Bangladesh

Leading US fashion companies are sourcing more from emerging destinations in Asia and the Western Hemisphere as they seek to reduce the China risk, shifting focus to India, Bangladesh and many more non-Asian countries, says the latest edition of the USFIA's 2024 Fashion Industry Benchmarking Study.

Workers across the fashion supply chain are being shortchanged by an absence of proper structures for collective bargaining, allowing perpetuation of a business model that relies on tight margins for suppliers and low worker wages, claims a new report.

A global manufacturing centre of the fast fashion sector, Bangladesh, with no specific regulations on PFAS, has high levels of toxic PFAS chemicals in its surface and tap water samples, collected from industrial areas that are centres of the textiles industry throughout and around Dhaka.

AI-powered climate service innovations enable easier adoption of innovations that reduce environmental impact of business activities while improving energy and material efficiency and managing climate-related risks and opportunities. They also facilitate mitigation by reducing the carbon footprint, says a new study.

Will Bangladesh be able to capitalise on the three-year breather before it loses duty-free market access under various trade agreements as it seeks to graduate from Least Developed Country (LDC) status? An analysis.

Researchers at the Bangladesh University of Textiles, Dhaka, have found an alternative and sustainable source of cellulase enzymes from sugarcane bagasse waste to use in textile biopolishing applications.

The apex Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) will develop a virtual marketplace to integrate the local textiles industry into global value chains and capitalise on the shift towards online purchasing.

The US International Trade Commission (USITC) will submit a report by 30 August 2024 on the  export competitiveness of the apparel industries in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia and Pakistan.

Four key stakeholders from the fashion industry in Europe are collaborating to increase availability of renewable energy in Global South's Bangladesh —  a critical manufacturing hub.

The Reet Aus mission is to minimise the ecological footprint of the fashion industry by applying industrial upcycling — producing clothing from pre-production leftover fabrics. texfash.com talks to the visionary designer to know more.