"Austrian textile manufacturer Lenzing Group has partnered with Italian innovator Orange Fiber to integrate citrus by-products in the production of Tencel-branded fibre. Orange Fiber boasts a patented ...
"Readymade garment (RMG) workers demonstrated in Gazipur and blocked a road demanding their dues, Eid bonus on Wednesday morning. The workers and staff of the Style Craft garments factory have been de ...
"China released a white paper on Wednesday on the protection of the equal rights of all ethnic groups in its northwestern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The following is the full text: Respecting a ...
"Serial social entrepreneur Maxine Bédat is at the center of the relatively small but growing — and increasingly influential — sustainable apparel movement. As founder and director of the New Standard ...
"Taiwan’s Pou Chen Corp, which makes footwear for companies such as Nike and Adidas, suspended operations at its plant in Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday as Covid-19 curbs hit factories in the country’s ...
"The Canadian luxury outerwear company has named fashion industry veteran Tanya Golesic as its new chief executive, and will release a timeline detailing upcoming environmental initiatives — including ...
""If you have an invention, don't sell your technology too early to anyone," says Finnish inventor Janne Poranen. "Hold out for the biggest customer you can find, and that way you will get the best pr ...
"Polartec — a Milliken & Company brand, and creator of innovative and sustainable textile solutions — has announced the elimination of per- and polyfluoralkyl substances (PFAS) in its durable water re ...
"The 2021 Fashion Transparency Index is here, and it dives deep into the data on transparency across 239 indicators for 250 of the world’s largest fashion brands. We publish the Index every year becau ...
"A new study has shown what motivates kids and teens today and also highlights how younger Gen Z and Gen Alpha are developing into a huge group of committed digital shoppers with a strong belief that ...
"American lifestyle and outdoor brand Eddie Bauer announced on Wednesday the launch of its first rental program with the aim to offer affordable technical apparel and gear to encourage more people to ...
Covid-19 in ASEAN is getting serious. On 15 July, Hakers (廠銘旺實 - listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange), announced its factory in Vietnam would be closed for two weeks. A factory in Myanmar has also bee ...
"Officials and employees of a garment factory in Gazipur staged a third day of protests on Thursday demanding payment of three years of salary and allowance arrears. The agitated workers blocked the D ...
"It is impossible to implement HCMC’s stay-at-work orders within the 24-hour deadline they have been given, many companies complain. On July 13, city authorities said enterprises that could provide ac ...
"Cambodian workers producing apparel for companies including Adidas, VF Corp, Target, Nike and Gap were deprived of an estimated US$109 million in wages during COVID-19 lockdowns in April and May 2021 ...
"There were a record 98 Covid-19 fatalities and 9,186 new cases reported over the past 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry said on Thursday morning. [...] Chon Buri had three new clusters – 87 cases ...
"In July 2020, Transform to Net Zero launched as a cross-sector initiative to accelerate the transition to a net-zero global economy, and inspire other global leaders to do the same. What does progres ...
"The accused, Pankaj Garg, had been on the run since the fire broke out at the three-storey building on June 21. [...] During questioning, Pankaj told police that he overloaded the godown by placing i ...
"Prasham Kamdar, Managing Partner of Ptex Solutions, asks whether we can really expect true sustainability and transparency from retailers and brands soon, or if we are simply talking about more green ...
"The Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) have published today a Guidance on due diligence to help EU companies to address the risk of forced labour in their operations and suppl ...
