"Skechers USA, Inc. furthered its sustainability efforts with the announcement of two new initiatives on Tuesday. As well as unveiling Our Planet Matters, a new sustainable footwear collection for men ...
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"After Indonesia’s constitutional court ruled the so-called Omnibus law unconstitutional, Indonesian trade unions are reiterating their call on the government to suspend the controversial Job Creation ...
"The European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) has filed a criminal complaint against Patagonia, Nike, C&A and State of Art who it accuses of profiting from forced labour in the Xinj ...
"Claire Bergkamp, COO of Textile Exchange, in conversation with Maria McClay, Director Google Cloud Fashion & Beauty, Google and Laila Petrie, CEO, 2050 giving A First Look at the Global Fibre Impact ...
"A new initiative has been launched with the ambition of making cotton produced under the Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) initiative carbon neutral. The Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF), which runs CmiA, h ...
"A Nike project to explore the use of automated technology to disassemble apparel for recycling is among the beneficiaries of funding announced in the US to accelerate the transition to a circular eco ...
"In the final episode in our five-part documentary series on textile-to-textile recycling, we get to hear from retailers Bestseller and Filippa K about how and why they are tackling the issue of circu ...
"Fast Retailing is advancing its LifeWear concept-the ultimate in everyday clothing, designed to make everyone's life better-to create apparel that not only emphasizes quality, design, and price, but ...
"Elle has become the first major fashion publisher to pledge an end to the promotion of animal fur in its editorial and advertising content. A senior executive said it was in support of animal welfare ...
"The company has said it would no longer use the material across all of its lines from next year's fall-winter collection. Italian fashion house Armani announced Wednesday it would no longer use angor ...
"Retail trade union Usdaw welcomes the Government accepting the need for retail workers to have specific legal protection from violence at work. After years of opposition to Usdaw’s campaign for a new ...
"The Triumph International Worker’s Union led employees from Brilliant Alliance Thai Global to file a complaint with the National Human Rights Commission at the Government Complex in Bangkok on Tuesda ...
"In response to the growing demand for sustainable products and technologies in the textile industry, Ventile has announced its move to a PFC-free company. Through rigorous testing in both the lab and ...
"The Future Fashion Factory research and development programme has secured more than £1 million (US$1.3m) in funding for new sustainable fashion and textile innovation projects. The money, secured thr ...
"Around a fifth of the Danish brand’s sales came from handbags, shoes and other leather pieces last year, but it’s on a mission to stop using virgin leather by 2023. For the last two years, Ganni’s fo ...
"New Look has become one of the first fashion retailers to partner with second-hand clothing website Re-fashion and tech company EVRYTHING to create a much easier way for consumers to recycle their un ...
"The theme of my dissertation was based on the rise in the consumption of fast fashion amongst Generation Z , a generation who are said to have strong sustainability attitudes. My dissertation explore ...
"Jean-Pierre Schweitzer and Emily Macintosh take a look at the Product Environmental Footprint for apparel and footwear initiative. Think about the last time you went food shopping, or bought a new ap ...
"The Accord, which was initially implemented in the direct aftermath of Rana Plaza, was renewed again in 2021, with the events of the pandemic exacerbating the necessity for workers rights and protect ...
"Here is a brief description of the latest incident of fire death of workers in Bangladesh-- compiled from several newspaper sources. Five workers died after a fire broke out at a shoe factory in old ...