"The once-verdant mountain pastures where alpacas graze are drying out from climate change; scientists, herders, and activists are rallying to find solutions. Rufino Quico remembers when his pastures ...
"The Myanmar military have killed over a thousand people and had thousands more arrested, trade unions have been declared illegal and workers’ are being handed over to the police by factory owners for ...
"Focus on stewardship and sustainability in the development of new fibres and fabrics. Invista’s Cordura brand claimed a total of 21 award wins across 13 categories with 19 fabrics, at the recent thre ...
"Here is Citizens for Justice and Peace’s (CJP) report that is a culmination of our fact-finding mission to ascertain the impact of the Covid-19 Lockdown on the traditional Banarasi weaving industry i ...
"The report pointed out that the weavers do not have access to Central government schemes such as the much-publicised Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) and Prime Minister Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY). 8 ...
"Ever walked into a store and spotted a clothing collection bin, or been encouraged by a brand to send them the unwanted pieces in your wardrobe? Clothing take-back schemes are on the rise, as the fas ...
"Imagine if our clothing was grown, designed, dyed, created, worn, passed on, and eventually composted in our own region, similar to farm-to-table food? This is the idea behind a fibershed, a regenera ...
"Expectations for a more sustainable supply chain within the apparel sector keep growing. Designers and their peers working within clothing and retail brands are rapidly changing their products’ mater ...
"A year on from the military coup, industrial production in Myanmar has not been able to resume normal operations. Labor rights experts say the loss of workers' rights has worsened. Than Nyunt Oo repo ...
"Businesses operating in Myanmar have failed to take sufficient action to listen to workers and communities who continue to suffer disproportionately under the military junta’s rule. Since the attempt ...
"The day before the traditional “Small New Year’s Day” (7 days before Chinese New Year’s Day, which is also called “Big New Year’s Day”), a total of 602 million items had been sold on JD.com by 5 PM o ...
"The CMA indicated that it will investigate fashion industry marketing statements that relate to environmental friendliness of apparel and footwear, including claims, for example, that articles of clo ...
"The Copenhagen Fashion Summit is being rebranded as the Global Fashion Summit and is due to return in physical form this summer after being staged online for the last two years because of the pandemi ...
"From “sustainable” capsule collections to sneakers made from recycled plastic, companies across the apparel and accessories space – and beyond – are readily looking to cater to rising consumer sentim ...
"Materials science company Avery Dennison has announced the acquisition of traceability solutions provider TexTrace. The agreement will see Avery Dennison take ownership of the Swiss innovator’s portf ...
"Curated by Jeppe Ugelvig and Poppy Dongxue Wu, the group show at Bejing’s X Museum, questions identity, community and controversial impact of the global fashion industry. ‘The Endless Garment’ at Bej ...
"Industrial thread manufacturer Coats has launched EcoCycle, a range of water dissolvable threads which it’s hoped will streamline the end-of-life disassembly of a garment. The British firm is now cal ...
"The Dutch Agreement on Sustainable Garments and Textile has expanded its assessment framework with numerous links to due diligence tools, examples of companies and explanations of terms. The assessme ...
"CNV Internationaal is developing a collective bargaining agreement together with workwear companies ETP, Groenendijk Bedrijfskleding, HAVEP and Tricorp for their supplier and other surrounding garmen ...
"The production of textile dyes and food colorants can have a big environmental footprint. Biotech startups are rising to the challenge by engineering bacteria, fungi, and algae to sustainably produce ...
