"Faruque Hassan made the remarks while addressing a seminar organised by Particip GmbH on behalf of GIZ at Hotel Amari Dhaka on Wednesday (30 March) to brief BGMEA and BKMEA participating member facto ...
"The Lao Federation of Trade Unions (LFTU) has called on businesses, including garment factories, to pay workers the increased minimum wage, which rises from 1,100,000 kip to 1,500,000 kip per month t ...
"Hundreds of workers of Rupashi Garments blocked Dhaka-Narayanganj link road, demanding their due salaries. The blockade started around 11am today in Shibu Market area of Narayanganj Sadar upazila." [ ...
"US brand Foot Locker has announced its ambition to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 or sooner." ...
"The European Commission has today, 30 March 2022, set out plans to bring more sustainability to the textile industry – a sector which remains largely under-regulated. But civil society groups are ala ...
"A coalition of civil society and workers' rights groups has accused the European Union of forgetting vulnerable garment workers in its new Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles." ...
"Partnering with The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), HKRITA has developed an environmentally-friendly yarn structure-based technology to improve moisture wicking, and fast-drying functionali ...
"This chemical-free and waterless treatment method has been developed to improve the durability and longevity of post-consumer polyethylene terephthalate (PET) textiles. This technology enables PET te ...
""To overcome current shortcomings in collecting microplastic waste in water systems, HKRITA has developed this innovative and sustainable system to separate microplastics during water treatment, sign ...
"This project has developed a novel hydroponic method to grow extra-long staple (ELS) cotton with a significantly lower production cost at 1 Euro per pound of cotton while obviating the traditional cl ...
"Since most breast prostheses are designed based on Western models, it is often difficult for breast cancer patients in Asia to find a comfortable fit in weight and shape. This project has developed a ...
"British textile manufacturer Camira Fabrics has acquired a majority stake in recycling firm IINOUIIO (It Is Never Over Until It Is Over)." ...
"Textile Exchange’s COO Claire Bergkamp and director of Climate+ strategy Beth Jenson talk with Ian Welsh about some impacts of climate change for the apparel and textiles sector. They discuss the cha ...
"Dear President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, Dear Vice-President Vera Jourová, Dear Commissioner Thierry Breton, Dear Commissioner Helena Dalli, Dear Commissioner Didier Reynders, ...
"Swedish textile recycler Renewcell has signed a letter of intent with Indian viscose giant Birla Cellulose for a long term collaboration on large scale circular fibre production." ...
"Landmark agreement to protect garment workers from violence follows last year’s murder of Jeyasre Kathiravel, a Dalit woman H&M has signed a legally binding agreement with one of its largest Indian c ...
"Rather than tackling textile impacts from a specific material or technology point of view, Evrnu is developing a modular chemical and engineering platform that separates most textile waste types into ...
"In the first months of 2020, as the knock-on effects of Covid-19 were catapulting the global fashion industry into free-fall, dozens of mass-market apparel brands made a catastrophic decision: They c ...
"The RMG Sustainability Council (RSC) has sent a rejoinder to a report, run by The Daily Star on March 13 under the headline "Not much done since Accord left". As we cannot accommodate the 1,400-word ...
"The UK's new packaging tax comes into force today (1 April) setting out new costs on any plastic packaging that doesn't meet thresholds for recycled content. Here, edie rounds up everything you need ...
