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"The world’s largest spandex manufacturer by market share, based in South Korea, has created a drop-in bio-alternative ready for large-scale production. BoF sit...
"Worker-led mapping documents confinement, health risks and grievance failures in Jordan’s garment industry." ...
"A worker-centred methodology Through ethnographic and participatory counter-mapping in Al-Hassan and Ad-Dhulayl, the report examines Jordan’s garment industry ...
"Textile Exchange has released its 2025 Annual Report, showcasing significant progress and key developments throughout last year." ...
"Lyocell has succeeded, but a wave of European factory closures and Asian expansion shows that industrial costs, geography and bankable demand –not fibre innova...
"PT Namnam Fashion Industries in Cimahi laid off 178 employees and deactivated two of its three production facilities. The Minister of Industry stated that the ...
"Workers of the Jinlite garment factory in Mongla EPZ have protested over the delay in payment of salaries and allowances. On Monday (August 10) morning, the wo...
"A fire broke out at a garment factory named 'Jinlite Bangladesh Limited' in the Mongla Export Processing Zone (EPZ). The company's own modern firefighting tech...
"Polish apparel brand LPP has decided to retract its decision to suspend business operations in Bangladesh, 12 days after announcing the halt over payment dispu...
"US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently issued its first-ever “withhold release” orders on garments made in Jordan. These orders, issued on June 23 wit...
"Workers at a garment factory in Dhaka's Mirpur have elected their trade union leaders through direct voting, a process described by the Bangladesh Apparel Work...
"As global apparel brands push the boundaries of their ESG commitments, the sourcing landscape is demanding material solutions that go far beyond recycled polye...
"Shein’s growth and profitability has been hit by new tariffs and the removal of the de minimis exemption in the U.S., documents filed in connection with its Ho...
"US firms linked to cotton verification and apparel supply-chain mapping are sanctioned in a new Chinese edict." ...
"A BoF analysis of recommendations by ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini found that brands’ online reputations and how users phrase their questions matters more than ac...
"Fast Fashion Architecture is a material research project developed by London-based multidisciplinary designer Taylor Leung of 12103 Design Studio in collaborat...
"The import tariff the European Union implemented on cheaper packages from outside the EU in July seems to be having the intended effect in the Netherlands. Nea...
"What China’s new position on capacity means for global textiles as it hits back at ‘weaponised’ trade defences under the guise of national security." ...
"Nearly 10 workers at the Xing Kai Sen Garment factory experienced symptoms of dizziness, chest tightness, weakness in their arms and legs, and then fainted whi...
"Sustainable fashion designer Kit Willow is set to launch an AI start-up that will help Australian fashion retailers selling to Europe comply with upcoming tran...
"A report by Bangladesh-based The Daily Star said more than 7,000 factories in greater Dhaka discharge approximately 2.4 billion litres of untreated effluents e...
"Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has called for a Senate investigation into issues faced by more than 3,000 workers of Hela Intimates EPZ Limited, part of Sri Lank...
"The 20th-anniversary edition of the event championed underwear as street style, smart sustainability and cycling chic everywhere." ...
"Wagely and the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) have partnered to train 50,000 workers in Bangladesh's ready-made garment (RM...
"The majority of the more than 200 small and subcontracting garment factories in Gazipur that announced a three-day break from Thursday due to low gas pressure ...
"On Friday, labour inspectors, immigration officials and police descended on a complex of factories in Hammersdale, west of Durban." ...
"In the space of three weeks, Vasily Klimov's online shopping pick-up point in Moscow has gone from a healthy small business to a loss-making operation he is no...
"Researchers from Shivaji University have developed an innovative device for treating industrial wastewater, earning a design patent from Indian govt. The techn...
"Can sustainable dyes replace petrochemicals? Philippe Berlan discusses the future of textile manufacturing." ...
"Catamarca Clothing will permanently close its plant at the end of August. It was formed through the merger of five well-known brands and at one point generated...
"An elevator with a worker inside fell at a garment factory in Ivanovo." ...
"Triarchy has never positioned sustainability as a marketing angle—it has always been the foundation. But in today’s climate, that commitment is being tested. T...
"Workers at Myanmar Handsome Garment Factory say they are being exploited by the manager of the factory to collect their birthday bonuses. The factory paid the ...
"More than 500 workers have been laid off at Alliance Knit Composite Limited, an export-oriented garment factory at Ashulia in Savar, during the government-decl...
"Garment workers demanding wage increases and improved working conditions at a Chinese-owned factory in Yangon are facing intimidation and threats of legal acti...
"Bangladesh has emerged as the global leader in sustainable apparel manufacturing, hosting 290 LEED-certified garment factories, including 125 Platinum and 145 ...
"London-based biorecycling firm Epoch BioDesign has bought a “mothballed” polymerisation plant in Blanes, Spain, to take its technology to commercial scale." .....
"Apps like Indyx say they’ll help you shop less. They might be promising too much." ...
"Emergency services deployed over six fire tenders to battle a massive inferno at a plastic and shoe manufacturing facility in New Delhi's Narela industrial zon...
"Sustainable fashion technology only matters when it cuts waste in the places fashion brands actually leak money: sample rounds, bad buys, poor material calls, ...
"Landbell USA has called on apparel and textile producers selling into California to assess their compliance and complete registration under the state’s Respons...
"Reformation, fashion’s latest initial public offering, is full of buzzwords: Sustainability, data-driven design and fast manufacturing are just a few appearing...
"Union estimates 15% of Newcastle's 15,000 textile workers left during protests Employers say skilled foreign staff are hard to replace quickly Low wages make s...
"Polish apparel retailer LPP has denied allegations that it owes outstanding payments to Bangladeshi garment exporters, saying reports of payment arrears are "e...
"A new yarn combines the stretch of spandex with the recyclability of a single plastic, offering a potential path toward more sustainable clothing." ...
"Three textile and apparel trade bodies have recommended 370 closed and struggling factories to the Bangladesh Bank for loans under the government’s Tk 60,000 c...
"There’s a misconception that building a more sustainable and ethical wardrobe costs a lot, but doing it on a budget is entirely possible with a mix of rethinki...
"A fire that broke out in a textile workshop in Batman was extinguished thanks to the timely intervention of fire crews." ...
"Faced with increasingly stringent environmental requirements and international competition, the Moroccan textile industry is reinventing its model. By integrat...
"A Turkish garment workers' union is accusing H&M Group and Zara owner Inditex of failing to act on what it says is a clear case of union-busting by one of thei...