It ain't fashion, if it ain't sustainable

Egypt

Sourcing Strategies / New Trade Disorder / II

8 April 2025

5 minutes

The plush Plaza Senayan in Indonesian capital Jakarta. Many Asian countries today have thriving domestic markets.

Just Like 'China Plus One' of Earlier, the World Now Needs a 'US Plus One' Trade Policy

The lesson of the current US tariffs crisis roiling the trade world is this: you cannot keep relying on one country as your export destination. From now on it has to be ‘US Plus One’.

Subir Ghosh

Analysis

Spotlight: New Trade Disorder

COP27 UPDATES / Egypt

7 November 2022

2 minutes

Green Fashion's products support a huge part of the community which is mostly made up of marginalised and disadvantaged women. At the same time, the initiative promotes the concept of a green economy.

Egypt to Showcase 'Green Fashion' Startup that Provides Livelihood to Marginalised Women and Upcycles Cutoffs

Egypt's Green Fashion startup that empowers women in slums with a livelihood as they help mitigate environmental destruction is being showcased at the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), now under way at the Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh.

Staff Writer

Tracing Cotton / Egyptian Cotton

3 October 2022

2 minutes

Illustrative image. Samples of lint cotton, yarn and fabric at different steps were verified with a test based on PCR, and the correct DNA marker was detected, thereby enabling the identification of the premium product, of its origin and the specific supply chain.

Haelixa Makes Egyptian Cotton Product Traceable under UNECE Project

Haelixa has been marking Egyptian cotton fabrics for premium shirts with a unique DNA marker. This makes the raw material traceable from the source to the finished textile product. A texfash.com report.

Staff Writer

Workers Rights / MENA Campaign

30 September 2022

2 minutes

Taking up the campaign 'Garment workers need safe factories', textile unions in the five MENA countries of Morocco, Jordan, Tunisia, Egypt and Palestine have joined the global call for safe workplaces.

Textile Workers Launch Campaign for Social Protection, and Better Health/Safety Standards

Textile worker unions have launched a campaign in five countries for social protection. One of the root causes of garment workers’ dire situation is that many producing countries have inadequate or non-existent systems for social protection.