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Human Rights Watch

Workers Rights / Supply Chain Audits

16 November 2022

3 minutes

Many global brands and retailers source their products from factories across the world and rely on social audits, private inspections, of suppliers and certification schemes based on such audits to assess compliance with voluntary codes of conduct.

Social Audits Not Transparent Enough to Check Abuses in Garment Supply Chains, says HRW Report

Proliferating indiscriminately, the lack of transparency in the largely opaque social audits and certification industry allows poor-quality audits to thrive unchecked, under the radar, says the Human Rights Watch.

By

Staff Writer

World Trade / Uzbek Cotton

15 March 2022

6 minutes

Cotton pickers at a farm in 2009. Almost two million people are recruited every year for the annual cotton harvest in Uzbekistan. The country has succeeded in eradicating systemic forced labour and systemic child labour during the 2021 cotton production cycle, according to new ILO findings.

Out of Quarantine

The coalition of NGOs spearheading the call for boycott of cotton from Uzbekistan has lifted its ban. So, do we have a new player in town?

By

Subir Ghosh

Commentary

Young India Fashion Survey 2025

Textile Recycling Expo

ITF Intertex Portugal 2025

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Event Roundup / System Change Report

Beyond the panels and presentations, the 4th Sustainable & Circular Textiles, Apparel & Footwear event stood out for its open, constructive atmosphere. The second-day workshops in particular provided a space for deeper discussion—moving from theory to practice and encouraging real dialogue about what circularity actually takes. One thing was clear: we don’t all agree on the exact path forward, but we share similar goals. And sometimes, hearing an alternative opinion can sharpen your own perspective.

From Ideas to Impact: Circularity in Textiles Needs Scalable Action—Not Just Solutions

Kirsi Roine

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NextGen Materials / Canopy View Interview

Low-carbon MMCF is NextGen MMCF. It's MMCF that is derived from waste textiles, from agricultural residues, or from food waste as the input, rather than from forests being cut down. That's what fundamentally reduces the footprint of MMCFs.

Transition from Take-Make-Waste System to More Circular NextGen Inputs Still in Early Stage

Richa Bansal

1 April 2025