July 22, 2020

Xinjiang cotton and selfie cameras: U.S. blacklists Chinese companies that use forced Uyghur labor

The U.S. blacklisted 11 Chinese companies yesterday, some for well-documented coerced labor, and others for their involvement in invasive biometric tracking of Uyghurs. The companies had supplied American brands such as Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Nike, and Apple.

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May 8, 2021

Adidas shrugs off China boycott call to raise outlook

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June 22, 2021

Boohoo to grow own cotton in Pakistan, first harvest next year

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September 17, 2020

H&M cuts ties with Chinese supplier

CLARITY NEEDED: The Swedish firm said it did not work with any garment factories in the Xinjiang region, but did have ’indirect’ ties to a Huafu Fashion Co mill in Shangyu

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October 28, 2020

Modern agriculture gaining ground in Xinjiang's cotton fields

With a few clicks on a smartphone, a drone, like a giant black bird, steadily takes off with its propellers swirling into motion.It is a (...)

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April 20, 2021

CCFGroup: New cotton sowing begins in China, temperature in South Xinjiang lower than last year

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November 6, 2020

UK to big brands: do more to avoid forced labour in China's Xinjiang

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January 15, 2021

Did Xinjiang Cotton Crisis Up Stakes for Traceability?

The U.S. ban on China's Xinjiang cotton raises a broader question of the state of traceability and “sustainable cotton” in the industry.

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June 4, 2021

C&A Exasperated With BCI’s Xinjiang Equivocation. Who’s Next?

By Jasmin Malik ChuaThe Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) has continued to be evasive on the issue of forced labor in China’s cotton-rich Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, and C&A, for one, (...)

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January 13, 2021

UK tightens rules on using Uighur-picked cotton

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