Apparel

With focus largely on emissions and net-zero, a critical area facing a bigger risk perhaps relates to water — flood risks and fast-depleting water quality, according to a WWF study. And, the warning is grimmer for clusters in India and Pakistan.

Keeping consumers at the heart of policies/decisionmaking would be key in the days ahead, and it should not just be about products but also how products are used. And, empowering consumers on tackling greenwashing would sum up the process. People in the know tell texfash.com.

Soaring inflation, protracted supply chain bottlenecks and a war in Europe that might escalate soon: all indicate uncertain days ahead for US retail.

Première Vision is the go-to event for industry desperate to know about the things to come. The Fashion Director of Première Vision Paris, Desolina Suter, explains what changed because of the pandemic and what trends are already emerging.

The designer community of Sri Lanka was a sprightly lot. And then the pandemic brought them down, mostly small businesses, virtually to their knees. It was tough, but now they have got going.

The pandemic was unprecedented, and everyone made mistakes. As COVID-19 variants turn milder and some semblance of normalcy returns, a quick lookback.

As trade wars rage, a new mega-treaty comes into play and some uncertainties keep rankling Sri Lanka’s GSP+ status from the EU. A look at how the country’s apparel industry is working it out.

With the forex crisis in Sri Lanka keeping the country on tenterhooks, the importance of the apparel manufacturing sector becomes paramount. Also, it has to earn more and spend less.

The apparel industry of Sri Lanka has recovered considerably from the COVID-19 shocks. But now, it has to wade through a debt crisis.