"Ökopol GmbH – Institut für Ökologie und Politik in Hamburg, Germany (in the following referred to as Ökopol) was contracted by bluesign technologies ag to perform an assessment of its chemical assess ...
2022
"The new bluesign® TOOL launches with an advanced methodology for chemical assessment. We just launched the next generation of our web application to perform multidimensional assessments of chemical p ...
"Aiming to provide common definitions, set high-level principles and give actionable guidance The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has today launched net-zero guidelines at COP27." ...
"ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried ...
"This is the fourth episode in a mini series on decarbonization. Do apparel manufacturers have mapped pathways for achieving their decarbonization targets, or not? This episode features responses to t ...
"Swedish textile recycler Renewcell has secured a deal with US fibre producer Eastman in what it describes as an “important step in developing the first acetate-based applications to use Circulose fee ...
"Some of the biggest fashion industry-specific news out of the United Nations’ COP27 came on Monday, with well-known companies ranging from Zara-owned Inditex and fellow fast-fashion retailer H&M to G ...
"ULUU believes the solution to the plastic crisis lies in the world’s oceans. The Australian startup uses seaweed to create a plastic alternative and is planning to launch its first products in the ne ...
"Now, BoF sits down with Cecilie Thorsmark to understand how CPHFW transformed itself to become a sustainability leader, and how she hopes to inspire international change." ...
"VF Corporation (NYSE: VFC), a leading portfolio of active-lifestyle brands including Vans®, The North Face®, Timberland® and Dickies®, today published its Annual Profile on Inclusion, Diversity, Equi ...
"NOT x LIENX shapes a three-piece capsule collection made of agar bioplastic discovering simple food ingredients’ properties in fabric making. Jenny Lai, founder of independent New York-based fashion ...
"The executive said fashion has a responsibility to push forward sustainability, and it cannot wait on the customer to demand it, during a keynote conversation at the Vogue Business Summit." ...
"The protesting workers alleged that the admin manager of Chinese-owned Risingtex Fashion Limited in Ashulia of Savar often sexually harasses the factory’s female workers, reports UNB." [Ed's note: se ...
"Procurement practices to drive down prices, demand discounts and reduce manufacturing times are incentivising suppliers to deceive auditors, according to a report. The research, by Human Rights Watch ...
"Experts and businesses on Tuesday said that Bangladesh apparel and textiles manufacturers should ensure innovation, technological upgradation, skills development and efficient use of resources to cop ...
"A coalition of human rights organisations and academics are calling on Australia's Federal Government to overhaul its modern slavery laws after a major investigation has found, three years into the A ...
"How should we build workers’ media? With a small staff and volunteers, the MAP radio in Thailand provides both critical information and much-needed entertainment to migrant workers from Myanmar, whil ...
"Trade unions representing about 1,000 Zara shop assistants in the Spanish apparel maker's hometown of A Coruña will meet with the company on Thursday to negotiate a pay rise, a union leader said." ...
"A proposed class action lawsuit in the US is alleging H&M is greenwashing via the sustainability claims made in its Conscious Choice range." ...
"Following the launch of The Microfibre 2030 Commitment and Roadmap in 2021, this progress update showcases the collaborative initiative’s achievements to date and includes the latest insights from gl ...