"From its start, the programme that became Better Factories Cambodia put pressure on garment factories, and especially in the early days, factory managers were not enthusiastic about the prospect of a ...
2022
"When the Thai government in May ordered a Hong Kong clothing company to pay unpaid wages to 1,250 laid-off Thai factory workers, union leader Sia Jampathong knew the rare win would not be the end of ...
"European efforts to police global supply chains are likely to be limited in their effectiveness while jeopardizing economic development. The increasing complexity of global supply chains has raised c ...
"A fire broke out at a textile waste warehouse in the Majukhan area of Gazipur city early on Wednesday, gutting two adjacent houses." ...
"More than 100 US brands, manufacturers, workers' rights groups, educational institutions and civil society groups have now given their backing to the Fashion Accountability and Building Real Institut ...
"One fifth (21%) of the UK’s retail frontline staff report feeling so exhausted at the end of every working day they don’t enjoy their time away from the job, according to new data from Yoobic." ...
"The Better Buying Institute has released its Purchasing Practices Index Garment Industry Scorecard which reveals a mixed picture, with some of the progress made last year having stalled." ...
"The rising prices, but also the increasing number of corona infections are increasingly burdening the consumer behavior of Germans. A study by the market research institute Infas quo shows just how s ...
"Narvar’s latest consumer research reveals the impact of so-called “rule bending” on online returns. In a poll of more than 2,100 shoppers this past spring, Narvar also found that retailers and brands ...
"Thailand is short more than half a million migrant workers, the country's Chamber of Commerce said on Tuesday, as Southeast Asia's second-largest economy struggles with a slow post-pandemic recovery. ...
"Customers’ purchasing decisions are powering the future of enterprise sustainability. Many organizations are implementing technology to connect commerce, marketing, sales, and service data in order t ...
"Ananas Anam, manufacturer of the Pinatex material made from pineapple leaf fibers, is preparing to raise funds to launch the production of its first yarns made from the same fruit. The London-based c ...
"Take stock of the clothes you have and find the best new or secondhand deals if you need more" ...
"5 new sustainable, carbon-negative, plant-based technologies for fabrics have just been launched on the market and the business man behind introducing the innovations, Allie Sutton, CEO of Moonlight ...
"Pierpaolo Piccioli brought his atelier team down the haute couture runway last week - that should be the just the beginning." ...
"Ruth MacGilp is the Communications Manager at Fashion Revolution, a global movement campaigning for systemic change in the fashion industry. Since 2015 she has been writing about the intersection of ...
"More big brands are making public commitments to curb environmental impact and protect workers, but data on how they’re performing remains scarce, this year’s Fashion Transparency Index finds." ...
"The fashion industry has a disjointed relationship with the future. It is an industry that is simultaneously obsessed with constructing what comes next, but at the same time refuses to look ahead and ...
"The world's biggest fashion brands and retailers continue to fall short on transparency, according to the latest Fashion Transparency Index, with an overall average score of less than a quarter (24%) ...
"ThredUp, Rent the Runway, The RealReal and eight other reuse and rental providers are banding together to create a vision for the future of textile waste policy. The American Circular Textiles (ACT) ...