Better Cotton Initiative hails H&M as leader in sustainable cotton use

That was a 45% increase year-on-year and BCI said it “sends a clear signal to the market that Better Cotton is becoming a sustainable mainstream commodity.”Importantly too, it stressed that while all of its members contributed to sustainable cotton growth, the top users include some of the biggest companies producing fashion product globally.

In terms of volumes used, the top 15 accou…

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Online fashion manufacturing platform Sewport secures £650,000 investment

The UK’s first fully-automated fashion manufacturing marketplace has attracted more than 500 manufacturers and suppliers and over 4,000 brands since launching at the end of 2017.Founder Boris Hodakel said the investment will be used to boost the site’s global growth, particularly in Europe, after achieving success in the UK and US where around 90% of customers are based. More staff and a h…

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Bangladesh’s RMG sector ‘much safer’ now, says US ambassador

Bernicat was speaking at a press conference on Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and the BGMEA Institute of Fashion & Technology (BUFT)’s journalism study tour through the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) entitled ‘Economic and Labor Reporting’.“We must all recognise that there is still work to be done on factory and building safety, that …

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Amazon’s foreign websites named in U.S. piracy and counterfeiting report

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative on Wednesday cited allegations of counterfeit goods sold on the Seattle-based online retailer’s websites in Canada, Germany, France, India and the United Kingdom.The office is “considering seeking more information regarding e-commerce platforms, including those based in the United States, in future reviews of Notorious Markets,” it added.

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Flying fur prices put fox in focus as mink cull sparks shortage

The global fur trade, worth more than $22 billion a year, is reeling from Denmark’s decision to kill 17 million farmed mink after COVID-19 outbreaks at hundreds of farms led to the discovery of a new strain of coronavirus in the mammals.Worries of a sudden shortage of slinky mink pelts, of which Denmark was the top exporter, have lifted prices by as much as 30% in Asia, the International Fur Fe…

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China- sustainable textiles bide their time

Paltex, a Taiwanese manufacturer established in 2003 and now a supplier to brands like Helly Hansen, Aigle and Peak Performance, has only recently started to produce for a handful of Chinese clientsคำพูดจาก สล็อตเว็บตรง. A significant change since, until now, Paltex’s polyamide an…

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AMI contributes to WHO and Hospitals de Paris

Founded by designer Alexandre Mattiussi in 2010, AMI will contribute 10% of all online purchases on Amiparis.com to the World Health Organization’s Covid-19 Solidarity Response Fund, and that until the end of the confinement period in France.“At AMI, we would like to give back and make our contribution in a humble way, standing by the values upon which we were founded: friendship and lov…

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Global cotton production to be lower in 2015-16

World cotton production has followed global cotton prices lower, with a fourth consecutive crop decline this season. Harvested area is estimated at 30.9 million hectares, the lowest since 2009-10. The global yield is projected at 702 kg/hectare, compared with 762 kg/hectare last season and 2013-14’s record of 799 kg/hectare.USDA’s April decrease of 420,000 bales in the 2015-16 world product…

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Italy data authority asks Facebook for clarifications on smart glasses

Facebook smart glasses, which were created in partnership with Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica, allow wearers to listen to music, take calls or capture photos and short videos and share them across Facebook’s services using a companion app.The Italian watchdog, Garante, said it has called on the Irish data protection commissioner, which leads oversight of Facebook because the social-media compan…

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Next and Zalando drop Boohoo over worker rights allegations

Boohoo shares have slumped since the Sunday Times newspaper said workers in a factory in Leicester, central England, making clothes destined for Boohoo were being paid as little as £3.50 ($4.38) an hour.Boohoo said on Monday it will end relationships with any supplier found to have breached its code of conduct. It could not immediately be reached for comment on Tuesday.คำพูดจาก…

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