"A survey report on ‘Changing State and Prevalence of Child Labour in Carpet and Garment Industries in Nepal: Findings from a Nation-wide Survey” was launched on Friday at Yellow Pagoda Hotel, Jamal. ...
"Sustainable, made-to-order womenswear brand Katla has teamed up with designer Shelly Xu and her namesake start-up Shelly Xu Design (SXD) to introduce a new collaboration rooted in zero-waste design. ...
"It comes as gravely concerning that the apparel industrial units that were inspected under the joint initiative of the government and the International Labour Organisation are lagging behind in imple ...
"Abstract Low-cost production has driven many global apparel brands and retailers to source apparel from less developed countries. However, low-cost apparel production is often accompanied by labor ri ...
"Researchers from North Carolina State University have conducted an in-depth study to establish all of the actions apparel factories will need to take in order to come into compliance with internation ...
"While buying fewer clothes is a vital part of developing a more sustainable approach to fashion, the items we already own are wreaking havoc on the environment every time we wash them. Sophie Benson ...
"Written by the Innovation Forum , the paper explores the challenges around viscose fibres, key market trends and new innovations – including #recycling options – both in the pipeline and on the horiz ...
"The Brazilian cattle industry is the main driver of deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest. The industry is driven by demand for beef and leather. Brazilian leather is used by tanneries and manufactu ...
"New research into the fashion industry’s complex global supply chains shows that a number of large fashion brands are at risk of contributing to deforestation in the Amazon rainforest, based on their ...
"More than 20,000 garment workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in Laos have received emergency financial support worth about US$1.85 million from the German government. The funding, channeled thr ...
New signatories since 03 Nov 21: Cassis - Bell pepper Holland House Fashion BV kid ASAO Sock Vastuullisuus / Sock Sustainability ...
"One of the clear lessons from the UN Climate Change Conference or COP26 in Glasgow is that we won’t get anywhere without working together. On the other hand, if we do manage to engage in genuine coll ...
"In the wake of the work of NGOs such as Fashion Revolution or documentary films such as RiverBlue (2016), the textile industry has realized it must change practices concerning the colors of our cloth ...
"Have you shopped for jeans recently? You might have noticed that they’ve got very good at green promotion on the shop floor. Dangling from their belt loops are hang tags equipped with buzzy tick-list ...
"A state of arrested development for the Bangladesh apparel industry. For over 50 years the Bangladesh apparel export industry has been in a state of arrested development. It is a situation virtually ...
"Allbirds is set to report financial results for the first time ever as a public company. Ahead of its announcement on Tuesday, analysts are split on their recommendations regarding the eco-friendly f ...
"Several mall shootings this weekend have cast a shadow on the busy after-Thanksgiving rush to stores as some retailers across the country deal with flash mob robbery sprees that have put a damper on ...
"Decades of globalisation have disconnected us from the reality of how our clothes are made. But today, as more information surfaces about the fashion industry’s social and environmental impact, more ...
"Wage theft is pervasive in the U.S. In 2019 alone, the Department of Labor cited about 8,500 employers for stealing $287 million from workers. This long-standing practice affects companies large and ...
"On International Women Human Rights Defenders Day, the European Coalition for Corporate Justice and 60 civil society organisations sent an open letter to European Commissioners and other policy maker ...
