"Transparency has become another buzzword in fashion over the years, referring to the need for brands to disclose more information around their environmental and social impact. But Fashion Revolution’ ...
"With the help of the German Partnership for Sustainable Textiles, the Partnership members Orsay*, Primark and C&A have been campaigning for the continuation of the Worker Support Center. Through this ...
"Fashion Revolution’s latest report released Thursday shows fashion is ill-concerned with measurable progress on hot-button sustainability issues." ...
"Interview with Jason Hickel; Economic Anthropologist and the author of the new book Less is More. We discuss the historic political, social, and ecological threads that led to the economic model we n ...
"European manufacturers of equipment ranging from embroidery machines to textile cutters are seeing a growing interest in nearshoring from apparel producers. Strained global supply chains are promptin ...
"Sonia Syngal’s ouster as chief executive officer at Gap Inc. after just 2 ½ years on the job follows a familiar pattern — female CEOs typically have shorter tenures and are more likely to be forced o ...
"Workers say they have been working overtime for more than a year, with more than a year off from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, the official holiday, for more than a year. Workers at Myanmar Yang ...
"Brands and retailers have been urged to further increase transparency to tackle the climate crisis and social inequality, in the latest Fashion Transparency Index from the Fashion Revolution initiati ...
"The global textile market size is anticipated to reach USD 1,420.3 billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of 4.0% over the forecast period. The rising consumer awareness levels coupled with rapidly chan ...
"Thursday, 21 July 2022 at 9:30 AM Berlin / 2:30 Phnom Penh / 3:30 Beijing (90 minutes). In this ninth online seminar, which is jointly organized by GIZ Fabric and Jeanologia, whose mission is to crea ...
"Investors are cashing in on the strong prospects of Sri Lanka’s apparel and textile exports sector, the country’s main export industry, which caters to some of the leading fashion brands globally. [. ...
"At least a fifth of the 7.5 million tons of textile waste produced in Europe each year could be recycled into new clothing, according to a new report from consultants McKinsey & Company." ...
"How has Chemours evolved in its development of chemicals for apparel/footwear clients? A.W.: Teflon EcoElite™ is the first renewably sourced, plant-based, and non-fluorinated water and water-based st ...
"On the occasion of the Czech EU Presidency, the European network of Czech Centres has prepared a wide range of events. Most of them will take place abroad, but the new project Laboratory of the Futur ...
"Retailers must find innovative ways to deliver on affordability and sustainability, a study from Ernst & Young (EY) suggests as cash-strapped shoppers move to repair clothing over buying new." ...
"Leading D2C sustainable footwear brand Neeman's has witnessed a 30 per cent jump in its prepaid conversion rates after around an year of its partnership with e-commerce enabler GoKwik. " ...
"To understand consumer sentiment towards sustainability, ad tech company LoopMe surveyed 2,025 UK consumers on 26-30 June 2022. They analysed how important it is to consumers for brands to have a sus ...
"It is summer 2022, yet your wardrobe remains woefully in winter. You could take a stroll down 5th Avenue, head to Oxford Street or swing by Causeway Bay to check out the latest store catalogues. But ...
"Inditex’s latest effort to gain a competitive advantage in the circular fiber market is by investing in the Series B $30M raise by startup Circ. [...] I’ve reported for years at Forbes on the investm ...
"Here’s a deeper dive into Cotopaxi’s genuine and laudable efforts to fight extreme poverty." ...
