"We’ve been writing about fast fashion for a good few years now. We’ve written posts looking at how to reduce clothing waste, clothing waste in 2020 and what’s wrong with fast fashion? Despite this, e ...
2022
"Today, Fashion for Good launches the Black Pigment Pilot project together with partners BESTSELLER, Birla Cellulose, Kering and PVH Corp., in collaboration with Paradise Textiles, and innovators Grav ...
"An activist investment firm wants Guess Inc to remove the two brothers who co-founded the retailer, arguing allegations of sexual misconduct against one of them are holding the company back, a source ...
"Policies, regulatory measures and economic instruments for cultivating a green economy in Bangladesh’s textile and readymade garments (RMG) sector are not adequate and a green transition of this indu ...
"A sustainability initiative started by a school in London is to be adopted by others up and down the country in a bid to raise awareness of the environmental impacts of throwaway fashion. Highgate Sc ...
"Labor activists say Thai immigration authorities have raided four factories in Mae Sot Township, which has the largest number of Burmese migrant workers, and arrested and detained undocumented migra ...
"Emergency assistance of Tk 25 lakh [$29,049] has been provided from the central fund under the Ministry of Labor and Employment to pay the arrears of salaries and allowances of the workers and employ ...
"Modern Meadow (MM), the purpose-driven protein applications powerhouse, who designs materials solutions for performance and sustainability, announces the findings from their prototype material family ...
"Cambodian workers, their unions and other civil society organizations say International Labor Organization Convention 190 on ending gender-based violence and harassment at work would protect workers ...
"We’ve all heard the reasons why a vegan diet is better for the environment, but what about when it comes to fashion? Animal-derived materials such as leather, wool and silk have long been mainstays o ...
"Top U.S. brands like Walmart, Abercrombie & Fitch, and Nike source their clothes from Indian factories that refused to pay workers nearly $60 million over the course of the pandemic, a labor-rights w ...
"To require certain businesses to disclose the use of forced labor in their direct supply chain, and for other purposes. [...] SEC. 2. REQUIRED REPORTING ON USE OF FORCED LABOR FROM COVERED BUSINESS E ...
"Sens. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., introduced a bill this week that would require large corporations to undergo audits to ensure they are not using forced labor in their supply ...
"Zalando and Mango are among the latest 40 companies to commit to environmental not-for-profit Canopy's Pack4Good initiative, which aims to transform the impacts of the global packaging supply chain o ...
"Walmart’s plan to prevent the release of 900 million tonnes of greenhouse gases by 2030 offers financing for its smaller suppliers, but only after they set science-based targets for their emissions r ...
"The Hamburg retailer Tchibo GmbH has been using organic cotton for many years, which does not require artificial pesticides, fertilizers or genetically modified seeds. Their share in the textile rang ...
"With its research results on the production of carbon fibers from wood, the German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research Denkendorf (DITF) successfully applied for the first prize of the “Cellulos ...
"Lululemon has dropped two bags made from mushrooms, as part of the company's ongoing commitment to sustainability. The Canadian athletic apparel and accessories retailer has unveiled the world’s firs ...
"The Better Buying Institute today launches its E-Learning course to help personnel in multiple roles and departments within brands and retailers to understand and embed responsible purchasing practic ...
"At the halfway point of its ‘Sorting for Circularity’ project, sustainability non-profit Fashion for Good (FFG) says it’s made “considerable progress” having expanded its remit to Spain and Poland, a ...