July 16, 2020

Brands and Retailers Can Now Join the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol to Aid Confident Sourcing

Effective July 15, brands and retailers can join the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol, a new system for responsibly grown cotton that will provide annual data for (...)

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April 27, 2023

Fast fashion giant Shein to increase focus on sustainability

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March 17, 2021

UK lawmakers call for blacklist of firms linked to Uighur abuses

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June 2, 2021

Fashion brands failing to safeguard supply chain workers

The latest KnowTheChain benchmark found that on average, companies did not score even 50% in their efforts to address some of the worst forms of (...)

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January 16, 2021

U.S. retailers told to target forced labor in China after cotton import crackdown

By Kieran Guilbert(Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A crackdown by the United States on cotton imports from China’s Xinjiang region is a “big red flag” that (...)

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August 3, 2023

Despite climate pledges, fashion brands ‘way off track’ on cutting carbon from the catwalk

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August 24, 2023

Asian garment makers call for more help from brands to adapt as Europe calls time on fast fashion

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March 30, 2021

China warns firms not to engage in politics over Xinjiang

By Cate Cadell* Foreign firms face boycotts in China over Xinjiang cotton* Xinjiang officials reject accusations of human rights abuses* U.S. says boycotts are “state-led”* (...)

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September 23, 2021

Japanese apparel firms in dilemma over Xinjiang cotton

Major Japanese apparel makers and other companies are in a dilemma over Xinjiang cotton, considered one of the best cottons in the world.In addition to (...)

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September 8, 2021

‘Forced labour’ complaint filed against German retailers over Chinese textiles

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