"The situation in Xinjiang has been a topic of contention between China and a number of Western countries. Beijing has repeatedly refuted claims of forced labor, which is one of several allegations by ...
"Ream Cheat, a truck driver, who transports garment worker every day in Svay Rieng province’s Kampong Ro district said yesterday that it is impossible for him to change his flatbed truck and buy a van ...
"In a bold move, a factory in Pakistan's Sialkot has hired another Sri Lankan national in place of his slain compatriot who was lynched earlier this month by supporters of a radical Islamist party on ...
""Climate neutral has long been a buzzword in the fossil marketing swamp," says Claudia Kemfert, professor at the German Institute for Economic Research in Berlin. According to scientists, there are n ...
"Pakistan-based denim company Soorty has announced its newest innovation, Zero Stone, which aims to revolutionize traditional denim stonewashing. The newest in Soorty’s Smart Laundry system gives the ...
"Mitsui Chemicals has been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI), a global benchmark for measuring environmental, social and governance (ESG) investments. Having first been added to ...
"Looking at the Turkish ready-made garment and apparel industry in general, we find that the majority of companies are "small and medium-sized enterprises" (SMEs). The costs that may arise from new po ...
"Apparel design and manufacturing brand Décor Global has partnered with German blockchain start-up Retraced to gain greater insight into its supply chain. Retraced’s cloud-connected technology can tra ...
"Having targeted Hermès for its use of crocodile skins in fall of this year, animal rights NGO PETA continues to take aim at major luxury houses. PETA Asia has published two investigations carried out ...
"Together with its system partners, Bluesign has initiated two new programs to reduce the environmental impact of hazardous solvents used during textile production. The aim is to improve the air quali ...
"Welspun India Ltd. (WIL), global leaders of home textiles, announced today that it has been rated by DJSI through Corporate Sustainability Assessment 2021 (CSA). WIL has emerged as one of the leading ...
"Scientists and policymakers are puzzling over how to get rid of a group of toxic chemicals found in streams and drinking water. One hope was that the persistent compounds, known as per- and polyfluor ...
"The US Department of Labor (DOL) has announced US$5 million in funding for a project to prevent and reduce forced and child labour abuses in the garment and palm oil industries in Malaysia. The Socia ...
"From huge wins for garment workers to forays into wild new sustainable materials, here's how the industry made progress in another extraordinary year Obviously, quite a lot went wrong this year. We’r ...
"The ZDHC Foundation has announced the launch of a new tool - the Resource Efficiency Module (REM) - to help companies reduce the environmental impact of suppliers in their value chains. ZDHC says the ...
"SHEIN, a leading global e-retailer of fashion, beauty and lifestyle products, announced today the launch of the SHEIN Cares Fund, a multi-year, $10 million commitment to support global non-profit org ...
"Manufacturers are being held to ever higher sustainability standards as brands and retailers set their sights on their own ambitious goals. For South Korea-based apparel producer Hansae, which works ...
"On Monday, the state of California sued Walmart on the grounds of unlawful dumping — to the tune of an alleged 80 tons of waste each year. Hazardous waste in the form of batteries, aerosol hair spray ...
"Aggrieved workers at a garment factory in Savar have staged a sit-in and protest demanding payment of arrears to laid off and exempted workers. Around 80 workers of HR Textile, owned by Pride, in Kar ...
"In never-before-seen footage, a PETA Asia investigation into an Indonesian abattoir that supplies Gucci with lizard skins reveals how Gucci wallets, belts, and purses are made. The lizards’ legs are ...
