"Marks & Spencer (M&S) has announced a pay rise for more than 40,000 of its staff, marking the second salary increase this year as the retailer responds to cost-of-living concerns." ...
2022
"The Ellen MacArthur Foundation and WWF are set to “form the basis for future policy engagements with governments” regarding the global plastic waste crisis by convening a Business Coalition for a Glo ...
"Abstract We analyzed 72 children’s textile products marketed as stain-resistant from US and Canadian stores, particularly school uniforms, to assess if clothing represents a significant route of expo ...
"Millions of schoolchildren in the US and Canada are exposed to potentially harmful levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) everyday through their uniforms, according to a new peer-review ...
"IndustriALL Bangladesh Council, a platform of 16 labour federations of the country, has demanded speedy formation of wage board for the garment workers. [...] [T]he BGMEA has called upon the workers ...
"Yang Sophorn, president of the Cambodian Alliance of Trade Unions, said she was disappointed with the decision of the wage council, especially the 12 union representatives who voted with the governme ...
"Anticipated to grow at a lucrative CAGR of 5.1 per cent from 2022 to 2030, the global synthetic fibre market is expected to reach US $ 98.21 billion by 2030– all thanks to the increasing consumer dem ...
"Join The Interline, Adobe, and Cotton Incorporated on 28th September at 3PM London (4PM Paris; 10AM New York) for an exclusive workshop dedicated to exploring new frontiers in digital material creati ...
"Substantiating further, Yohann Petiot, Alliance du Commerce General Manager, declared “The requirement to turn off signage between the hours of 1 am and 6 am must be strictly enforced everywhere. … l ...
"This week marks the launch of the Facility Checker by Clean Clothes Campaign — a new search tool making it possible to search for fashion facilities and find information about worker wages, living wa ...
"Since the Myanmar military launched its “disastrous” coup last year, UN-appointed independent human rights expert Tom Andrews said on Wednesday that conditions have worsened, “by any measure”. [...] ...
"Boohoo and Patagonia made major announcements last week: Boohoo hired Kourtney Kardashian as their new "sustainability ambassador" while Patagonia is transferring its business to an NGO. Boohoo is a ...
"I would like to thank the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and its members for inviting me to testify today. My name is Jewher Ilham. I am a Uyghur rights advocate. Many of you know me as the daugh ...
"Shortening maternity leave for the seamstresses would curtail their due benefits incorporated in the annexed provisions of the Bangladesh Labour Rules, speakers said on Wednesday. [...] She noted tha ...
"On September 20, the "2022 China Circular Fashion Industry Innovation Research Report" was released in Beijing. This is the first industry white paper released with "circular fashion" as an independe ...
""The horse-faced skirt [马面裙] is what we wear." Shisan Yu [十三余] hopes that through this point of view, she can encourage more young people to wear horse-faced skirts, integrate the beauty of tradition ...
"The gender pay gap is a common topic of conversation in corporate spheres, despite the slow clip at which companies are moving to change it. But add race to that and, for Black women in particular, t ...
"Dear Friends and Supporters, The momentum continues this week at Climate Week New York, particularly within the apparel industry, and today we are sharing more good news. PVH Corp., an original Aii f ...
"The Real Living Wage has increased 10.1% in the UK amid the cost-of-living crisis, with over 390,000 workers set for a pay boost at over 11,000 Living Wage employers. The new Living Wage rates have r ...
"What happens when you put two dozen sustainability experts – founders, designers, content creators, brand execs and more – on one stage, powered by one of the world’s most well-known sportswear brand ...