"Over the past few years, British company ASOS has blown up and become one of the world’s most popular online fashion destinations. But is ASOS ethical or sustainable? It sells over 850 different bran ...
"The imposition of new restrictions in Tamil Nadu after the onset of the third wave has triggered fears of a complete lockdown among migrant workers. With Chief Minister MK Stalin expected to review t ...
"Fibre innovator Spinnova has signed a deal with Swiss machinery manufacturer Rieter for an industrial scale spinning facility at its new factory in Finland. Following successful trials at its SpinCen ...
"Apart from the casualties in the workplace, 91 workers were killed and 114 injured on their way to work last year. According to the survey, 1,053 workers were killed in accidents in different sectors ...
"At least 1,053 workers were killed in workplace accidents and 147 others tortured to death at workplaces in 2021. The fatalities in workplace accidents increased almost 33 percent in the past year as ...
"A new app funded by the brother of a rape victim aims to reduce sexual violence against women in Bangladesh, where despite increased punishment the prevalence of the crime has been on the rise. At le ...
"Some local garment suppliers are struggling to avail payments from troubled Western clothing retailers and brands even nearly two years past making shipments while Covid-19 was initially running riot ...
"The Labour Ministry has drafted standard principles for safety and health in the workplace in accordance with the Labour Law and guidelines released by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and ...
"The apparel industry of Bangladesh touched the milestone of having 155 US Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified green factories, the highest ...
"In recent years, the fashion industry has been keenly experimenting with bioplastics: a small but rapidly growing market that is aiming to make fossil-fuel fashion a thing of the past. You may alread ...
"The fashion industry has woken up to the need to clean up its act in recent years – with a flurry of brands making bold commitments to reduce their environmental footprint. But what’s been largely mi ...
"Italian company reuses tons of pulp waste to make fabric that won’t hurt the environment Like many things we enjoy without much thought, that glass of orange juice in the morning comes with hidden co ...
"In September, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law banning piece-rate work and guaranteeing hourly wages for California’s garment workers. The Garment Worker Protection Act, Senate Bill 62, is a ...
"It can be overwhelming to know where to start, so below, Vogue asked three sustainability experts to weigh in on how to be a better—and smarter—shopper this year. Turns out, their easy tips range fro ...
"More data, but also more non-compliance Since the pandemic started in 2020, the number of factories failing inspections for ethical practices has gone up considerably. Supplier audit data from the in ...
"In April 2020, a minimum wage increase went into effect in the Indian state of Karnataka, one of the country's largest centers of garment manufacturing. Garment factory owners producing for leading a ...
"Philip Waltham sold the magazine in London in the late Nineties while battling drug addiction. Now he runs one of Britain’s biggest sustainable fashion wholesalers and even still carries his Big Issu ...
"Three of IndustriALL’s affiliates in Sri Lanka, The Free Trade Zone & General Services Employees Union, Sri Lanka Nidahas Sewaka Sangamaya, and the National Union of Metal and Migrant workers in Sri ...
"The e-commerce platform, which aims to bring African-made products to a global audience, has completed a $6.2 million pre-Series A funding round and rebranded to Anka (a term which means “ours” in th ...
"One year after the debut of its Common Thread Fabric Certification Program, Sorona introduces the Preferred Mill Network, a global catalogue of mills offering the full collection of sustainable Soron ...
