"Through a network of 6,509 containers, Moda re-, the non-profit social initiative Cooperative promoted by Cáritas, collected 40,853,255 kilos of used textiles in 2021, a figure that represents more t ...
2022
"It is learned that Sohel Rana is lodged in Kashimpur Part-2 Jail in Gazipur like other ordinary prisoners. Having been in prison for almost nine years, he has become very accustomed to prison life. H ...
"Nurul Islam, a manager at a garment factory in Dhamrai, Dhaka, has been accused of beating and grabbing workers by the ears for making mistakes. Jeevan Rajbangshi, 28, of Glamor Dresses Limited in th ...
"Belgian fashion brand Stanley/Stella has reached out to Interstoff garment workers distributing the necessary products to 5,000 workers. Jean Lautent Ghislain Chaber, Managing Director of Stanley Ste ...
"Since Senior General Min Aung Hlaing launched a military coup in Myanmar on February 1, 2021, his junta has carried out a nationwide attack on the civilian population with impunity. Soldiers and poli ...
"To make a pair of real jeans (not jeggings or other fake denim) traditionally, the denim cotton fabric needs to be dipped up to eight times in a giant vat of indigo. Much of the time, this indigo arr ...
"After a three-year campaign, IndustriALL affiliates in Malaysia have achieved 14 weeks maternity leave and the introduction of one-week paternity leave. After the lower house of the Malaysian parliam ...
"Microplastic pollution has been detected in human blood for the first time, with scientists finding the tiny particles in almost 80% of the people tested. The discovery shows the particles can travel ...
"In Cambodia, workers are often unaware of national labour law and health and safety regulations. The regional GIZ project FABRIC addresses this issue with the mobile application called ‘Seth Yerng - ...
"Late last month, Reformation, the brand behind cool-girl sustainable dresses and a “sustainability in progress” mindset, announced a new partnership with SuperCircle, a fiber-to-fiber recycling progr ...
"Investing that takes into account environmental, social and governance factors, or ESG, has exploded from a niche movement to encompass more than one-third of managed assets in the U.S., with the tre ...
"On June 16, 2021, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on behalf of the Biden-Harris Administration that the Department will soon begin updating and revitalizing the United States' National Ac ...
"In 2020 the EU Commission has launched a Circular Economy Action plan1, aiming at making sustainable products the norm in the EU, support the 2050 carbon neutrality target of the EU, and to push for ...
"The scope of The Insight Partners recent study on the “Recycled Textile Market to 2027 – COVID-19 Impact and Global Analysis– by Type (Recycled Cotton, Recycled Wool, Recycled Polyester, Recycled Nyl ...
"Many sustainability strategies have stalled at the materials and environmental impact stage, but the humanitarian impact of fashion now needs to be quantified. [...] Earlier this month, The Interline ...
"Better Buying collects anonymous supplier data on the purchasing practices of global brands and retailers. Our vision is of a world where buyers and suppliers work together with responsible purchasin ...
"On this year’s International Women’s Day, trade unions in Turkey highlighted the situation of women in the country, supporting the women workers fighting for their rights. Women are bearing the brunt ...
"In November 2021, World Resources Institute (WRI) and the Apparel Impact Institute (Aii) published the Roadmap to Net Zero: Delivering Science-Based Targets in the Apparel Sector. In it, WRI and Aii ...
"Livia Firth, longtime activist and founder of global sustainability consultancy Eco Age, brought her Green Carpet Fashion Awards back to Los Angeles, where the Green Carpet Challenge first began more ...
"On Saturday, local climate activists and representatives of climate advocacy organization Stand.earth, plan on staging a protest outside the Lululemon store on West 4th Avenue in Vancouver." ...