"The government has allowed two more hours of overtime for the country's export-oriented ready-made garment (RMG)-sector workers for six months amid huge work orders, sources said. According to the la ...
"Myer has taken steps towards ensuring the payment of a living wage to garment workers. Oxfam confirmed it has been actively engaging with Myer for five years, encouraging the brand to be more transpa ...
"Shoppers of a collapsed retailer have complained of ignored refunds, with the brand telling people with missed orders to assume they were “lost in the post”. [...] [O]n Twitter, customers have compla ...
"Bengaluru Cycling School is supporting a Greenpeace initiative to empower women garment workers in the city. The school will help the workers to learn riding the cycles given by Greenpeace. “One-thir ...
"As big brands talk about greening their supply chains, they also fail to protect workers from the effects of climate change, such as extreme heat and loss of work due to flooding." ...
"There have been three fires in a span of 15 days at [Raiyan Knit Composite] in Kaliakair, Gazipur. [...] Eight to 10 workers were injured. The fire was brought under control after an hour and a half ...
"A fire broke out at a garment factory of Nur Group in Kaliakair upazila of Gazipur on Thursday." [Ed's note: the article doesn't mention it, but the factory in question is Raiyan Knit Composite, some ...
"Abstract Within global value chains, multi-stakeholder initiatives (MSIs) have become the chief means to address the environmental sustainability concerns rife throughout fibre, textile and garment p ...
"A fire destroyed a garment factory in Korangi Industrial Area on Thursday. According to the fire brigade department, the fire broke out at a garment factory located in Korangi Industrial Area within ...
"Abstract Despite the existence of multiple living wage initiatives and methodologies for calculating a living wage, there has been limited improvement in increasing garment workers’ incomes. This pap ...
"Abstract Mandatory human rights due diligence is the latest global example of a legislative scheme for fostering corporate action on human rights risks within business supply chains. Such proposals s ...
"This special issue brings together scholars who have identified justice issues throughout the fashion system, encompassing how fashion is produced, consumed and discarded. While fashion systems have ...
"The Dutch Salvation Army has just expanded on Balenciaga’s recent $1,850 USD Paris sneaker release to raise awareness in poverty and inequality in the world. Named the “Truly Destroyed” campaign, the ...
"Over the last few years, complex supply chains began taking their toll on the environment and raising concerns over the welfare of workers. Consumers and regulators grew more interested in responsibl ...
"Tjub is considered the most sustainable model in the Think! collection. The shoe has a sole made of FSC-certified natural latex, vegetable, chrome-free tanned cowhide from Italy and sewing threads ma ...
"More and more companies in retail and along its value chain want to become climate-neutral. This trend shows how relevant sustainable action is for the profitability and livelihood of companies. Howe ...
"From the charging station to the use of photovoltaics: retail is on the way to climate neutrality. This is shown in a current white paper by the EHI Retail Institute and the software company Microsof ...
"The Dasing-based outdoor manufacturer Tatonka relies on transparency. All manufacturing and transport steps of each individual product can now be tracked online." ...
"Microplastics are a growing concern, and they are everywhere: in oceans and on mountain peaks, in food chains and ecosystems, in the most remote locations – even in our lungs and blood. Meanwhile, EU ...
"In future, Bergzeit customers will be able to buy and sell used outdoor clothing in the online shop of the mountaineering article provider. Second-hand shoes and gear are to follow." ...
