2022

by Kyna Intel created 2022-01-01T00:00:01+07:00
How hybrid mediation got workers their dues
by Kyna Intel — last modified Jun 13, 2022 01:41 PM

"When the sudden lockdown during the pandemic put unorganized sector workers out of job, Aajeevika Bureau was flooded with calls for help on their Labour Line. The NGO usually uses mediation to settle ...

New members join the Foundation’s network
by Kyna Intel — last modified Jun 13, 2022 02:10 PM

"We are pleased to welcome 11 new organisations from the fashion industry. As Network Members, they will work towards the Foundation’s vision of a circular economy for fashion — building an industry w ...

A better approach to ‘buy now, pay later’
by Kyna Intel — last modified Jun 13, 2022 01:41 PM

"Concerns are growing that the boom in short-term financing that has fuelled apparel sales is saddling a growing number of vulnerable shoppers with debt they can’t pay. But the concept can still benef ...

The winners of the Fairtrade Awards 2022
by Kyna Intel — last modified Jun 13, 2022 01:41 PM

"Brands Fashion is a pioneer for fair and sustainable clothing. The Buchholz company is the first company in the world to offer clothing with the Fairtrade textile seal, thereby ensuring that the work ...

Fashion’s supply chain visibility comes into focus
by Kyna Intel — last modified Jun 13, 2022 01:41 PM

"It remains to be seen whether the SEC’s proposed climate-disclosure rules will go into effect; but with the EU bringing in sustainable textile regulations and states passing laws on supply chain due ...

Hazardous goods: Fire scare grips Ctg port
by Kyna Intel — last modified Jun 13, 2022 01:41 PM

"Panic spread among officials at the Chattogram Port when smoke began billowing from an acid-loaded container on Tuesday, around three days after the BM container depot fire and explosion. The contain ...

Five shoe factories gutted in fire
by Kyna Intel — last modified Jun 13, 2022 01:41 PM

"A fire gutted five shoe factories and a shop in port city's Mazirghat area early yesterday. The fire originated from a shoe factory on the first floor of a multi-storey building around 5:45am." ...

Milliken kick-starts textile circularity trials
by Kyna Intel — last modified Jun 13, 2022 01:41 PM

"US apparel manufacturer Milliken & Company has confirmed its participation in two commercial textile-to-textile recycling trials as part of the Accelerating Circularity initiative’s framework." ...

Otto Group is increasingly fighting child labor
by Kyna Intel — last modified Jun 13, 2022 01:41 PM

"The Otto Group wants to increase its commitment to protecting children's rights in global supply chains. To this end, the Hamburg retail group has signed the "Joint Action Pledge" to combat child lab ...

Säntis to co-develop tailored tracing solution
by Kyna Intel — last modified Jun 13, 2022 01:41 PM

"Fabric manufacturer Säntis Textiles has become a strategic development partner of traceability solutions provider FibreTrace, with the view to creating a unique identification solution for the former ...

Planetics: More information about the footprint
by Kyna Intel — last modified Jun 13, 2022 01:41 PM

"More money, more brands, more transparency - the Munich start-up Planetics is pushing ahead with the development of its marketplace for sustainable sporting goods. A new CO2 tool should now offer cus ...

Norwegian retailers disclose microplastics data
by Kyna Intel — last modified Jun 13, 2022 01:41 PM

"Scandinavian fashion retailer Varner as well as Sport Holding, the owner of retailers Anton Sport and Intersport, have both revealed estimates of the microplastics shed from their clothing following ...