"On December 14, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission announced it is seeking public comments on potential updates and changes to the Green Guides for the Use of Environmental Claims. The Commission’s G ...
2023
"Five key takeaways 1. The importance of installing a robust wastewater treatment system. Wastewater treatment systems can reduce or eliminate microfibres from polluting the environment, and can also ...
"A major new study on the microfibre impacts of the textile industry has concluded that changes in wet processing, such as dyeing, offer the most potential for tackling pollution." ...
"Imprisonment might even be the least of her worries. Khaing Zar Aung’s organization, an affiliate of IndustriALL Global Union, has helped apparel factory workers claw back hundreds of thousands of do ...
"With banners and loudspeaker, workers protest against wage arrears owed by a garment factory in Tangshan, Hebei. According to one worker's daughter on social media, the garment workers are mostly fem ...
"A major fire broke out in two spinning mills namely Parshnath Combers and Spinners and Kapila Tex at Jandiali on the Chandigarh road early this morning." ...
"Influencer Nava Rose, who has 6 million followers on TikTok, has collaborated with resale site thredUP to give Gen-Zers an alternative to shopping fast fashion." ...
"Copenhagen Fashion Week continues to thrive as many of the city’s brands reach maturity, find investment and stage blockbuster shows, all under strict new sustainability criteria. But emerging talent ...
"California Apparel News asked sustainability experts and apparel-industry leaders: With sustainable messaging ubiquitous within the apparel industry, what actions can companies take to relay a true c ...
"The laboratory reports suggest that the air nano bubble dispersed in water can reduce the water consumption and chemical dosage by 90-95 per cent which ultimately saves 90 per cent of the energy cons ...
"Womenswear brand Scamp & Dude is launching its latest ‘Super Scarf Mission’ with the aim to donate a scarf to every woman in the UK starting chemotherapy treatment, which currently stands at 60,000." ...
"Find out how your business can benefit from working with refugees through MADE51 . Discover statistics on the business case and how purpose is increasing success and delivering value for customers, s ...
"Sae-A Trading Co., which operates as S&H Global inside the Caracol Industrial Park in northeast Haiti, informed its partners and others this week that it will be closing one factory, which employs ap ...
"Climate crime refers to actions that lead to environmental degradation and have a substantial influence on the planet’s climate system. This can include illegal logging, oil spills, illegal dumping o ...
"Patagonia, Inc. has spent nearly a decade rejiggering its supply chain, redesigning products and dumping millions of dollars into a high-stakes trial-and-error process that’s nearly complete." ...
"One route that we are taking at Madeira is turning post-consumer polyester into sustainable embroidery threads and backings. Another is through renewable sources. These threads are certified with STA ...
"CEO of Tipa Corp Daphna Nissenbaum notes reducing waste from packaging is a growing part of fashion brands’ efforts to become more sustainable." ...
"Denim giant Levi Strauss & Co is now sourcing organic cotton directly from farmers in Pakistan as part of its membership of the Organic Cotton Accelerator (OCA) initiative." ...
"Despite Kering going fur-free in 2021 and Gucci itself being a certified member of the Fur Free Alliance, the Italian luxury house’s Lunar New Year capsule included products made of rabbit felt." ...
"On January 30, Belgian MEP Saskia Bricmont presented to the European Parliament a report by researcher Audrey Millet (author in 2021 of The Black Book of Fashion) on the presence of hazardous chemica ...