Jumat, 28 Mei 2021

Charting a course for change on purchasing practices

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The issue of poor purchasing practices has dogged the global apparel industry for two decades. Yet rather than getting better and things improving, they seem to be getting worse.

Accelerating Circularity launches European project

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Accelerating Circularity is launching a new project in Europe building on the success of its work to research, map, model and linking circular textile-to-textile systems in the United States.

Brands back consumer-facing transparency programme

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Columbia Sportswear, H&M, Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger are among the names backing a transparency programme that aims to provide a consistent way for brands, retailers and manufacturers to share sustainability information on apparel and footwear products.

Kering outlines holistic approach to circularity

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French luxury goods group Kering has outlined its next steps towards a circular economy, which will include supporting new business models designed to keep clothes in circulation for the longest possible time, and designing products and materials that are durable and can be made again.

VF vows to tackle child labour in apparel supply chain

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VF Corporation pledged to protect children's rights and eliminate child labour throughout its global apparel supply chain by 2025.

Artistic Milliners trials farm-to-fashion cotton traceability

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Denim major Artistic Milliners is teaming up with Retraced's blockchain-based solution to trace and track its Pakistan-based cotton production from farm to finished garment.

Gap Inc Q1 rebound puts it back on track

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After a year of pandemic-induced tumult, Gap has posted some very strong numbers which, overall, more than put it back on track. Compared to the first quarter of 2020, overall sales grew by a shade over 89%. And compared to the same period in 2019, sales rose by 7.7% or US$285m in cash terms.

Charting a course for change on purchasing practices

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The issue of poor purchasing practices has dogged the global apparel industry for two decades. Yet rather than getti...