Homeland Security report highlights forced labour concerns
Despite US efforts to curb apparel imports made with forced labour, goods produced with forced labour may still be entering […]
Fashion industry ‘needs radical overhaul’
The fashion industry is facing a reckoning. A new report from Swiss watchdog Public Eye calls for a radical overhaul
FDP bid to scrap German Supply Chain Act
BERLIN – The Free Democratic Party (FDP) has launched a bid to scrap Germany’s Supply Chain Act, arguing it has
Bangladesh ‘faces chemical safety crisis’
Bangladesh’s lack of a comprehensive legal framework for chemical safety is putting workers’ health and lives at risk and compounding
Digital tools for a circular textile economy
A new report by Acatech, the German Academy of Science and Engineering, highlights the transformative potential of digital technologies in
EU cracks down on fast fashion giant Temu
BRUSSELS – The European Commission (EC) and the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Network have issued a warning to Shein rival Temu, citing several
New shared risk model for fashion’s future
UTRECHT – The fashion system needs a new approach that emphasises collaboration between buyers and suppliers, which a new report
New tool calculates ‘true cost’ of fashion
ANTWERP – Belgian researchers funded by the European Union have developed a new online tool designed to calculate the environmental
Germany to take chainsaw to Supply Chain Act?
BERLIN – In mid-2021, the German Supply Chain Act was celebrated as a milestone for mandatory human rights due diligence,
Gender key to sustainable clothing choices
ROME – Gender plays a key role in determining why people choose to buy sustainable clothing, according to a new
