"The European Union is a leader in setting high health and environmental standards for products, including clothing and textiles. In 2006, the REACH regulation aimed at phasing out the most hazardous ...
"Zara parent Inditex since May has been charging online shoppers for returning unwanted items. On Thursday the group said it would expand the charge to Spain." ...
"On January 11, a delegation of workers from the REI store in Cleveland, Ohio, formally filed for the right to hold a union election with the National Labor Relations Board, seeking representation wit ...
"Over the last decade, the industry has ratcheted up its spending on lobbying efforts in the US. Now, emerging sustainability regulations are drawing increased attention." ...
"Team Apparel Resources (AR) recently met Ranjan Mahtani, Executive Chairman and Roger Guy Young, Chief Strategy Officer, EPIC Group in Dhaka (Bangladesh) and had a freewheeling discussion about how E ...
"Right groups want abolition of two grades from the existing seven-grade wage structure for the country's readymade garment workers, alleging factory owners deprive the workers keeping them under-grad ...
"PVH, which was one of several brand owners sourcing from the Vald’or factory in the Caribbean country, agreed to pay the sum to cover missed severance pay, pension contributions directly to workers a ...
"A fire broke out in the New Cotton Factory located on Station Road of the city on Friday afternoon due to short circuit. 25-30 bales of cotton caught fire. " ...
"IndustriALL’s affiliates in Bangladesh are demanding an increase in the minimum wage from BDT8,000 (US$75) to BDT23,000 (US$215) for garment workers, as the country sees roaring inflation, leaving wo ...
"Microfibres from cotton - as well as synthetic textiles such as polyester - have been found to impact the behaviour and growth of water organisms, according to a new scientific study." ...
"An initiative of H&M Foundation in Bengaluru has turned waste collected by plastic waste pickers into 152 million buttons. These buttons are being featured on garments sold worldwide." ...
"Partnering with Copenhagen Fashion Week, BoF invited market leaders including Pascal Morand, Julie Gilhart, Ganni co-founder Nicolaj Reffstrup, EU Parliamentary Committee chair Dr Christian Ehler, jo ...
"Microfibre shedding occurs at almost every stage of a garment’s life cycle, causing harm to humans and the planetary. But its impacts are still often overlooked, a new report from Forum for the Futur ...
"Bangladesh became home to half of the top 100 green industrial units worldwide after KDS IDR Limited, a garment factory in Kalurghat, received platinum certification from the Leadership in Energy and ...
"Recycling technology startup, Polytag, has developed new UV tag reading technology that it says will enable brands, legislators and recycling operators to trace plastic packaging through the circular ...
"Türkiye, a major fashion sourcing destination for global brands and retailers, has experienced two 7+ magnitude earthquakes today (6 February) as the Istanbul Apparel Exporters Association (IHKIB) te ...
"Kate Spade New York has joined the string of premium brands integrating ThredUp’s resale offering, with the launch of a ‘Pre-Loved’ programme that allows customers to shop secondhand items from the l ...
"Levi Strauss & Co. (LS&Co.) will team with Artistic Milliners to directly source organic cotton from Pakistani farmers, it announced Tuesday." ...
"When Amy Powney was announced joint-winner of the BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund in 2017, her response to camera was that she would use the money to create a sustainable collection. Filmmaker Becky ...
"Laure Betsch, the latest guest in the LuxurynsightXFashionNetwork podcast series, is the co-founder of Fairly Made, a Parisian start-up founded in May 2018 which helps fashion companies become more s ...
