"Compared with other consumption categories in 2020, textiles caused the third highest pressures on water and land use, and the fifth highest use of raw materials and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, a ...
"The Green Supply Chain digital Blue Paper is the result of 6 round table brainstorming sessions gathering international C-level executives representing all sectors and EU countries. The chairman guid ...
"Cross-Border Commerce Europe presents a blue paper dealing with sustainability and green supply chains in European e-commerce 2021/2022. Major executives from global retailers contributed to this rep ...
"Fabrics made from plant-based materials are set to boom in collections for the autumn/winter 2022/23 season, according to “Survey of the European fabric fairs for autumn/winter 2022/23”. In particula ...
"[I]n this year's recruitment drive, many bosses have a greater demand for temporary workers. Compared with the rich conditions of "food and housing, and a monthly salary of over 10,000 yuan [$1,577]" ...
"Judge AHM Habibur Rahman Bhuiyan on Wednesday directed Sohel Rana to state his reasons for not appearing in court, state lawyer Bimal Samaddar told bdnews24.com, Deutsche Welle's content partner. On ...
"A 49-year-old woman who looks after her husband’s garment factory in Peenya has accused her neighbours — a retired assistant sub-inspector of police and his family — of resorting to witchcraft and wr ...
"Thousands of Haitian garment workers protested in Port-au-Prince on Thursday to demand higher wages following weeks of similar demonstrations over pay and working conditions at firms that export to U ...
"Fujiyoshida, the city closest to World Heritage site Mount Fuji, has a long history as a textile producer. Although the industry diminished in recent decades, weavers and local authorities have start ...
"A redevelopment of Brooklyn’s Made in New York Campus will bring 460 new jobs in sustainable fashion to the borough, and provide training opportunities for 500 people, Mayor Eric Adams has announced. ...
"The government’s plan to provide free bus passes to women garment workers in the city has come a cropper, thanks to most factory owners refusing to bear 40% of the cost. The scheme, launched in Decem ...
"British retail giant Tesco is exiting Myanmar following claims that one of its suppliers had refused to compensate thousands of its workers after announcing it was closing down. Gtig Eastar Garment ( ...
"Clarification: GOTS is not a farm standard and therefore does not certify cotton. Instead, GOTS is the stringent voluntary global standard for the entire post-harvest processing of apparel and home t ...
"For the first time, Better Buying reports findings from the Better Buying Partnership Index (BBPI). Created on the basis of supplier input in 2018 and piloted in 2020, this tool offers a new perspect ...
"Brands and retailers are missing opportunities to improve their businesses, and are incurring unnecessary costs, by not seeking out their suppliers’ ideas and insights on product and process innovati ...
"In the latest podcast from Ecotextile Talks, former Timberland chief operating officer (COO) Ken Pucker shares some home truths about the success of current ESG (environmental, social and governance) ...
" Activists have staged a demonstration outside of a fashion show for Boohoo brand PrettyLittleThing in protest at the wages paid to garment workers in the company's supply chain." ...
"During the event, speakers from LVMH, Capri Holdings, Prada, Savage x Fenty, and more shared their diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts and how they are maintaining and advancing commitments to d ...
"Allbirds, Inc., a global lifestyle brand that innovates with naturally derived materials to make better things in a better way, today announced the launch of Allbirds ReRun, a new resale platform, in ...
"Zero Waste Scotland is calling on the people of Scotland to consider, and reduce, the variety of their household waste – after a 2020 report showed textiles, which made up just 4% of waste by weight, ...
