"Forced labor, also referred to as modern slavery, is one of the most pervasive issues facing supply chains today. For our part to contribute to these efforts, Quizrr has launched a global initiative ...
2022
"Nearly 70% of Bangladesh's textile workers are women, but menstruation taboos mean they must skip work when they have their period. Activists say more must be done to raise awareness and provide hygi ...
"Sustainability solutions provider Yellow Octopus has launched the Loop Digital Wardrobe, a new consumer app and brand plug-in that it’s hoped will streamline circularity. Brands which adopt Loop will ...
"New York state might take a first-of-its-kind step toward addressing the environmental impact of the fashion industry. A bill before the New York State Assembly, the “Fashion Sustainability and Socia ...
"Online fashion marketplace Otrium has signed up to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) as it looks to align with the sector’s environmental ambitions. The company will be tasked with establis ...
"The bill, titled the Fashion Sustainability and Social Accountability Act, would require the fashion industry supplying to the US state to disclose if their products are sourced from areas with repor ...
"Organic cotton product producer Gallant International and its factory suppliers are claiming credit for what they describe as one of the world's largest regenerative organic cotton projects. They wor ...
"Scandi brands are rewriting the design rulebook, in order to fulfill Copenhagen Fashion Week's 2023 sustainability requirements — without which they will no longer be able to participate in the showc ...
"Scores of Export Processing Zone (EPZ) firm employees have been injured after they clashed with anti-riot police in Athi River, Machakos County. The workers, part of over 5,500 Hela Intimates Ltd com ...
"Labor rights advocates in Pakistan have after many years persuaded the government of Sindh province, the country’s third largest, to increase and implement the statutory minimum wage. However, this s ...
"A lack of coordination between the urban development and industries departments has led to an explosive situation where about 5,000 industries in and around Ahmedabad have been operating without fire ...
"The push to prolong the lifespan of the garments and accessories that have already been released into the market is readily gaining steam. Back in 2019, Arc’teryx made headlines when it launched Rock ...
"Spain's fragmented parliament approved the minority leftist government's labour reform on Thursday by a margin of just one vote, which the main opposition party said had come from one of its members ...
"Hugo Boss distanced itself from a major clothing manufacturer shortly after a BuzzFeed News report on its links to cotton in Xinjiang, which the US has banned. Hugo Boss has quietly removed subsidiar ...
"Over the past several years, the condemnatory buzz that surrounds PFAS has grown louder. Known formally as perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl compounds and informally as "forever chemicals," the rough ...
"In the middle of the United States in Sidney, Nebraska, there’s a 800,000-square foot factory where workers disassemble clothes and shoes for their next life. It’s one of two facilities owned by ReCi ...
"A new competition has been launched for bachelor’s and master’s degree students who are working on innovative solutions to address the environmental challenges facing the textile industry. The deadli ...
"The application phase for the German Sustainability Award 2023, which will be awarded for the 15th time at the end of this year, starts in spring. At the awards ceremony for 2022 in December, several ...
"The Hamburg coffee specialist and multichannel provider Tchibo has launched its own fashion label for women called Nah/Studio. It is available now from Tchibo's website. Tchibo launches women's line ...
"ISO.POETISM BY TOBIAS BIRK NIELSEN’s approach to sustainability and use of innovative dyeing techniques stood out from the competition ISO.POETISM BY TOBIAS BIRK NIELSEN and Zalando to create an excl ...