Apparel

The World Trade Organization and FIFA have launched a new brand under their Cotton 4-plus initiative to promote the cotton sector in the West Africa region which is know for good quality cotton, but is unable to export enough cotton products compared to cotton lint.

As India gets ready to showcase its entire value chain to the world with the mega Bharat Tex 2024 kicking off on Monday, the apex Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) is actively advocating for increased collaboration within the Indian textiles and fashion sector. CITI Chairman Rakesh Mehra talks about the prospects of the Indian textiles and apparel industry.

It was a seismological shift for workers post the February 2023 quake in Turkiye as the majority of those impacted were left to fend for themselves both by the factories and brands they laboured for, alleges a report by advocacy group Clean Clothes Campaign. 

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.

As one of the biggest events to be held in Latin America, PI Apparel Medellin this year is significant both for the region itself as well as the overall global context in which it is set to kick off on Wednesday. Two people in the thick and thin of things set the tone: Carmen Caballero, President of ProColombia, and Monica Afonso, Conference Producer at PI Apparel.

As part of FIFA’s efforts to explore opportunities for African cotton-producing nations in the global football apparel market, it has roped in the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) to assess the cotton-to-textile value chain development in five African nations — the ‘Cotton 4 (plus)’ group.

Mohammed Yusuf Amdani Bai, the chairman of GK Global, has joined the roster of speakers at the 38th World Fashion Convention beginning 22 October where he will also release his book — World of Opportunity: Bringing Sustainable Business to Fragile Economies.

The World Fashion Convention to be held 23–25 October under the auspices of the  International Apparel Federation (IAF) and the Sewn Products Equipment & Suppliers of the Americas (SPESA), will focus on global challenges and perspectives facing the industry.

In a bid to help transition the country to a circular economy by 2030 and Net Zero by 2050, Australia is funding a consortium to develop Seamless, a National Clothing Product Stewardship Scheme that would act across the value chain, from clothing design to use, reuse, collection, and recycling.

Although the garment industry in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan remains politically and economically important, highlighted as a “high-value industry” in the Economic Modernization Vision of the country, the sector is going through increased uncertainty.