Visits: 45LEICESTER – Fast fashion brand Boohoo has been dropped by major retailers Asos, Next and Zalando over concerns for the pay and conditions of garment workers in its UK supply chain factories. The company this week had more than …
UK retailers plot course for net-zero
Visits: 32LONDON – Next, Amazon UK, IKEA and Marks & Spencer (M&S) are among 20 major UK retailers who this week pledged to jointly develop a net-zero roadmap for the retail sector, setting a more ambitious target than the national …
Bestseller to pay immediately for orders
Visits: 38RANDE – Danish fashion brand Bestseller has announced it is to pay for all current orders immediately – as well as implementing early payments until October – to help its suppliers survive the coronavirus crisis. Bestseller said it recognised …
Boohoo suppliers ‘forced’ UK staff to work during lockdown
Visits: 40LEICESTER – Workers in the Leicester garment manufacturing sector supplying fashion brands such as Boohoo were forced to work through the UK COVID-19 lockdown amid furlough fraud, according to a new investigation by the Labour Behind the Label charity. …
Mass market potential for rental and reuse – report
Visits: 39BANBURY – A new report from UK waste recycling charity WRAP claims to demonstrate potential mass market appeal for circular business models in the fashion industry such as rental and reuse. However, it adds that consumer interest in these …
Ralph Lauren shares 2020 sustainability report
Visits: 40NEW YORK – Fashion brand Ralph Lauren has revealed new targets on greenhouse gas emissions and water stewardship in its 2020 Global Citizenship and Sustainability Report. The report includes the establishment of a science-based target for a 30 per cent …
Gore announces new carbon reduction targets
Visits: 46DELAWARE – Technical textile supplier Gore Fabrics has announced a new sustainability framework which includes carbon reduction goals for its Gore-Tex flagship brand. It includes a science-based target to reduce carbon emissions in Gore’s manufacturing sites and offices by …
Allbirds ventures into sustainable underwear
Visits: 42SAN FRANCISCO – Sustainable footwear brand Allbirds has launched a limited-edition collection of ‘sustainable’ underwear for men and women. The new underwear collection features a boxer brief for men and a thong, brief, shortie and bralette for women made …
Digital clothing features in online fashion show
Visits: 44ONLINE – Digital fashion collections – which are intended to make the industry more sustainable – feature alongside real clothing in what is being billed as the world’s first hybrid international online fashion project. Global Talents Digital, an initiative …
Reusable nappy sales soar during lockdown
Visits: 55HELSTON – Organic children’s wear brand Frugi says it is emerging from lockdown in better than expected shape after seeing a 300 per cent spike in demand for its reusable nappies. The Cornish company, which earlier this year was …