2022

by Kyna Intel created 2022-01-01T00:00:01+07:00
Illicit Trade and Modern Slavery
by Kyna Intel — last modified May 27, 2022 09:51 AM

"Illicit trade fuels modern slavery. Human trafficking is a highly lucrative line of business for the global criminal network that also engages in the trade of drugs, wildlife, counterfeit products, e ...

Amazon opens its first fashion store in Los Angeles
by Kyna Intel — last modified May 27, 2022 09:51 AM

"Amazon opens its first brick-and-mortar fashion store today at The Americana at Brand, a shopping complex in Glendale, California. Announced earlier this year, the physical retail experience is descr ...

How transparent are Asos, Zalando, and co?
by Kyna Intel — last modified May 27, 2022 09:51 AM

"The non-governmental organization Public Eye has analyzed the most important online players with a view to supply chain transparency, wage policies in the production countries, working conditions in ...

Mode Heckmann launches recycling start-up
by Kyna Intel — last modified May 27, 2022 09:51 AM

"Verticals like the H&M Group or Primark have been doing it for a long time, now smaller fashion retailers can do it too. Fashion retailer Peter Heckmann from Haltern founded the start-up Help & Be Ha ...

Supply chain lawlessness in Turkey's textile industry
by Kyna Intel — last modified May 27, 2022 09:54 AM

"Many global fashion brands, including Zara, have jeans produced in Turkey. In the documentary "Toxic Jeans - The Dark Side of the Turkish Textile Industry", Arte provides information on precarious wo ...

How Klarna is fanning the flames of fast fashion
by Kyna Intel — last modified May 27, 2022 09:54 AM

"Buy now, pay later services like Klarna have made shopping easier than ever – but is that a good thing? Debt has never looked so good. A quick scroll through the #Klarna tag on TikTok and you’ll see ...

CmiA cotton registers record output
by Kyna Intel — last modified May 27, 2022 09:54 AM

"The Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF) has reported that its Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) initiative reached record levels of supply and demand last year, with a total of 600 million CmiA-labelled textil ...

Is vegan leather sustainable?
by Kyna Intel — last modified May 27, 2022 09:54 AM

"Vegan leather = sustainable leather. Right? Well, not exactly. The term ‘vegan’ can be misleading. Better for animals…absolutely. But better for people and the environment? Unfortunately, it’s not th ...

Sustainability wavers 'as inflation spikes'
by Kyna Intel — last modified May 27, 2022 09:54 AM

"Most consumers wish to act sustainably when making purchasing decisions but their willingness to do so is being weakened by the cost of living crisis, according to a new survey." ...

Can politics make 'fast fashion' obsolete?
by Kyna Intel — last modified May 27, 2022 09:54 AM

"Can politics make fast fashion obsolete? That was the theme of a seminar in Oslo recently. With the EU's textile strategy in mind, which has promoted expanded producer responsibility based on a form ...

Bella Hadid faces backlash for new NFT project
by Kyna Intel — last modified May 27, 2022 09:54 AM

"NFTs have been a controversial topic since its introduction, but in recent times, as more and more popular and universally-loved celebs indulge in NFT games, more and more people have become aware of ...