"From digital product passports to next-generation materials, here are some developments we can expect to take place this year. ...
2023
"About 300 workers at Zhen Tai Garment Cambodia continue to protest in front of the factory to get their employers to rehire them. [...] Three factory union representatives are suing the employer in a ...
"A top official of Rafiq Textile Ltd in Dhaka's Malibagh told The Business Standard, "With the current cotton stock, our production lines can run up to early March. If the situation does not improve, ...
"Between June and August of 2020, we recruited internal migrants* employed in the Indian garment industry to participate in a study that tested whether information on COVID-19 can be delivered without ...
"Three US senators have written to the chief executive officer of Shein, China’s largest private online retailer, demanding information on whether the fast-fashion company sources cotton tied to force ...
"This study comes at a critical time for strengthening respect for child rights and addressing the risk of child labour in the garment sector. According to the International Labour Organization and UN ...
"Copenhagen fashion week is still leading the way in eco credentials, but can the big shows ever follow suit?" ...
"Dongguan Gogo Garment Manufacturing Ltd. is the largest undergarment factory in Dongguan, China’s manufacturing hub, and it supplies high-end brands in Europe and the Americas. The reputable factory ...
"Bram Schot has been nominated by the group for election to the Board of Directors, subject to the approval of shareholders at its upcoming AGM on 6 September 2023. [...] The announcement coincides wi ...
"Inditex's (ITX.MC) shares slid on Friday after the world's biggest fast fashion retailer agreed an inflation-beating 20% rise in average wages for shop workers in the Zara owner's home market of Spai ...
"The fashion brand will charge £1.99 to return items by post but will still allow customers to return online purchases to New Look stores for free." ...
"The trustee of the Arcadia Group and Arcadia Group Senior Executive Pension Schemes have agreed an £850 million buy-in with Aviva, securing benefits for 8,800 members." ...
"French fashion house Chloé is introducing what it calls a “new chapter of transparency for luxury” by enabling its products to be fully traceable and resale-ready, an initiative that it adds is “a fi ...
"Spiber, the makers of branded ‘Brewed Protein’ fibres derived from sugar cane and agricultural residues, expects to increase its production capacity shortly due to its partnership with US industrial ...
"Patagonia, ThredUp, and J.Crew are killing it at resale, but it’s still not curbing people’s voracious shopping habit. [...] Right now, most resale platforms don’t generate revenue for brands, includ ...
"As the region works to recover from the natural disaster, organizations are working to aid with rescue efforts by providing money and on-the-ground support. As the world watches to see what they can ...
"A new report on the current scale of the European textile recycling industry has identified a shortage of sorters able to separate textile waste for recycling." ...
"Coarse yarn is being produced in the country from the waste thrown away by the textile mills [jhut - ঝুট]. But as factories export garment and textile waste, textile mills are at risk of not being ab ...
"In Savar, workers of a ready-made garment factory staged a sit-in to demand unpaid wages. Workers of H.R. Textile Mills factory observed this strike in Ulail bus stand area of Savar on Sunday morning ...
"Industries such as steel, textiles and pharmaceuticals are barely functioning, forcing thousands of factories to close and deepening unemployment. [...] The textile and garment industry is responsibl ...