International Apparel Federation

Apparel manufacturing must shift from lowest-unit-cost sourcing toward end-to-end productivity, smart flexibility and shared value creation, the central call of a new manifesto from the International Apparel Federation. The manifesto reframes manufacturers as strategic partners rather than interchangeable suppliers and identifies postponement and closer alignment with demand as practical measures to reduce inventory risk.

Volume-first sourcing has left the apparel industry exposed to chronic overproduction, excess inventory and trapped capital, a new manifesto from the International Apparel Federation (IAF) has argued. Developed by the IAF Business Innovation Committee (BIC), the document calls for a shift toward end-to-end productivity, smart flexibility and shared value creation, arguing that systemic inefficiency, not manufacturing cost, drives the industry's greatest losses.

The Standard Convergence Initiative of IAF and ITMF has issued a manifesto calling for reducing audit fatigue, and urged industry stakeholders to accept/integrate the Social & Labor Convergence Program’s Converged Assessment Framework (CAF).

The Sewn Products Equipment & Suppliers of the Americas (SPESA) played host to the 38th World Fashion Convention of the International Apparel Federation (IAF). The President of the SPESA, Michael McDonald, takes time out to tell texfash.com how the event went by, and the context in which it was held in the US.

The just-concluded 38th World Fashion Convention at Philadelphia delved deep into issues plaguing the textile-apparel-fashion industry. Matthijs Crietee, Secretary-General, International Apparel Federation (IAF), sheds light on the roadmap chalked out to help industry achieve its Net Zero goals.

The ensuing World Fashion Convention will see the launch of a new initiative from the International Apparel Federation (IAF) and International Trade Centre (ITC) which seeks to boost full supply chain profitability for apparel manufacturers and brands.