"A few years back, I met a group of female garment factory workers somewhere outside Dhaka. It was a winter evening, and they had just returned home from their day-long work. We sat in a dormitory-lik ...
"Provides for the registration and duties of model management companies and creative management companies; provides complaint procedures and penalties for violations." ...
"On the 111th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, the Model Alliance announced pro-labor legislation introduced by Senator Brad Hoylman and Assemblymember Karines Reyes (S.8638), to r ...
"Gender Based Violence and Harassment (GBVH) has become endemic in the garment industry. Inequality in power relations between fashion companies in developed countries and suppliers in developing coun ...
"The International Labour Organization (ILO) has decided to establish a Commission of Inquiry into the decline of workers' rights in Myanmar since the military coup of February 2021." ...
"Even if designers use sustainable materials to create a collection, the concept of fashion shows has often been questioned for promoting a culture of overproduction that in essence is against the ten ...
"The question is not when but how long until regulators take over and businesses cannot ignore the impact of their activities. For those already using the leading schemes at least they are a step ahea ...
"From winning the Dare 2 Dream competition a few years ago to owning one of the sought after textile companies in Nigeria, Ifebuche Madu, is on a mission to build a model for economic development thro ...
"As I’m vegan for ethical reasons as well as for the environment, I avoid buying synthetic fibers— especially new polyesters which are made from plastics. There’s a material on the market that may be ...
"According to eco research website Good On You, the fast fashion chain SHEIN is demonstrating a poor ability to become sustainable. Known for its hyper fast ability to distribute inexpensive clothing ...
"Van Heusen Australia has unveiled its Life Cycle collection, signalling its move towards becoming more sustainable. The move sees the menswear label reduce its impact by introducing recycled fibres f ...
"Style Theory allows its 400,000 users in Singapore, Indonesia and Hong Kong to rent designer clothing and handbags on its platform The fashion industry is a major contributor to pollution, producing ...
"The ambitious Vanitha Sangathai scheme introduced by the Karnataka Government to provide free bus passes to garment workers continues to receive a lukewarm response. Since the launch of the initiativ ...
"Sustainability should not be a hard sell. And yet, in our industry, so many garment makers continue to look at it as a financial burden—a potential drain for their businesses. At its heart, however, ...
"What does it take for the fashion industry to finally clean up its act? Industry leaders believe only governmental regulations can do the job. Of course, some mover-and-shaker companies have been for ...
"“I had a revelation: actual living, breathing, real-life human beings make the clothes I buy and most of them face abuse, exploitation and poverty when working in the fast fashion industry,” Jasmine ...
"Many sustainable brands advertise synthetic clothing as eco-friendly. Using toxic garment dyes and finishes, they clam this to be a greener option. However, are man-made fibers really ethical? “Kille ...
"Romanian secondhand luxury fashion marketplace Dressingz has secured a €300,000 (US$330,000) investment and will launch a second seed funding round to support expansion plans across Europe." ...
"Safety clothing and footwear supplier ARCO has committed seed funding to support the development of a closed-loop, recycling solution for polyester workwear." ...
"Six years ago, the 2015 U.K. Modern Slavery Act entered into force. The Act was the first of its kind; Australia legislating their own in 2018. The laws require companies to proactively investigate a ...
