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'Many industrial units flout workplace safety' - Kyna Intel, 2021-10-21T17:18:52+07:00

"Despite having a state watchdog, many local industrial units do not comply with workplace safety measures mainly due to poor coordination among regulators, ...

Natural solution for fabric fire safety problem uncovered - Kyna Intel, 2021-10-21T17:18:52+07:00

"The University of Huddersfield has collaborated with local textiles firm Camira to investigate natural solutions to the challenge of producing fire resistant ...

Shoe factory fire causes B100m damage - Kyna Intel, 2021-10-21T17:18:52+07:00

"A fire at a shoe factory in Bang Phli district on Tuesday night caused an estimated 100 million baht [$2,996,704] damage, but no injuries. The fire began ...

Beyond social auditing: Key considerations for mandating effective due diligence - Kyna Intel, 2021-10-21T17:18:52+07:00

"Global businesses often rely on social audits to manage human rights issues in their supply chains, despite evidence the model and its underlying logic are ...

Hidden Harm: Audit Deception in Apparel Supply Chains and the Urgent Case for Reform - Kyna Intel, 2021-10-21T17:18:52+07:00

"Precis: Transparentem’s investigations suggest that audit deception is a pervasive problem in apparel supply chains. At most worksites included in our recent ...

Page Industries bags ESG India Leadership Award for green supply chain - Kyna Intel, 2021-10-21T17:18:52+07:00

"Page Industries, the leading apparel manufacturer and exclusive licensee of Jockey and Speedo in India, has received the leadership award for Green Supply ...

New research directly links western fashion brands to deforestation - Kyna Intel, 2021-10-21T17:18:52+07:00

"A recently released report reveals the environmental destruction that fast fashion is wreaking in the developing world, and the Western brands responsible. ...

Resale not so ‘niche’ at all, kids the next big opportunity - Kyna Intel, 2021-10-22T19:12:25+07:00

"Japanese resale giant Mercari released its first “reuse report” this week, and it offered insights into how sweeping the resale trend is. “While resale is ...

Supply chain audit deception 'common' - report - Kyna Intel, 2021-10-22T19:12:25+07:00

"Audit deception is common in global apparel supply chains according to a new report from the Transparentem nonprofit which calls for urgent reform. The ...

Inditex, Patagonia commit to net zero shipping - Kyna Intel, 2021-10-22T19:12:25+07:00

"Zara owner Inditex, outdoor clothing brand Patagonia and sportswear company Brooks Running are among nine major companies pledging to move cargo on ships ...