2022

by Kyna Intel created 2022-01-01T00:00:01+07:00
"Brands should talk openly about their mistakes"
by Kyna Intel — last modified Apr 05, 2022 03:15 PM

"Armedangels Social Impact Manager Julia Kirschner in conversation. Proper communication is one of the biggest challenges on the road to sustainability. Fair fashion suppliers like Armedangels are con ...

Zalando opens applications for Sustainability Award
by Kyna Intel — last modified Apr 05, 2022 03:15 PM

"Zalando is inviting international fashion brands to apply for the fourth Zalando Sustainability Award, presented during Copenhagen Fashion Week in August. [...] The deadline for entries is April 25, ...

IFC’s Infinna fibre earns SCS certification
by Kyna Intel — last modified Apr 05, 2022 03:15 PM

"Finnish textile innovator Infinited Fiber Company (IFC) has earned recycled content certification from third-party validation and verification company SCS Global Services for its Infinna fibre." ...

COVID delays Accelerating Circularity trials
by Kyna Intel — last modified Apr 05, 2022 03:15 PM

"The Accelerating Circularity initiative says that the coronavirus pandemic has impacted on its US trials which seek to ramp up textile-to-textile circularity to commercial scale." ...

Fashion 'could be 80% circular by 2030'
by Kyna Intel — last modified Apr 05, 2022 03:15 PM

"The fashion industry could become 80 per cent circular by 2030 with increased investment in existing recycling technologies and infrastructures, according to a new report from the Global Fashion Agen ...

Patagonia links discounts to carbon footprint
by Kyna Intel — last modified Apr 05, 2022 03:15 PM

"Outdoor clothing brand Patagonia has warned its wholesale partners in Australia and New Zealand that they will no longer receive any discounts on orders unless they take steps to reduce their carbon ...

Shein raising funds at $100 billion value
by Kyna Intel — last modified Apr 05, 2022 03:15 PM

"The Chinese fast fashion retailer is in talks with investors to raise about $1 billion. Chinese fast fashion e-commerce start-up Shein is weighing a funding round at a valuation of about $100 billion ...

Can fashion resale ever be a profitable business?
by Kyna Intel — last modified Apr 05, 2022 03:16 PM

"Companies like The RealReal and ThredUp promised Wall Street that with scale comes profit. But operational costs and competition have kept them in the red. Online resale is no longer a nascent indust ...

WRAP defends textiles progress after criticism
by Kyna Intel — last modified Apr 05, 2022 03:16 PM

"WRAP has defended its progress in tackling the climate impact of textiles, after being heavily criticised in a report by the campaign group Changing Markets Foundation (CMF). The resources charity wa ...

Law fails pregnant workers
by Kyna Intel — last modified Apr 05, 2022 03:16 PM

"Abeda Begum (28) took a job as an operator helper in a garment factory as a teenager. She has been pregnant twice in her 11-year career. However, she never received maternity leave or allowance. Abed ...

Garment workers demand salary-bonus within 20 days
by Kyna Intel — last modified Apr 05, 2022 03:16 PM

"The Industrial Bangladesh Council (IBC) has demanded that the salaries and bonuses of garment workers be paid within 20 days. The council made the demand at a press conference at the National Press C ...