bangladesh’ (MiB) project has be ...
"The IFC, Denmark, the Netherlands, Puma and the BGMEA have pledged to work together to reduce carbon emissions in the garment industry and make it climate-friendly. BGMEA said this in a press release ...
"Samakal : You are using robots in Envoy Textile factory in Bhaluka, Mymensingh. What is the experience in this case? Abdus Salam Murshedy: In a word, excellent. The use of robots has greatly increase ...
"The robot is moving in the designated place. It is stopping at the moment where it is supposed to stop. Not even an inch outside of the assignment. The work is going on as per the order. Packet colle ...
"The number of workers returning to southern industrial hubs is inadequate to meet companies’ requirements as they seek to return to full production capacity amid increasing orders. Garment maker VNS ...
"Employers of all workplaces told to strictly implement the Health Ministry’s Covid-19 preventive measures to curb the spread of the disease among the workforce. Labour Minister Ith Samheng in an onli ...
"In a crowded Addis Ababa factory, Finoteselam Nigussie's needle plunges in-and-out of the gauzy white cloth she deftly guides through a sewing machine. Like thousands of other Ethiopian women, stitch ...
"Jordan has become a top destination for skilled garment workers from Bangladesh, officials in Dhaka say, as hundreds of Bangladeshi women find employment in the kingdom’s clothing sector every week. ...
"A fire broke out in a textile printing factory of Raju Gupta, Farrukhabad on Friday morning causing a stampede. Several fire trucks attended, but experienced difficulties due to gas cylinders inside ...
"A denim maker in northeastern Japan has developed a method to produce jeans from the hair of deer culled on the northernmost main island Hokkaido. The jeans made by Oikawa Denim in Kesennuma, Miyagi ...
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"Rothy’s Inc., a direct-to-consumer footwear brand, is in discussions to raise funding that could value it at more than $1 billion, according to people with knowledge of the matter. It’s the latest ec ...