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EU Parliament agrees common position on corporate due diligence law
Despite last-minute pushback against key parts of the text, EU lawmakers adopted a common position on the proposed EU rules to make companies accountable for human rights and environmental violations along their value chains, opening the way for negotiations with member states.
Asia Garment Hub
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June 02, 2023
How 10 million euro EU project Cisutac aims to remove barriers to a circular textile industry
A new consortium, Cisutac, wants to remove the barriers that European fashion brands and textile suppliers face on their journey to become circular.
Asia Garment Hub
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June 02, 2023
Sri Lanka: 5,000 garment workers set to lose jobs after the temporary closure of nearly 10 factories, amid continued decline in demand from buyers
About 5,000 employees have lost employment opportunities due to the temporary closure of nearly 10 garment factories in the past few months.
Asia Garment Hub
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June 05, 2023
BGMEA, H&M join hands to reduce carbon emission by 30%
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and H&M Group entered into a deal yesterday to attempt a transition towards a circular and climate neutral garment industry in Bangladesh by reducing carbon emissions by 30 per cent.
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June 05, 2023
Vietnam: Layoffs hit textile-garment workers hardest
Textile and garment workers make up most workers discharged in the first five months of the year due to difficult economic conditions.
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June 06, 2023
Kearney releases 2023 Circular Fashion Index; average CFX score across 200 global brands stymied at below 3 on a scale of 10
Today global management consulting firm Kearney released the 2023 Circular Fashion Index (CFX), its third study measuring the global fashion industry's progress toward circularity and sustainability.
Asia Garment Hub
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June 06, 2023
Can resale programs make fast fashion sustainable? Zara is trying to find out
Inditex Group, the parent company of fast fashion retailer Zara, is the highest-selling apparel retailer in the world, with more than $31 billion in revenue in 2021 alone.
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June 06, 2023
Clothing retailers want QR codes to replace bulky tags
If the apparel industry gets its way, small labels with QR codes on them would replace the bulky clothing tags that offer washing instructions and other information.
Asia Garment Hub
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June 06, 2023
Workers protest against wage theft by int’l company
LAHORE:Labour rights organisations, trade unions and Asia Floor Wage Alliance (AFWA) Pakistan organised a demonstration at Qainchi, Ferozepur Road against the alleged wage by a multi-national company.
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June 06, 2023
India's Invisible Workforce: Women Home-Based Workers Paid Little, Have No Legal Protection
In the absence of laws and without any bargaining power, home-based workers in India are often compelled to take up work for extremely low wages, without any social security.
Asia Garment Hub
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June 06, 2023
Unspun launches 3D weaving to reduce waste in fashion
Unspun, the California startup known for making custom-fit jeans based on its 3D body scan technology, is expanding from software into hardware and is doing so with $14 million in Series A funding.
Asia Garment Hub
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June 10, 2023
Inditex And Jeanologia Develop Air Fiber Washer, The First Industrial Air System Designed To Reduce Microfiber Shedding In Textiles
Inditex and Jeanologia have jointly developed Air Fiber Washer, the first industrial air system designed to extract microfibers during garment fabrication and thus reduce subsequent shedding in domestic laundering.
Asia Garment Hub
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June 10, 2023
Looming water shortage for rice, cotton crops worries exporters in Pakistan
Exporters have expressed concerns over expected water shortage for rice and cotton crops during the current Kharif season.
Asia Garment Hub
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June 12, 2023
Driving Material Innovation with Eco-Engineering
There are material engineers, and then there are material eco-engineers. Polartec is the latter.
Asia Garment Hub
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June 12, 2023
Be prepared: Experts dissect EU sustainability due diligence legislation at Denim PV
The European Union is cracking down on disposable fashion with mandatory corporate sustainability due diligence legislation that could be finalized by this time next year.
Asia Garment Hub
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June 13, 2023
Waste water bottles boosting technical textile business in Surat
We just throw away water bottles, but this waste bottle is giving a new height to Surat’s textile industry.
Asia Garment Hub
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June 13, 2023
A fifth of European textile waste could become new garments – but how do we get there?
At least one-fifth of Europe’s textile waste could be reworked into new clothing, reports a McKinsey study, which also estimates that a circular economy for textiles could become profitable and create 15,000 new jobs in Europe by 2030.
Asia Garment Hub
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June 13, 2023
Fashion Industry Steps Up Climate Ambition with Renewed Charter
UN Climate Change News, 8 November 2021 – The fashion industry is raising its collective ambition with updated science-based emission reduction targets under the Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action.
Arron Goldman
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November 09, 2021
The Apparel Industry is a Real Mess, writes Dr. Marsha Dickson
At least some suppliers have given up on the big legacy brands that they used to all think they wanted to work with, and many predict that these brands are destined to fail because of their inefficient, complicated, and costly operations. One observed that SME brands are his...
Better Buying Institute
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November 22, 2023
Collective action to mitigate environmental impacts in fashion supply chain
14 brands and 626 manufacturers in textile, garment, and footwear industry in Vietnam joined forces in a collective action to mitigate environmental impact. This is part of the German government-supported Initiative for Global Solidarity (IGS).
GIZ Admin
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February 01, 2024