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

Rebecka Sancho

PRESS RELEASE / Announcement

4 April 2024

3 minutes

Archroma, G-Star RAW and Advance Denim Promote Cleaner Denim Production

Pratteln, Switzerland: With the aim to help the denim industry reduce the environmental impact of its wastewater and move towards circularity, three leaders from across the denim supply chain have renewed their joint commitment to the production of aniline-free denim apparel based on Archroma’s DENISOL PURE INDIGO 30.

Archroma, a global leader in...

Threadbare / Due Diligence 2022 / II

22 March 2022

7 minutes

Nigna Latifa and Dadjan Wassinatou carrying harvested cotton to be deseeded. Bukina Faso, Africa.

Brands and Traders Have a Task on Their Hands

Traceability all the way to the cotton farm remains a challenge. Yet, cotton is a critical raw material for the garment and footwear sector and its cultivation may involve negative human rights impacts. In this context, how should brands implement due diligence when it comes to cotton? Can sustainability standards play a role? The second in a series.