"Rivet: Do you do anything with organic cotton? LM: No. The organic definition is very prescribed, allowing for certain things to be used and certain things not to be used. If we limited ourselves to ...
"German online retailer Zalando has won the Norwegian Consumer Council's first 'Green Washing Award' for its website sustainability filters which the judges felt obscured the environmental challenges ...
"During the London design event, we came across a multitude of designers and brands who are striving to find solutions to restore water ecosystems and lessen our impact on the environment." ...
"Haartz will now treat materials with GTT’s PFAS-free and Empel process which eliminates harmful chemicals from all levels of textile finishing without the use of water." ...
"Rising genderless brand Botter held an experiential show in Paris highlighting possibilities for a plastic free world and clothes made of algae. It’s part of the designers’ grander plan to grow diffe ...
"Despite retailers announcing a slew of sustainability measures, the fashion industry’s current business model isn’t aligned with its talk around sustainability. Overproduction and overconsumption sti ...
"This Spring Summer 2023 season, Ethical Fashion Initiative is in Paris presenting the HORIZON showroom, a selection of young design talent from across the African continent." ...
"Two camps have emerged within the sustainability movement: those who look to business as an ally, and those who see it as the enemy. [...] Andy Hoffman, a scholar of environmental issues and professo ...
"Chinese fast fashion etailer Shein has announced plans to reduce its carbon footprint impact by up to 25% by 2030." ...
"The US Department of Labor has published two reports on the situation with forced labor in the world. According to the Embassy of Uzbekistan, in the report on the worst forms of child labor (TDA Repo ...
"Biomaterials manufacturer CovationBio, formerly part of US chemicals giant DuPont, has joined a programme to encourage farmers in its supply chain to use regenerative agricultural practices." ...
"Amid rampant rates of inflation, workers and labor activists say that the regulatory environment around wages in Egypt leaves organizers and organizations hamstrung in their battle for higher pay." ...
"In early 2022, Bangladesh government ratified International Labor Organization Convention (ILO) 138 that deals with minimum age for admission to employment and the ILO protocol of 2014 to the Forced ...
"Soon after garment export from the country took off in the mid eighties, subcontracting began to gradually assume an important role in catering to exports, albeit indirectly. Over the decades, subcon ...
"Key Points Modern slavery is on the rise, with 27.6 million people in forced labor in 2021. New EU forced labor bans cast a wide net, targeting all product imports and exports made with forced labor. ...
"The latest List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor report includes 158 goods from 77 countries that the department has reason to believe are produced by child labor or forced labor in v ...
"Eliminating egregious labor abuse requires all of us—governments, businesses, unions, workers, and civil society—to play our part. ILAB’s reporting shines a light on child labor and forced labor, pre ...
"Infinited Fiber, has invested heavily in a technology which can transform textiles that would otherwise be burned or sent to landfills, into a new clothing fibre. Called Infinna, the fibre is already ...
"Bottega Veneta’s printed leather jeans and plaids were standout items at Milan Fashion Week and the latest example of the creative ways designers are using technology to aid craftsmanship, not replac ...
"As Balenciaga becomes the latest luxury brand to launch a resale programme, BoF Insights looks at the positive impact of the secondhand market on brand image." ...
