2022

by Kyna Intel created 2022-01-01T00:00:01+07:00
ICC to assess textile transaction sustainability
by Kyna Intel — last modified Oct 11, 2022 09:20 AM

"The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) is inviting banks, corporates and technology companies to help pilot a ground-breaking framework to grade the sustainability of trade transactions in the t ...

Labour migration may exceed pre-Covid levels
by Kyna Intel — last modified Oct 11, 2022 09:20 AM

"Around 600,000 locals registered for overseas employment in the first six months of this year while there was a total of 617,000 migrants in 2021. [...] The flow of migrants represents the interactio ...

1000 grower milestone reached on World Cotton Day
by Kyna Intel — last modified Oct 11, 2022 09:20 AM

"The US Cotton Trust Protocol has announced on World Cotton Day that it has increased grower participation to include over 1000 members since the program’s launch in 2020. There are now Trust Protocol ...

Ralph Lauren joins U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol
by Kyna Intel — last modified Oct 11, 2022 09:20 AM

"Ralph Lauren Corporation, an iconic luxury brand with an enduring philosophy of creating timeless products that are meant to be worn and loved for generations, is the newest member of the U.S. Cotton ...

Nanushka launches new alternative to leather
by Kyna Intel — last modified Oct 11, 2022 09:20 AM

"The material, made of 56% recycled polyester from PET plastic bottles and 44% polyurethane, requires 80% less water to manufacture than other wet processing methods. " ...

EU wants to limit 'fast-fashion' imports
by Kyna Intel — last modified Oct 12, 2022 09:41 AM

"The European Commission is developing a sustainable textile strategy to divert as many items as possible from both store shelves and people's closets into recycling and reuse programs by 2030. The EU ...

Inside the global garment industry
by Kyna Intel — last modified Oct 12, 2022 09:41 AM

"Giant retailers in the developed economies make huge fortunes in concert with smaller-scale textile and garment factories, the bulk of them in Asia and other parts of the global South. The factory ow ...

Unpicked: Fashion & Freedom of Association
by Kyna Intel — last modified Oct 12, 2022 09:41 AM

"Workers’ right to organise for decent work and a living wage are fundamental to advances for the millions of women workers making our clothes and shoes for poverty wages. This right has become even m ...

Unpicked: Fashion & Freedom of Association
by Kyna Intel — last modified Oct 12, 2022 09:41 AM

"Workers’ right to organise for decent work and a living wage are fundamental to advances for the millions of women workers making our clothes and shoes for poverty wages. This right has become even m ...