Tech major Sourcemap has launched a platform to help US businesses meet evolving human rights standards mandated by the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA). A texfash.com report.

The beleaguered Higg MSI by the Sustainable Apparel Coalition has come under fire yet again as the Natural Fibers Alliance calls for its immediate suspension. A texfash.com report.

The right uniform can have a significant impact on employee wellbeing and productivity in any job role, and wearing a well-made, well-fitting uniform can make employees feel much happier at work—by as much as 22%, says a new research.  texfash.com reports.

In a significant increase as compared to pre-pandemic 2019, 52% of young Europeans have bought one or several fake products intentionally, according to a survey.

The recently announced American Circular Textiles (ACT) policy group, focused on advancing circular textile policy in the US has its roots in a gathering of stakeholders to endorse New York’s Fashion Sustainability and Social Accountability Act. A texfash.com report. 

The two-day Global Fashion Summit: Copenhagen Edition centred around the theme 'Alliances for a New Era' came to a close 8 June with leaders coming together to foster pre-competitive collaboration within the fashion industry and examine atypical cross-industry alliances, in a bid to accelerate the transition to a net positive industry. texfash.com reports.

Renewed pandemic impacts and factors like the Russia-Ukraine war leading to high food and fuel prices and tighter financing clouding the FDI horizon, UNCTAD foresees that the growth momentum of 2021 cannot be sustained and that global FDI flows in 2022 are likely to move on a downward trajectory, at best remaining flat.

The Apparel Impact Institute (AII) has announced the lead funders in its new $250 million Fashion Climate Fund. A first-of-its-kind collaborative funding model for fashion could unlock an estimated $2 billion in blended capital across various asset classes, to help meet the industry's goal to halve carbon emissions by 2030.

An open-source playbook that offers a one-stop guide for fashion brands wanting to accelerate sustainable transformation with digital traceability was launched during a side event of the ongoing Global Fashion Summit: Copenhagen Edition. A texfash.com report.

In a bid to accelerate the fashion industry’s response to climate change, the just-released GFA Monitor is a guide for fashion leaders to work towards a net positive fashion industry.