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Research spotlights forced labour concerns - Kyna Intel, 2021-06-25T05:35:04+07:00

"Research into fashion supply chains has found that the coronavirus pandemic and the inadequate efforts of brands and retailers to protect their supply chains ...

Research: Bangladesh’s female workers hit harder by COVID - Kyna Intel, 2022-01-27T16:15:40+07:00

"New research from an international team of academics suggests that female garment workers in Bangladesh were disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 ...

Research: Brands committed to ethical trading were more resilient to the pandemic - Kyna Intel, 2022-05-02T10:40:31+07:00

"The Modern Slavery PEC has published new research analysing the impact of the pandemic on the Indian fashion supply chains. Key points: Fashion brands with an ...

Research: Public opinion is not enough to hold companies accountable - Kyna Intel, 2022-09-08T09:23:58+07:00

"While the court of public opinion can be an effective tool to push companies to avoid involvement with human rights abuses, new research suggests that in ...

Researcher Audrey Millet says next big health scandal will be about clothes’ toxicity - Kyna Intel, 2023-02-17T13:00:56+07:00

"Historian Audrey Millet caught the fashion industry’s attention when she published The Black Book of Fashion in 2021, a work that vigorously advocated changes ...

Researchers Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences develop 3D knitted, personalised fisherman's jumper - Kyna Intel, 2022-12-23T09:13:42+07:00

"[T]he jumpers, predominantly made between 1875 and 1950, formed the starting point for the 'Keeping it local' project of the Amsterdam University of Applied ...

Researchers develop coating that prevents synthetic fabrics from shedding harmful microplastics in the wash - Kyna Intel, 2023-02-22T12:21:28+07:00

"A team of researchers at the University of Toronto have designed a solution to reduce the amount of microplastic fibres shed when washing synthetic fabrics. ...

Researchers develop improved water management system to treat toxic textile effluents - Kyna Intel, 2021-09-12T03:02:37+07:00

"Indian researchers have developed an improved water management system that can completely reuse dye wastewater from textile industries, eliminating its ...

Researchers develop textile waste grading system - Kyna Intel, 2023-01-27T09:58:32+07:00

"Researchers at the University of Waterloo, in Canada, have developed a new grading system for textile waste to streamline sorting and promote circularity." ...

Researchers explore DWR inspired by bees - Kyna Intel, 2022-04-14T16:52:06+07:00

"Researchers in Australia and New Zealand are working to develop durable water repellent (DWR) textile coatings without harmful chemicals by creating a ...