"Retailers expect more than 761 billion dollars of unwanted merchandise sold last year to be returned by consumers, according to a report released by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Appriss R ...
"European Union (EU) proposals to introduce legislation to make companies liable for human rights and environmental issues in their global supply chains are reportedly due to be published next month. ...
"Amid the decreasing trend in production of cotton, the textile industry is upset at the government of the day on approval of questionable cotton seed varieties with low yield potential of 2.1 maunds ...
"Chemical recycling specialist Loop Industries has selected a site in France on which to build its first European processing and manufacturing plant. Working with environmental services group Suez, Lo ...
"According to the latest study, the global synthetic leather market was estimated at USD 31.29 billion in 2020 and is expected to reach USD 50.34 Billion By 2028. The global synthetic leather market i ...
"New research from an international team of academics suggests that female garment workers in Bangladesh were disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 disruptions. Both male and female workers, factory ...
"A new report looking at the potential disruption caused by the ongoing net-zero transition has claimed that delivering climate-aligned decarbonisation across countries could deliver a net gain in job ...
"A net-zero transition would entail a significant and often front-loaded shift in demand, capital allocation, costs, and jobs. Global decarbonization will be possible only if nine system-level require ...
"Technical textile supplier Gore Fabrics, which owns the Gore-Tex brand, has announced it has gained its full Global Recycled Standard (GRS) certification for both of its manufacturing sites in Shenzh ...
"Does the more conscious behavior of buyers have an influence on the lace business? How is demand changing, and what general trends can be expected? Ulrike Schlenker from Corporate Communications depa ...
"Rising numbers of Omicron infections are being reported throughout Sri Lanka indicating that the country is on the edge of a massive surge of the highly-infectious coronavirus variant. Hospital autho ...
"Chile’s environment officials have called on UK to stop clothes being illegally dumped in the Atacama Desert Maisa Rojas warned the huge mountains of textiles which are burned have ‘environmental con ...
"Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) President Faruque Hassan has urged all BGMEA members to arrange in-house training programmes for both workers and supervisors, in or ...
"Women working in the Bangladesh garment industry have borne the brunt of the devastating impacts of the COVID health crisis, according to new findings. A study published today by researchers at the U ...
"When I left my home in Bangladesh for a job at a garment factory in Jordan six years ago, I had no idea what the future would hold. But I took an unexpected step that changed my life. I was 19. My fa ...
"The issue of workplace safety and COVID-19 vaccination has been largely absent from the national conversation, drowned out by noisy protests over vaccination rules. Now the task of re-centering workp ...
"An international cross-party network of legislators across the European Union, the United Kingdom, India, Australia and Canada have called on their governments to block investors from bankrolling fir ...
"In its report, the company details its efforts (and omissions) on climate, community and other ESG criteria. After net-zero emissions ambitions were announced in September, Tapestry Inc. has been on ...
"The fashion sector, in East Africa and beyond, needs transformative solutions to reduce waste. One partnership in Kenya is successfully showing what these solutions can look like in practice. Their w ...
"Raw material sourcing is more important than ever. Evolving attitudes among brands, retailers and consumers are creating demand for greater sustainability and transparency — starting at the seed and ...
