"Experimental clothing brand Vollebak and biomaterials company Living Ink have teamed up to create a T-shirt using black dye made from algae instead of petroleum, in what they say marks a major breakt ...
"The collection is an assortment of men’s and women’s upcycled garments he created with Michael Abe, his business partner in Us Studio, a Los Angeles-based fashion-design studio and think tank they op ...
"Levi’s is growing a long-standing relationship in Latin America. The denim brand will add bucket hats, aprons and tote bags to the product range developed with Mercado Global, a not-for-profit access ...
"A number of products made from leather alternatives have begun to hit store shelves. BoF’s chief sustainability correspondent Sarah Kent unpacks why it’s so hard to market — and scale — these new pro ...
"We need a gender lens in occupational safety and health (OSH) approaches in the footwear and garment industries. Most OSH approaches today are gender blind and hence, systematically overlook prevaili ...
"Summary: Bierbaum‐Proenen GmbH & Co. KG (BP) has made progress and shown advanced results on performance indicators. With a benchmark score of 85, BP is again placed in the 'Leader' category. Althoug ...
"On the eve of International Human Rights Day, the Clean Clothes Campaign network would like to present our short film "Living Wage" to showcase how one of our basic human rights- a right to a decent ...
"Leaders of the Bangladesh Textile Mills Association have urged the government to impose a ban on export of all types of garment waste, including cotton, as such waste is used as raw materials for the ...
"Fire that broke out at a shoe factory in the capital's Nazira Bazar area has been brought under control." ...
"Last month, I travelled to Dhaka, Bangladesh to meet colleagues, attend ‘Made in Bangladesh Week’, see factories and social dialogue training in action, and speak to factory owners and workers. It wa ...
"The Governments of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, together with the International Partners Group, consisting of the European Union, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the ...
"Crystal Denim, a subsidiary of the Crystal International Group, has announced a partnership with digital solutions provider Browzwear as it looks to leverage the latter’s VStitcher 3D design platform ...
"Tapestry, Inc. (NYSE: TPR), a global house of brands including Coach, kate spade and Stuart Weitzman, has been named to Newsweek’s America’s Most Responsible Companies 2023 List. Tapestry moved from ...
"Levi Strauss and C&A are set to pilot compostable alternatives to conventional, single-use plastic bags that are often used to pack and post fashion for home deliveries. But a new study out this week ...
"Plastic packaging waste from the online retail giant Amazon ballooned to 709 million pounds globally in 2021 — equivalent to the weight of some 70,000 killer whales — according to a new report publis ...
"Less is more for YKK, which reduced its carbon emissions, landfill waste and water intake this year. The Japanese fastening company’s annual report details its environmental savings during fiscal yea ...
"Vertically integrated mill Diamond Denim by Sapphire and garment manufacturer Artistic Apparel announced this week that they will use Good Earth Cotton, the world’s first traceable and third-party ve ...
"Harold Koh tapped the snap-collar denim jacket that he placed on a conference table, wide arcs of contrast stitching swooping across its surface. A set of corset laces adorned a panel at the back. Em ...
"The Department of Entomology at Texas A&M AgriLife, the US Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NINA) and Cotton Incorporated are collaborating on a three-year coll ...
"Cellulosic textile fibers such as viscose or lyocell have so far been based almost exclusively on wood pulp. The fiber expert J. Rettenmaier & Söhne and the University of Hamburg now want to broaden ...
