"Manchester-based retailer Boohoo, owner of brands PrettyLittleThing and NastyGal reached a $197 million settlement for a lawsuit accusing the retailer of inflated prices, it announced on Wednesday." ...
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A letter strongly denouncing the EU's continuing funding of the Made in Myanmar (Multi-stakeholder Alliance for Decent Employment in the Myanmar apparel industry) project (formerly known as the SMART ...
"Derek said that at an October event in its home city of San Francisco, Levi’s herded him and other strategic partners into conference rooms at the hotel where they were staying. There they were trapp ...
"Bangladesh conducted its last minimum wage negotiations in 2018. At the time, a meager BDT 8,000 (USD95) was fixed as the minimum wage for garment workers. Over the past five years, Bangladeshi garme ...
"A report by the NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights has outlined a number of recommendations for fashion brands aimed at reducing economic pressures on suppliers to encourage better treatm ...
"Factory safety in Bangladesh has improved, but problems remain. Ten years after the Rana Plaza factory collapse, a new report from the NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights calls for a refor ...
"The court of Amsterdam has decided in an interim judgment that fashion brand G-Star Raw is liable for damage suffered by a Vietnamese clothing factory. Official court documents show that the factory ...
"The members of Congress behind the law that combats the import of goods produced by Uyghur forced labor are warning that some importers are taking advantage of a loophole intended to avoid scrutiny o ...
"Hodges International have become the 68th TUKAcenter in the world with a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility that combines advanced automation to create a highly efficient, sustainable, and produ ...
"Women dominate the world of fashion. They comprise the majority of workers from the design phase, to the facility floor and drive the majority of purchasing decisions as consumers. Despite this influ ...
"The platform goes beyond the usual mid-range, mass-produced occasionwear to loan independent talent and avant-garde labels to fashion fans." ...
"As Earth Day approaches, consumers are seeking ways to reduce their carbon footprint. In an effort to help them adopt sustainable practices to ensure a more healthy life and planet, Chris Fox, chief ...
"On a mission to reduce its environmental impact, denim manufacturer Twin Dragon Marketing Inc. (TDMI) is increasing its sustainable offerings, as well as stepping up innovations like thermoregulation ...
"Primaloft, a manufacturer and brand of thermal insulation, has introduced a new product to the market which is made of 100% post-consumer recycled content." ...
"In the future, the fashion industry will not be able to avoid sustainability - if only because legal regulations will require it. Even before Covid-19, many conventional suppliers and retailers had b ...
"The Salvation Army Trading Company, the largest charity-owned textiles collector in the UK, has launched a new campaign titled ‘Reuse2Repurpose’ to encourage more people to buy second-hand clothes." ...
"Over the years, it has become easier to find denim fabrics containing TENCEL™ Lyocell or Modal as mills scale up their use of these fibers to meet sustainability, design or performance characteristic ...
"Over the years, it has become easier to find denim fabrics containing TENCEL™ Lyocell or Modal as mills scale up their use of these fibers to meet sustainability, design or performance characteristic ...
"Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) efforts have slipped down corporate priority lists, according to a new global survey of c-suite executives that found that short-term mindsets, fears of gre ...
"Among the largest industrial sectors in the world, the textile and leather supply chains are diverse and complex. They span design, raw material harvesting, spinning, yarn production, dyeing, weaving ...