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Major fire guts Ludhiana garment unit; flames rage for over 12 hours

"Basement stock reduced to ashes; over 100 fire tenders pressed into service as firefighters continue operations." ...

Several factories vandalised in Gazipur after female worker dies on duty

"Earlier, at around midnight on Wednesday (24 June), Liza Akter, 36, fell ill while working at Color & Co., a garment factory in Tepirbari village and later die...

Bangladesh’s main industry is battered by blackouts and rising costs

"The war that America and Israel launched on Iran may be over, but Bangladesh remains desperately short of power. Its garment factories, especially, have been r...

How to build a garment factory for an overheating world

"The hardest part of building India's first fully net-zero carbon and water manufacturing plant was proving whether the model could work at all." ...

Fire damages shoe factory in Agra, no casualties reported

"A fire broke out at a shoe manufacturing factory in the Jagdishpura area of Agra on Thursday, triggering panic in the locality and causing extensive damage to ...

Uniqlo owner: ‘Suppliers invest when they believe they’ve got a future’

"Uniqlo parent company Fast Retailing is to focus on further investing in long supplier relationships, stressing that “collective action is critical to progress...

Work shortages, financial strain trigger industrial slump as 86% of 457 factories shut

"Industry-related data suggest that such closures are not isolated incidents. Between August 2024 and June this year, a total of 457 factories in seven major in...

Deal to improve worker protection against exposure to dangerous chemicals

"New limit values for chemicals used in battery, steel, chemical and textile industries Clearer provisions for personal protective equipment New measures to pre...

Hero or troublemaker? Milan prosecutor shakes up Italy's labour practices

"A Milan prosecutor's crusading labour investigations have forced companies to grant fuller employment rights to ⁠more than 60,000 workers and recouped more tha...

Levi’s sustainability director sees power in collaboration

"Jennifer DuBuisson, senior director of sustainability at Levi Strauss & Co, has joined the Aspen Institute’s First Movers Fellowship, a leadership programme fo...

Sustainability manager salaries, Germany

"Lower salaries, smaller budgets, fewer jobs, but stable job satisfaction: The “Sustainability People Report 2026” shows how a professional sector is consolidat...

Lavi Aharon (Reconomy): “Fashion faces a recycling crisis in terms of volume and quality”

"Reconomy's sustainability director analyzes the challenges of textile recycling in Europe, the increasing volume of waste, and the low quality of the garments ...

HKRITA signs MOU with Jeanologia and Looptworks to establish the green machine circular textile ecosystem, marking a breakthrough in scalable textile recycling

"The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA) yesterday officially signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with two key global ...

Pakistan joins ATTI transformation drive

‘Who is going to pay us when we’re replaced by robots?’ The Indian factory workers told to film themselves for AI

"When workers had cameras attached to them, they found it funny at first. But novelty soon turned to concern." ...

Fast fashion: Three French trade associations believe that Chinese websites may be able to circumvent the law

"The Alliance du Commerce (fashion and footwear retailers), Fevad (e-commerce), and the Federation of Commerce and Distribution are warning about the unequal tr...

German Sustainability Award 2026: New rules and European orientation

"The German Sustainability Award 2026 is introducing new evaluation procedures and size classes. For the first time, there will be a direct link to the future E...

Footwear agreement: employers and unions seal a 12% wage increase until 2029

"The footwear sector has called off planned strikes after reaching a preliminary agreement that includes a fixed salary increase of 12% until 2029 and the closu...

Govt urged to ease compliance regulations for RMG

"A delegation from the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) on Wednesday held a meeting with Environment, Forest and Climate Chang...

Ponda partners with Imperial on bio-based insulation

"Bristol-based biomaterials company Ponda collaborates with Imperial College London on BioPuff-insulated branded apparel made from bulrush grown on rewetted pea...

JD.com founder says robots will eventually replace all 700,000 couriers, pledges retraining program

"JD.com founder and chairman Richard Liu Qiangong sees a future where all of his company's 700,000 delivery workers are entirely replaced by robots." ...

Uniqlo reimagines returned clothing in scalable upcycling initiative

"Uniqlo is launching a scalable upcycled collection called Everyday Re.Imagined, created from returned items designed in collaboration with graduates from the B...

Why fashion is falling behind on its climate targets

"While H&M and Kering have cut emissions by more than a third, the majority of fashion’s biggest brands remain behind the schedule they set for themselves." ...

Circulose secures new brand partners

"Circular pulp producer Circulose has added four fashion brands to its partner network while advancing plans to resume large‑scale textile‑to‑textile recycling ...

ASA Ruling on Calvin Klein Europe BV t/a Calvin Klein

"Background This Ruling forms part of a wider piece of work investigating environmental claims in the retail fashion sector. The ads were identified for investi...

