"Launched thanks to a crowdfunding campaign, the company LINportant manufactures organic linen t-shirts in Évrecy, near Caen (Calvados). A revolution in textiles. In Évrecy, 15 km from Caen (Calvados) ...
"In Russia, wearing fur is a matter of social status. However, between ethical motivations, economic reasons and abandonment by the big fashion houses, sales are falling by 25% per year. [...] But whi ...
"The ILO and IFC’s Better Work program is launching an ambitious intervention in Sri Lanka, with the support of the European Union. The shared goal is to strengthen the apparel industry recovering fro ...
"So, it was quite sobering to read a recent UN-World Trade Organization report which appears to place Bangladesh in a tier below Vietnam (and China) in terms of apparel sourcing. I have to say, my eye ...
"The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) announced that member factories can contact it to receive free masks from February 16 to March 31, after it received more than nine million ma ...
"A fire broke out in a sole manufacturing factory in Agra's Etmaddaula police station area on Sunday afternoon. The manufacturing of shoe soles is done in the number 17 factory located in Nunihai. [.. ...
"A fire broke out at the Raghavapur ginning mill in Peddapalli on Sunday. [...] Four units attended. The fire caused heavy losses." ...
"The Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) (MSA) was widely hailed as a critical first step by Australia towards tackling the global problem of modern slavery, with the government proclaiming that it would tr ...
"Well-designed, long-lasting clothes have become items only the elite can afford. Change needs to happen at every price point. [...] The irony is that the forever wardrobe never went away, it just wen ...
"Vietnam Thursday, 10 February 2022 at 9 AM Berlin / 3 PM Hanoi / 4 PM Beijing (90 minutes) Although textile and garment producing countries are restoring production to pre-pandemic levels, Vietnam fi ...
"In the extravagant world of the French luxury industry, brands used to prefer destroying their unsold goods rather than offering their high-priced products at a discount. But gone are the days of bin ...
"Every second of every day one rubbish truck of fashion goes to landfill. 150 million tons of second hand clothing arrives in Ghana’s market every week. 40% of those clothes are unsellable and are dum ...
"The Initiative for Global Solidarity, a project set up by the German government, has provided around €1 million to the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) to coordinate a new project on due diligence ...
"Outerwear brand Gore-Tex has launched a new performance apparel rental programme to make snow sports more accessible to consumers. The firm’s Outerwear on Demand service will afford customers across ...
"Garment factories in Bangladesh which were not overseen by the former Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety are being given the chance to export to international brands. Factories which are m ...
"According to details, fire broke out in a towel factory located in North Karachi Sector 16 area in Karachi on Sundday night, Dunya News reported." ...
"Researchers at a US university have patented a new process which they say could transform the way that garments are designed, manufactured and recycled. Mary Ruppert-Stroescu, associate professor at ...
"Many of the world's biggest companies are failing to meet their own targets on tackling climate change, according to a study of 25 corporations. They also routinely exaggerate or misreport their prog ...
"Martijn van der Zee is leaving C&A Europe. The Dutchman was head of purchasing and also responsible for the topic of sustainability, with which C&A wants to score more points." ...
"A coalition of human rights groups, churches and academics have called on the government to strengthen the Modern Slavery Act after a scathing report into company compliance with the law. [...] Accor ...
