"On the afternoon of Sunday, October 20, 2019, two days after the start of social unrest, a huge fire, whose smoke could be seen throughout Santiago, consumed the Kayser factory in Renca, killing five ...
2022
"IndustriALL Global Union and the UK Local Authority Pension Fund Forum co-hosted a discussion on the recently launched Employment Injury Scheme (EIS) in Bangladesh, which covers the country’s four mi ...
"The company cut the average carbon footprint of its products by 12 percent last year, not yet enough to offset the impact of growth." ...
"Danger of greenwashing: The fashion industry advertises inflationary with the term "sustainability", for which there are no definitions and guidelines. The uncertainty is growing, the warnings are in ...
"The figures of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition SAC, the Higg Index, are currently being heavily criticized. Veronica Bates Kassatly, an independent analyst, focuses on the controversial Higg MSI, t ...
"Belda Lloréns, a pioneer in offering sustainable yarns with an almost non-existent carbon footprint, is still taking a chance on innovation. The Spanish manufacturer, with a trajectory of over 65 yea ...
"Zara said on Friday it will launch an in-house service for British customers to sell, repair or donate second-hand clothes, moving the Spanish brand into a growing part of the market." ...
"Garment factories must raise awareness about public health and hygiene issues and adopt preventive measures and best practices to improve wellness of the workforce, said speakers at a discussion rece ...
"ReshaMandi – India's largest farm-to-fashion natural fibres digital ecosystem – today announced its entry into the Southeast Asian market, with a strong purpose of becoming a one-stop sourcing soluti ...
"The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has outlined plans to analyse the composition of textile waste currently being disposed of via residual bins in the English region." ...
"What a coincidence: three large fashion companies are losing their sustainability officers. Zalando's head of sustainability, Kate Heiny, is turning her back on the online retailer. Hugo Boss has to ...
"Pollet is a member of the founding family and president for the past four years of the women's retailer, created in the north of France in 1975, for whom the failure of fellow retailer Camaïeu was fe ...
"The head of a Mexican cultural affairs commission and wife of the country's president on Thursday accused US fashion brand Ralph Lauren of plagiarizing Indigenous designs." ...
"Circular economy and upcycling are more and more becoming one of the luxury industry's main focus. While LVMH launched Nona Source in 2021, a site for reselling its dormant stocks of fabrics and mate ...
"Our team is terrified. They feel unsafe. Security guards don’t help because these theft rings know that security guards won’t/can’t stop them. It’s impossible for a retail store to operate in these c ...
"A young laborer, Ashiq Mia (13), died due to electrocution in Malitola, Banshal of the capital. The accident took place on Friday (October 21) around 3:30 pm near Mugltuli School in Malitola. [...] H ...
"Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) President Faruque Hassan has called upon everyone, including the employers, workers and employees of garment factories to clean thei ...
"According to the victim, she used to work in a garment factory in the Salna area. On Friday afternoon, she went to visit her friend near her house in search of a new job." ...
"A worker died after a wall collapsed on him during demolition work of a garment factory building in Narayanganj’s Fatullah on Friday. The deceased has been identified as Jewel khan, 30, a generator m ...
"IndustriALL Global Union Japan Liaison Council (JLC) has committed to use the Guideline on respecting human rights in responsible supply chain to engage multinational companies in implementing human ...