"Researchers identify why the fast fashion business model creates waste and whether regulators can establish incentives for consumers and manufacturers are steps to reducing waste. Can fast-fashion be ...
"A new report from the OECD outlines the world’s current plastic use trajectory, arriving at the stark conclusion that our rate of plastic waste will nearly triple by 2060 if no intervening action is ...
"I spend a lot of time covering gear and commerce within the outdoor industry, and the apparel side of the business often ends up being one of the first areas across the fashion industry to adopt new ...
"A glimpse into the e-commerce giant’s ruthless efficiency. Ever heard of Metersbonwe, Handu, or Ruhnn? They paved the way for Shein, but there’s a reason you don’t know them. In fast fashion, there’s ...
"The textile and garment industry in Croatia has dropped 20 per cent in the last five years. In a workshop in Zagreb on 8-9 June, participants from the government, employers and unions agreed that coo ...
"Fashion brand Tommy Hilfiger, of PVH Corp, has partnered with recommerce platform My Wardrobe HQ to trial a rental service across the UK." ...
"Sourcemap, a global provider of supply chain transparency and traceability software, has rolled out a Forced Labour Compliance Platform to help US businesses meet evolving human rights standards ahea ...
"Lenzing’s diversified approach to transparency is inclusive of leveraging new technologies and services for brands and conscious consumers. Increasing transparency, for Lenzing, crystalizes as a mult ...
"XDD has developed a new denim fabric called 2nd Skin, which is manufactured to provide jeans wearers with a sustainable ultra-stretch feel with excellent recovery capabilities." ...
"About two years ago, during the pandemic, Worn Again Technologies, Circle Economy and Centre for Circular Design joined forces to create World Circular Textiles Day. Celebrated each year since on Oct ...
"The use of Higg Materials Sustainability Index (Higg MSI) data to help consumers choose garments based on their environmental impact has been declared illegal in Norway and - potentially - across Eur ...
"The spring collection centers on 100 percent certified recycled denim that’s made by repurposing leftover fabric and circular styles that are made with recycled or renewable materials that are easier ...
"A Gujarat Pollution Control Board official says the board will secretly send teams to inspect the spot and see which companies are violating pollution norms. [...] Parab village in Kamrej taluka of t ...
"The fast fashion party appears to be ending after bleak updates from two of the sector’s giants. Asos and Boohoo yesterday saw a total £386million wiped off their value after warning the cost of livi ...
"Florence has a new co-working space and it’s not just desks and fast wi-fi. Zer0lab bills itself as the first co-working for sustainable fashion and startups in the circular economy, especially in th ...
"One thing that I’ve come to realize, about fashion’s sustainability discourse, is that a critical error is to report what is said, to the exclusion of what is not. It’s easy to get caught up in the d ...
"On June 12, 2022, the Government issued Decree 38/2022/ND-CP stipulating the minimum wage for employees working under labor contracts. This Decree takes effect from July 1, 2022 with some important n ...
Trained workers hoping for a wage increase on 1 July, as stipulated by Decree 38 (which increased minimum wages), are concerned they will see no financial improvement due to the scrapping of a previou ...
"Believing for many months the laser cutting factory of Loc Xuan Embroidery and Garment Co., Ltd was causing environmental pollution, inhabitants of An Hoa village, Thanh Ha commune, Thanh Liem distri ...
"The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training announced the payment of allowances to 12,785 pregnant workers who were suspended between March 2020 and June 2021 in the textile, garment, footwear and ...
