With aggressive European Union mandatory human rights due diligence legislation under development, GoodWeave International and Fair Wear Foundation have joined forces to address child and forced labour in hidden and informal parts of apparel and textile supply chains.

There is an urgent need for sourcing brands to interrogate their supply chains in military-ruled Myanmar as human and worker rights abuse is endemic and on the rise, says a report even as it calls for heightened human rights due diligence or consider responsible exit from the country.

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 US Navy has engaged two tech-science solutions companies to come up with new generations of smart textiles for wearable electronics and computing as part of its SMART ePANTS project.

An almost £2m collaborative project seeks to bring together a network of academic experts, manufacturers, major fashion brands and consumers to examine how the environmental impact across the fashion and textiles industry is measured and assessed.

Future Fibres Network+, a £1.6million forward-thinking project, aims to embed environmental sciences at the heart of the fashion and textiles sector, and steer the industry towards a new, low carbon future.

India needs to explore ways to face the challenges arising out of some legislations in the European Union that are violative of WTO agreements and bound to make Indian exports to the region less competitive.

The world is set to gets its fourth largest luxury conglomerate as the Coach parent company Tapestry buys out Capri Holdings for $8.5 billion (7.7 billion euro) and with it the iconic Versace, Jimmy Choo and Michael Kors.

Cleantech biochemical company Nature Coatings has received a $2.45 million seed funding from some leading investors including actor and environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio to help push adoption of its groundbreaking BioBlack TX — a unique carbon-negative black pigment sourced from FSC certified wood waste.

The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) has started the three-stage OECD Alignment Assessment which would help textile companies gain access to a due diligence process, enabling them to identify, assess, and mitigate adverse impacts throughout their supply chains.