"Haiti's government on Monday hiked the minimum wage by as much as 54%, following weeks of demonstrations by garment workers who say their wages are not enough to keep up with the rising cost of livin ...
"Industry union and campaign organisations tell Just Style exclusively there needs to be accountability at a higher level following a fire at a textile factory in Istanbul, Turkey, said to have killed ...
"Twenty years after its inception, the world’s leading textile processing standard for organic fibres records new all-time high figures: 18 GOTS Approved Certification Bodies report a total of 12,338 ...
"Savar Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Mazharul Islam said the burnt shoe factory at Ashulia in Savar had no approval. [...] He added, 'A lot of child labor was done here. Apart from this, we did not fi ...
"According to shipping data from Panjiva, Uniworld Footwear dispatched products to Fashion Footwear, a New York-based company whose brands include Danskin, Gloria Vanderbilt, Pony and Wanted, as recen ...
"Three workers, including a teenaged girl, have died in a fire at what a government official said was an unauthorised shoe factory at Savar’s Ashulia near capital Dhaka. The disaster at the factory of ...
"The Swiss company now has the funds to take its sustainability ethos to the next level — with the launch of a potentially game-changing, truly circular shoe and long-awaited subscription service. [.. ...
"The 28-year-old worker at Viet Glory Co. in Nghe An Province is often too hungry to work efficiently: the company prohibits eating during working hours even if it is before the start of overtime (5-7 ...
"OECD deputy secretary general Yoshiki Takeuchi has spelt out how the fashion industry can bounce back from the COVID-19 pandemic in a way that protects the environment and vulnerable supply chain wor ...
"Technology company Higg and the Apparel Impact Institute (Aii) have developed a new carbon management programme in a bid to accelerate fashion brands’ environmental ambitions." ...
"Specialty materials supplier Eastman has become the latest signatory of The Microfibre Consortium’s (TMC) 2030 Commitment and Roadmap." ...
"For its third Edition collection H&M celebrates the progressive individuality and the power of personal expression with a menswear collection that uses a colour palette defined by the use of innovati ...
"Earlier this month, childrenswear rental brand Thelittleloop made the news after a successful appearance on BBC's Dragon's Den. Brand founder Earlier this month, childrenswear rental brand Thelittlel ...
"1. VIOLATIONS OF RIGHTS AND PROHIBITIONS INCLUDED IN INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS AGREEMENTS 1. Violation of the people's right to dispose of a land's natural resources and to not be deprived of means ...
"Reasons for and objectives of the proposal The behaviour of companies across all sectors of the economy is key to succeed in the Union’s transition to a climate-neutral and green economy1 in line wit ...
"However, a dangerous loophole risks making the law ineffective in preventing harm beyond the first tier of the supply chain – and impeding victims from holding companies liable. The text implies that ...
"Today, the European Commission has adopted a proposal for a Directive on corporate sustainability due diligence. The proposal aims to foster sustainable and responsible corporate behaviour throughout ...
"The legislation will now be discussed by the European Parliament and the 27 national governments, with all parties able to modify the language. The final draft will require passage by the E.U. lawmak ...
"Bloc will require large companies to ensure their supply chains are free of human rights and environmental abuses, with fines for failing to comply But the issue of forced labour, particularly comple ...
"The new EU-wide law would require companies to monitor, prevent and account for adverse human rights and environmental impacts in their own operations, as well as those of their subsidiaries and thei ...
