A survey conducted by the University of Aberdeen and trade justice charity Transform Trade has said that large fashion brands sourcing clothes from Bangladesh for the UK market are allegedly paying below the cost of production.

Amazon has updated its Supply Chain Standards according to which all products sold in the Amazon Stores or products or services provided to Amazon must be manufactured, produced, or provided in accordance with the Standards and all applicable laws. 

The new ZDHC Man-Made Cellulosic Fibres (MMCF) Guidelines V2.0 provide an aligned approach for fibres, including defined chemical recovery, wastewater and sludge discharge, and air emission discharge. The updated version was released Tuesday.

Recurring complaints of polluted water from residents in some areas of New Delhi has prompted the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to study the environmental impact of units engaged in dyeing or washing of garments.

The Indian government has taken several steps in its bid to modernise the textiles industry, enhance exports and promote FDI, Union Minister of State for Textiles, Darshana Jardosh, informed the Lower House of Parliament.

The first edition since the pandemic, the four-day Japan International Apparel Machinery & Textile Industry Trade Show (JIAM) at Intex Osaka concluded on an optimistic note with showcases of apparel manufacturing solutions combining high-level skillsets with latest modern-day technology.

Sustainable Apparel Coalition’s (SAC) just released updated version of its Higg Facility Environmental Module (FEM) 4.0 Technical Paper is based on feedback from brands, retailers, manufacturers, service providers, and other international organisations.

As part of its CSR activity, Spanish clothing major Inditex has tied up with WWF to invest €10 million through 2022-25 to focus on forest restoration and conservation, water basin restoration and conservation and species and habitat protection.

Fashion enterprises now have tools and resources to navigate through the stages of developing a biodiversity strategy that is aligned with the Science Based Targets Network (SBTN).

Fabric trade show Munich Fabric Start (MFS) is initiating a combined area for sustainability and digitalisation in the centre of the show in January 2023. The aim is to bring the two megatrends even more centrally into the trade fair. The Bluezone is already fully booked.