Updates

The Forest, Land and Agriculture (FLAG) Science Based Target Setting Guidance from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) provides businesses in land-intensive sectors such as food, agriculture and forestry with the tools to play their part in preventing the catastrophic impacts of climate change.

Shein, which has been facing severe criticism for its fast fashion overdrive and the lack of transparency both in its activities and supply chains, has announced ambitious emission reduction targets for 2030, and also allocated $7.6 million in programmatic funding to the Apparel Impact Institute.

A Fashion Week Vitality Index Report which aims at delivering the voice of China to the global fashion industry has ranked the fashion weeks of Paris, Milan and London as the ones that work best for that country, with Shanghai seeing the number of participating brands increasing in 2021.

Textile worker unions have launched a campaign in five countries for social protection. One of the root causes of garment workers’ dire situation is that many producing countries have inadequate or non-existent systems for social protection.

The 2021 Impact Report of the Social and Labor Convergence Program (SLCP) says that a staggering 91% of all verified assessments of facilities include at least one non-compliance. texfash.com reports.

The Lycra Company, a global leader in developing innovative fibre and technology solutions for the textile and apparel industry, has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Qore to enable the world’s first large-scale commercial production of bio-derived spandex using Qira.

An ‘Industry-Aligned Action Plan’ explores how fashion brands and retailers can leverage Digital ID technology to establish circular services in every product they manufacture and profitably scale up fashion’s circular economy.

Outdoor footwear major, Timberland, has won the CNMI Sustainable Fashion Award 2022 for the Circular Economy category for doing outstanding work demonstrating principles of the circular economy.

The EU-funded SWITCH-Asia programme has signed an agreement with two Cambodian ministries to promote sustainable energy practices in the country's garment sector in a bid to increase competitiveness and decrease environmental impact of Cambodian garment industry through sustainable production.

A recent council meeting of COTANCE has decided to negotiate with leather sector certification bodies to work out a standardisation of the core requirements for traceability. A proliferation of certification systems and requirements have been resulting in audit fatigue for leather companies.