"Followers are criticizing TikTok influencer Drew Afualo, who’s known for public takedowns of misogynists, over her partnership with Shein, a fast-fashion brand that has been accused of exploiting its ...
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"The clothes are made from organic cotton and they’re 100% biodegradable, so there are no buttons or metal trim. Even the pigments used to print the designs are biodegradable." ...
"The company’s ultimate mission is to build a decentralized fashion house that will dress the population of the metaverse and create a more equitable, creative and sustainable fashion industry. The Fa ...
"The clothing industry is a huge energy and water hog that accounts for about 4% of the world’s annual greenhouse gas emissions. While the slow fashion movement is starting to disrupt the industry, th ...
"The EU has developed a strategy for sustainable and circular textiles. Experts say it is a strong starting point, but social impact should be core to sustainability legislation. By 2030, the EU hopes ...
"The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has launched a support and assistance program for the textile-clothing industry in Morocco. This involves supporting the development of a value chain for t ...
"‘We are suffering losses and struggling a lot’ Skyrocketing fuel prices and prolonged power shortages are making it difficult for businesses, including those in the garment sector. Factory owners tol ...
"New York-based Shimmy Technologies aids and upskills factory workers in Bangladesh with the technical skills required to sustain jobs in the age of automation through gamification. [...] Shimmy aids ...
"The boss of Boohoo has insisted that its new “model factory” will be a profitable production site rather than just a showroom as Debenhams, Dorothy Perkins and Wallis clothes are being made in the UK ...
"H&M Group-backed Alchemie Technology is disrupting the fashion industry with its sustainable waste water-free dyeing innovations. [...] “There are lots of sustainability innovations, from recycled fa ...
"Spain-based sustainable fashion search engine Ethical Clothing has expanded to North America, adding hundreds of sustainable US and Canadian fashion brands to its catalogue." ...
"With North Americans sending more than 10 million tonnes of clothing to landfill each year, the thirst for cheap, disposable clothing seems more insatiable than ever. “I only shop fast fashion becaus ...
"The AbTF and Atmosfair are launching the "Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) Carbon Neutral" initiative as the basis for a more climate-friendly textile supply chain. The Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF) thu ...
"With the Redress Design Award 2022 now closed for entries, we turn our attention to the next stage of the competition: the judging. Selected from around the globe for their subject expertise, each ye ...
"They said that the workers had been leading a miserable life for the past few days due to an acute gas crisis and they did not find gas on their stoves after returning from factories. The workers are ...
"Walt Disney, an US entertainment giant, has authorized its licensees and vendors to procure Disney-branded products from Pakistan. Pakistani organizations registered with Better Work Program are bein ...
"Workers are eagerly awaiting the minimum wage hike, expected to be done either in July or at the beginning of next year, but employers fear the imminent financial burden. Nhabe, a garment maker with ...
"In a globally interconnected world, textiles such as leather sourced from cattle, and wool sheared from sheep, have become a serious source of deforestation, other adverse land-use impacts, biodivers ...
"Residents from northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region shared stories from their lives and careers at an online press conference on Friday to refute a recent "public hearing" of the U.S. D ...
"Leaders of the Garment Workers Trade Union Centre on Friday at a rally called on the garment factory owners to pay the wages and festival allowances of the garment workers by Ramadan 20, before the u ...