2022

by Kyna Intel created 2022-01-01T00:00:01+07:00
Fashion Snoops: Denim’s craft revival
by Kyna Intel — last modified Jul 08, 2022 10:30 AM

"For decades, crafted denim was a topic for a niche audience of denim connoisseurs—inside knowledge that felt foreign to the average consumer. Today, an increasing awareness of sustainability and risi ...

Gucci cuts climate impact while growing sales
by Kyna Intel — last modified Jul 08, 2022 10:49 AM

"Last year, while Gucci sales rebounded from the pandemic, its climate impact remained 15 percent lower than 2019 levels. Can it maintain the trend? Last year, while Gucci sales rebounded from the pan ...

Deep dive webinar wages metric
by Kyna Intel — last modified Jul 08, 2022 10:49 AM

"The Industry We Want's Wages Deep Dive Session on June 30 2022, in collaboration with WageIndicator Foundation. After diving into TIWW wage gap metric, you will meet Marissa Nuncio, Director of the G ...

The start-ups looking to detox dyeing
by Kyna Intel — last modified Jul 08, 2022 10:49 AM

"Turning dresses red and jeans blue is a dirty, resource-intensive process. A number of new technologies offer promising solutions for a lower-impact way forward. [...] A promising array of innovation ...

Gazipur RMG worker denied leave, dies on factory floor
by Kyna Intel — last modified Jul 08, 2022 10:49 AM

"A ready-made garment (RMG) worker from [Golden Refit Garments Ltd in] Gazipur died at the factory he works for on Monday — after he was denied sick leave multiple times." [Ed's note: see entries for ...

Why the Open Apparel Registry is changing its name
by Kyna Intel — last modified Jul 08, 2022 10:49 AM

"An open-source platform that has mapped tens of thousands of garment-manufacturing facilities across more than 130 countries is gaining a new purpose—plus, a new name. Rechristened the Open Supply Hu ...

Fire breaks out at Gazipur warehouse
by Kyna Intel — last modified Jul 08, 2022 10:49 AM

"A fire broke out at a jhut (scrap from garment factories) warehouse in Konabari’s Dewliabari area of Gazipur on Tuesday night." ...

Garment factory workers strike in Yangon
by Kyna Intel — last modified Jul 08, 2022 10:49 AM

"Around 2,000 workers from garment factories in Yangon’s Zaykabar Industrial Park in Mingaladon Township went on strike on Thursday morning, declaring that violations of their basic rights had grown u ...

Lindex adopts PLM system to support ambitions
by Kyna Intel — last modified Jul 08, 2022 10:49 AM

"Swedish retailer Lindex has adopted a product lifecycle management (PLM) solution to establish greater supply chain connectivity and centralise production information relating to design, planning, bu ...

PFAS protest targets Columbia Sportswear
by Kyna Intel — last modified Jul 08, 2022 10:49 AM

"Environmental campaigners are today staging a protest outside the Portland, Oregon, flagship store of Columbia Sportswear urging the outdoor apparel brand to phase out its use of per- and polyfluoroa ...

‘The golden age of thrifting is over’
by Kyna Intel — last modified Jul 08, 2022 10:49 AM

"A glut of fast fashion has made its way into local thrift stores, making it hard for women who have been purchasing secondhand for decades to find quality garments they can wear. [...] Early in the c ...