"Candiani's regenerative cotton, the brand's effort towards a circular model, is designed to be a stronger fibre but also more resistant in the field, requiring less water and chemicals." ...
2022
"PETA has sent a letter to newly elected Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, urging him to shut down Sweden’s remaining mink farms as one of his first initiatives in office. By doing do, Kristersson could ...
"The global garment industry has the potential to contribute to job-rich growth, which is well-recognized as a key element for recovery from recent global shocks and to a human-centred future of work. ...
"The High Court hears that four Chinese companies that grow cotton or make products in the Xinjiang region allegedly supply firms in the UK, according to data identified by the World Uyghur Congress." ...
"The Sri Lankan Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF) is bringing in measures to strengthen and consolidate its relationship with trade unions and apparel workers, it has told Just Style." ...
"In the Big Apple, it’s still often legal to discriminate against people due to their weight or their height. [...] This discrimination is prevalent in the fashion retail industry. Workers who are not ...
"The Kering-owned fashion house is the latest luxury brand to use mycelium instead of leather as the industry dabbles with alternative materials." ...
"Episode Two of Rewind – the new documentary series that sets out the case for leather’s role in a more sustainable future – ‘Fashion’, looks at the impact of fast fashion, the environmental cost of s ...
" China’s fast fashion giant Shein has had a bruising few weeks. Firstly, a documentary for Channel 4 found that the Guangzhou behemoth upheld appalling conditions for its employees, which included of ...
"Trade union leaders are backing millions of Indian workers calling on Britain to suspend trade deal talks. Frances O’Grady, general secretary of the TUC, warned UK markets could be open to goods made ...
"As a country striving to sustainable development, Taiwan’s textile industry attaches great importance to introducing advanced technology and using recycled materials to produce environmentally friend ...
"A quarter (47) of the 198 countries featured on our Modern Slavery Index (MSI) – which measures the threat posed to businesses through association with, or exposure to, slavery – have witnessed a sig ...
"The risk of modern slavery continues to rise globally, including in garment producing countries, a new report has found and it suggests Turkey is now listed as a most at-risk country due to an increa ...
"Shein, Zara and Pretty Little Thing have all launched resale. While there is potential to shift consumer behaviour, experts say without degrowth, it’s closer to greenwashing." ...
"Mango, one of Europe’s leading fashion groups, is committing to sustainability and investing in Recovo, a start-up that resells textile waste. The agreement, established as part of the Mango StartUp ...
"The Federal Government has developed the Siegelklarheit.de website for consumers to provide an overview of the numerous sustainability standards and certificates. Companies now have the opportunity t ...
"Veepee, the French flash-sale retailer, is giving new life to partner brands’ unsold products. The company’s Upcycled Solutions (US) creative laboratory unveiled its first collection of one-of-a-kind ...
"Manel Torres had worked a long time for the chance to spray an almost naked Bella Hadid with a white mist in a viral Paris Fashion Week stunt this fall." ...
"True Religion announced on Wednesday a new partnership with the Fashion Scholarship Fund (FSF) which will see the company support a Los Angeles-based student from an underrepresented community pursue ...
"The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has been asked by Bangladesh not to use its weakness in the labour sector as a tool to achieve political gains. As per media reports, Bangladesh Foreign Mi ...