ASA Ruling on Adidas UK Ltd t/a adidas

"This Ruling forms part of a wider piece of work investigating environmental claims in the retail fashion sector. The ads were identified for investigation foll...

ASA Ruling on Uniqlo (UK) Ltd t/a UNIQLO

"This Ruling forms part of a wider piece of work investigating environmental claims in the retail fashion sector. The ads were identified for investigation foll...

Streetwear brand Geedup enters liquidation after ATO secures winding-up order

"The Australian Taxation Office has succeeded in its bid to wind up Sydney streetwear brand Geedup, after investigations into the collapsed business uncovered a...

Archaeologists find huge Viking textile production site in Denmark

"Archaeologists have discovered a huge Viking Age textile production site in Denmark that dates back more than 1,000 years and underlines the sophistication of ...

Albany and Cyclezyme advance textile recycling project

"Albany International and Sweden’s Cyclezyme say they have made progress on enzyme-based recycling for industrial textiles." ...

UKFT and Circular Textiles Foundation launch Circular Design Playbook at Textiles Recycling Expo

"UKFT and the Circular Textiles Foundation (CTF) are delighted to launch the Circular Design Playbook: A focus on fibre-to-fibre recycling, at Textiles Recyclin...

Redirected risk: Uyghur forced labor and the enforcement gap in Australia and Japan

"Forced-labor risk is being redistributed, not eliminated. As the United States enforces the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) and the European Union (...

CSR & Sustainability France anti-fast-fashion law 2026: Decathlon exempt, Shein fined

Strategic design choices in upcycled fashion: effects of design typicality and material domain distance on sustainable consumption

"While upcycling clothing reflects environmental value (i.e., greenness) and distinctive designs (i.e., uniqueness), consumer responses to upcycled clothing des...

Britain brings forward levy on low-value imports

"Britain's ⁠finance ministry will bring forward a ⁠levy ‌on ⁠low-value imports by six months to October 2028, it said ‌on Tuesday, closing a tax ‌loophole ⁠that...

Gap strengthens sustainability team with former Levi's leader

"Jeffrey Hogue takes the helm of the company’s climate and equity initiatives, drawing from his extensive experience at Levi Strauss, C&A, McDonald’s, and more....

Organic Cotton at the Crossroads: Ideology, Evidence, and the Road Ahead

"Organic cotton occupies one of the most contentious spaces in global agriculture. While praised by brands and consumers for its environmental ideals, it also f...

More shoe, fashion buyers want free shipping and faster delivery

"Fashion and footwear players have a managerial headache on their hands as online shoppers ratchet up their demands." ...

CBP issues 2 Withhold Release Orders on Needle Craft and Casual Wear, garment factories in Jordan

"U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued two Withhold Release Orders against garments produced by Needle Craft Ltd. and Casual Wear Apparel LLC garment-manufa...

From talk to action: Cambodia’s export sector looks to the future

"As Cambodia‘s exporters continue to face rising costs, labor pressures, geopolitical hurdles and the countdown to graduating from United Nations‘ Least Develop...

Myanmar Chaofa Leatherware workers' demand for wage increase still unsatisfied

"Workers at the Myanmar Chaofa Leatherware factory in the Wada Industrial Zone, Shwe Pyi Thar Township, Yangon, have been demanding a wage increase and basic ri...

Thousands of Nike garment workers in Bandung escape layoffs

"The fate of thousands of workers at the renowned shoe factory, PT Feng Tay, in Bandung Regency, West Java, has finally been resolved." ...

Kesaria Textile receives excellence in Make in India Award 2026

"Kesaria Textile Company, one of Surat’s fastest-growing textile manufacturing and B2B garment companies, has been honoured with the prestigious Excellence in M...

Mr Price Group commits to greater supply chain transparency after Newcastle factory compliance findings

"The commitment follows a meeting on Friday, 19 June 2026, between Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Alexandra Abrahams, Mr Price Group CEO Mar...

Two Gazipur factories permanently shut; 1,800 workers in limbo

"Closure of Unique Washing & Dyeing and Unique Designers Ltd leaves workers anxious over jobs, unpaid dues." [Ed's note: see entries in Open Supply Hub for Uniq...

Pact backs Plan B polyester textile recycling

"UK recycler teams with Australia’s Pact Group to scale textile‑to‑textile polyester recycling to give brands alternatives to bottle‑based rPET." ...

Why circular fashion doesn’t always mean less environmental impact

Record demand swells Performance Days fair

"Performance Days will expand to three halls at Messe München for its October 2026 edition, adding new space after record demand from mills, brands and technolo...