"Trade unions are asking Zara owner Inditex (ITX.MC) to give all workers at its stores in Spain the pay rises and benefits recently agreed between the retailer and shop assistants in its northern Span ...
"A draft European Union law will require companies to back up green claims with evidence. The proposal will clamp down on companies promoting their products as "climate neutral" or "containing recycle ...
"With 2023 set to be the most important year yet in tackling climate change, how can you place your luxury business at the cutting edge of sustainability? Showcasing four essays by exceptional thinker ...
"Positive Luxury — the group working to accelerate the sustainability efforts of the high-end sector across various industries — has released it latest annual Predictions report. Key themes include be ...
"Unions in India’s Pune region, who are members of IndustriALL affiliate Shramik Ekta Mahasangh, signed nine collective bargaining agreements with multinational companies in 2022. [...] The agreement ...
"With the passage of time, the number of garment factories in Chittagong reached 700. But due to various crises and limitations, it is currently down to 300. [...] 400 garment factories in Chittagong ...
"The workers of a garment factory named Emon Fashion in Gazipur blocked the road to demand payment of paid annual leave." ...
"A central effluent treatment plant (CETP) of international standard is necessary for the development of the leather sector of the country, said Md Jashim Uddin, president of the Federation of Banglad ...
"With buying practices said to be suppressing wages, campaigners want a GCA-style fashion watchdog. Creating one is not straightforward [...] It would work much like the Groceries Code Adjudicator, wh ...
"More than 50 vehicles have been vandalised by RMG workers after a truck run over and killed a security guard of a factory in Gazipur's Kaliakair upazila on the Dhaka-Tangail highway on Sunday (22 Jan ...
"Adidas would reportedly be launching clothes worn for six months by Cambodian workers before being sold to create a ‘pre-stressed look’" ...
"In anticipation of combating misleading climate claims on packaging and in advertisements, the European Union has identified a handful of common words and phrases used by companies to pitch their pro ...
"Rent the Runway is selling new and unworn pieces from its Design Collective on Amazon, using rental customer data to optimise fit. What does the expansion mean for rental’s position as a circular and ...
"Since its inception over 35 years ago, MAS Holdings has operated on the foundation of doing things differently by focusing on social sustainability and employee well-being. The company acknowledges t ...
"Due to rapidly rising energy costs or even supply bottlenecks, energy consumption is more in focus today than ever before. Finishing gives textiles dimensional stability and functions, but this requi ...
"A recent McKinsey study on fashion consumption found that most people rely on brands to define what “sustainability” means for them. The problem with this method is that there is no universal underst ...
"On Thursday, the Geneva Center for Business and Human Rights published a report with a damning assessment of efforts to quantify the fashion industry’s record on sustainability, chief among them The ...
"In recent years the fashion industry has been widely criticized for unsustainable business practices. But it may be on the cusp of a revolution in how it sources materials based on reuse rather than ...
"This week, a spoof press release claimed Adidas had appointed a co-CEO to address rights violations in its supply chain, a sign of more disruptive and confrontational tactics from advocacy groups foc ...
"On 20 January 2023, judgment was handed down in the GLAN and World Uyghur Congress' (WUC) case against the UK government. The case challenged the failure of crime and customs authorities to stop the ...
