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"Highlights • Plasma-assisted treatments reduced MPF release from polyester fabric. • MPF release decreased by approximately 32–63% versus untreated fabric. • 0...
"A study conducted by icddr’b has found that nearly 65 percent of female garment workers become pregnant before reaching the age of 18, highlighting widespread ...
"A total of 1,868 workers have been laid off from three ready-made garment factories of Al-Muslim Group in Savar, prompting protests by retrenched workers outsi...
"Incremental efficiency improvements alone are unlikely to deliver needed GHG emission reductions. In the EU funded CRAFT IT4SD project, VTT, together its proje...
"The 2,700-litre figure comes from the World Wildlife Fund's accounting of the full water footprint of a single cotton garment, including the irrigation require...
"A new campaign to promote American-grown cotton to consumers sounds nice — but is far more complicated than the administration is making it sound." ...
"A joint research pilot aims to chemically recycle the African country’s growing textile waste into reusable raw materials." ...
"For decades, Odisha has been known as a major source of workers for India’s textile centres such as Tirupur in Tamil Nadu and Surat in Gujarat. Thousands of yo...
"Between a quarter and nearly half of the fabric used in garment manufacturing never makes it into the final product. Known as production leftovers, these mater...
"The Labor Research Association (EMEK-AR) has published a report by Fatih Güngör titled "Labor Inspection in Türkiye; Uncontrolled Capital, Unbridled Exploitati...
"UN-backed fieldwork in East Africa finds that 96% of imported second-hand clothing is rewearable, challenging “waste dumping” claims and spotlighting its role ...
"The Confédération des Travailleurs des Secteurs Publique et Privé (CTSP) is taking on garment maker Fashion Heights Limited over unpaid overtime, withheld docu...
"Open your wardrobe and pick out five items at random. Read the labels. How many contain polyester? Probably three out of five, perhaps four. That sports T-shir...
"President Donald Trump's threat to slap new tariffs on trade partners the U.S. accuses of failing to crack down on forced labour will do little to fight modern...
"Kununu seems to have become the preferred research source for young Spiegel editors . According to them, things are particularly bad in the fashion industry. A...
"Kering announces new science-based goals on water, materials and innovation as it publishes its 2016–2025 Impact Report." ...
"As Brussels races to hard‑wire “substances of concern” into every garment’s Digital Product Passport, the fashion sector faces legal ambiguity, data gaps and o...
"Sri Lankan apparel company Elphis Lanka, located in Ekala, about eight miles from Colombo, closed its factory gates on May 25 to more than 500 employees who ha...
"The garment sector, a pillar of the Cambodian economy, faces a contradictory injunction: to decarbonize massively by 2030 to satisfy major global brands, while...
"A higher price does not necessarily mean better fabric, fairer pay for workers or greater sustainability. To guarantee you’re buying ethically, experts say, yo...
"There’s a particular craftiness to the way America’s latest trade offensive has been packaged. The Office of the United States Trade Representative has conclud...
"The issue resurfaced following a recent proposal by the United States to impose fresh punitive tariffs on Bangladeshi products. The Office of the United States...
"Workers of Nassa Apparels Limited withdrew their road blockade in Dhaka's Tejgaon area today (4 June) after nearly seven hours of protest, demanding payment of...
"Tamil Nadu’s textile industry could achieve annual savings of up to Rs. 3,250 crore (US $339 million) by adopting renewable energy and cleaner production techn...
"Global brands are under more scrutiny than ever. The European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, the German Supply Chain Act, and a grow...
"UNEP FI sets out bank roadmap on textile circularity and safeguards, targeting high‑impact risks and emerging regulations." ...
"As resale continues to gain momentum, shoppers are changing the way they buy clothing, according to new research from Vinted." ...
"Following the May 20 strike, an agreement was reached that sees employees potentially being offered severance incentives while layoffs are being postponed unti...
"Labour and Vocational Training Minister Heng Sour visited a major garment factory that supplies Uniqlo yesterday, using the occasion to urge workers to avoid u...
"Rent the Runway announced on Wednesday sales for the first quarter rose 29.2% to $89.9 million, with the U.S. rental platform clocking growth across its subscr...
"Delegates gathered in Istanbul to press for greater investment, traceability and shared responsibility across the organic cotton supply chain." ...
"GR3N is revolutionizing PET and polyester recycling. In a Series B round, the Swiss cleantech company has raised €15.5 million. The round was led by 360 Capita...
"The managing director and partner at BCG says that delaying the adaptation to sustainability can increase companies' financial exposure and argues that much of...
"Egyptian cotton has long been a shorthand for luxury, earning nicknames such as “white gold” and “Egypt’s fourth pyramid”." ...
"HeatWatch dashboard turns ‘silent’ heat crisis on India’s textile factory floors into a business risk brands can no longer ignore." ...
"The United States is threatening to impose trade tariffs of up to 12.5% on 60 countries, including Australia, over their inaction on forced and slave labour wo...
"Swift energy policy reforms will help the Kingdom transform global climate pressure into a powerful economic opportunity, securing the future of its garment in...
"At Kering, sustainability has never been considered an add-on–it is embedded in the way we think, operate, and create value. Over the past decade, we’ve focuse...
"South Korean company is embedding sustainability across manufacturing, employee engagement and transparent global operations." ...
"The Park’s Sarah Bonello is using obsessive fabric sourcing and timeless design to change the way women think about their wardrobe." ...
"New data from Cotton Incorporated reflects how the local charity shop remains a beloved part of British culture." ...
"French authorities said Wednesday that they had imposed two fines on Shein totalling more than 22 million euros ($25.5 million), citing problems with product t...
"A University of Strathclyde student has been shortlisted for a BAFTA Young Game Designers Award for a game exploring the life of a sweatshop worker in India." ...
"Around 22 workers have been hospitalised after a fire broke out today (June 03) morning at a garment factory in Embilipitiya." ...
"Two US-led organisations are training Belizean communities to harvest invasive sargassum and convert it into a ‘sustainable’ textile fibre." ...
"Consumers are handing decisions to AI agents. Brands now need to win both the human and the algorithm to stay relevant." ...
"UK vertical weaver Toray Textiles Europe has deepened its role in defence and industrial textiles with a new collaboration with specialist finisher Pincroft Dy...