"We talk to Jeff Fedor, CEO of Backbone PLM, about the evolution of traditional PLM systems into the modern, transformational solutions that we see today. [...] How do you define PLM, and how has that ...
"We all know fashion’s waste problem which is creating environmental problems. Now working towards a better future, Ackermans has launched an innovative solution to its fashion textile waste. Along wi ...
"On the 9th of May 2022, around 2,000 workers from the Shahi Exports factory - Unit 44 at Kuppam, in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, India gathered to protest outside their factory. The workers ...
"Prices paid to Boohoo suppliers called into question as potential barrier to legal wage payments and sustainable growth Activists say Boohoo workers could be owed £125 million in unpaid wages for for ...
"Mediation between five NGOs and Syngenta over alleged pesticide poisoning in India has failed. The Swiss National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises ended the mediati ...
"Companies are making efforts to becoming more eco-friendly — but there’s no doubt some are simply greenwashing to sell more clothes. This podcast makes you aware of how to spot greenwashing in fashio ...
"Shoppers sending back items they cannot afford triggered a profit warning at Asos yesterday which pushed its shares down by almost a third." ...
"On-trend clothes that you only wear a few times – in the beginning of the 2000s the fashion industry started speeding up production. Today, it accounts for around 10 per cent of global carbon dioxide ...
"I haven’t realised until I was scrolling social media that the idea of buying fast fashion second hand is a bit of a controversial topic." ...
"This investor brief introduces a new initiative on social protection for textile and garment workers in the global supply chains of major brands and retailers. It explains what social protection is, ...
"On the heels of releasing the second, expanded edition of The BoF Sustainability Index — which assesses companies’ progress toward ambitious 2030 goals across categories such as emissions and worker’ ...
"Every year, one hundred million animals are bred and killed to supply the fur industry. Today Mobiquity, part of Hexaware, a full-service digital transformation enabler, launches ‘UNFUR:' A campaign ...
"Specialty chemicals and fibres company Kuraray has forged an agreement with US innovator Origin Materials to purchase its carbon negative materials." ...
"South Korean petrochemicals company SK Geo Centric (SKGC) has become an equal partner in a joint venture vying to establish PET recycling infrastructure in France." ...
"The US Environmental Protection Agency has released new warnings for synthetic pollutants in drinking water known as "forever chemicals" saying the toxins can still be harmful even at levels so low t ...
"During the first six months of 2022, there were 1,672 traffic accidents involving 1,919 workers. 47 were killed. 567 were seriously injured 1,305 were injured. ...
"The incident happened at about 5 pm on June 17 at the construction site of Minh Anh Garment Company. The victim was identified as Do Van G. (33 years old, Loc Thinh village, Xuan Hong commune). [...] ...
"An academic at the University of Nottingham has been awarded almost £1.3 million to investigate the specific threats posed to female garment workers in supply chains across the world. Dr Sabina Lawre ...
"The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) has urged Congress to approve legislation that would allow labelling on garments to be updated to include digital technologies." ...
"For the first time, the Spanish group Mango has obtained a loan whose costs are linked to environmental performance. But some doubts remain. [...] The loan will therefore see a significant decrease i ...
