2023

by Kyna Intel created 2023-01-01T00:00:01+07:00
Decade after Rana Plaza, safety flaws persist
by Kyna Intel — last modified Apr 21, 2023 11:43 AM

"Many clothing brands, mostly from the US, have not joined the Accord on Health and Safety in Bangladesh and Pakistan a decade after the collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh that killed o ...

"Ordered ten leather jackets, didn't keep any"
by Kyna Intel — last modified Apr 21, 2023 11:43 AM

"Carolin Handschuh runs her own online shop Missforty and also sells her range "for women in their prime" on the marketplaces Amazon, Ebay and Otto. In the past week, clothing stores have been rather ...

Better Cotton trials traceability in India
by Kyna Intel — last modified Apr 21, 2023 11:43 AM

"The Better Cotton initiative is piloting a number of digital and physical traceability solutions in India in a bid to boost transparency across cotton supply chains." ...

"Sustainability must not slip off the agenda"
by Kyna Intel — last modified Apr 21, 2023 11:43 AM

"The EU Green Deal offers many opportunities for the industry, the new guidelines require clearer communication. Sustainability must be a top priority and it must pay off in the long term. This is one ...

Forced Labour in the Uyghur Region: The Evidence
by Kyna Intel — last modified Apr 21, 2023 11:43 AM

"The first in a series of briefs about forced labor in the Uyghur Region of China, this brief explores the current state of knowledge about the extent and severity of the PRC’s programs of repression ...

Soorty turns to AI for latest collection
by Kyna Intel — last modified Apr 21, 2023 11:42 AM

"The Pakistani vertically integrated denim manufacturer presented HumAIn, a 50-piece collection of artificial intelligence-generated garments made with AI Stable Diffusion, an open source AI platform. ...

Soundwaves 'trap' microplastics in wastewater
by Kyna Intel — last modified Apr 21, 2023 11:42 AM

"New technology which uses soundwaves to separate microplastics from wastewater has been developed by the Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA)." ...