April 17, 2019

Cotton-Centric Brands Agree the Supply Chain Must Collaborate on Sustainability

By Arthur Friedman In the quest for true apparel and textile supply chain circularity and sustainability, experts are in agreement on at least one factor: (...)

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March 31, 2021

Investors press companies on human rights in Xinjiang

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September 10, 2020

H&M Says It’s Not Working With Any Garment Factories in Xinjiang

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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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August 26, 2020

Fashion can bear the costs of virtue cotton

Dasha AfanasievaLONDON (Reuters Breakingviews) - Clothing makers’ fair labour credentials are hanging by a thread – a cotton thread. More than 80% of China’s crop (...)

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March 20, 2021

BASF: New Fund Creates Support for Farmers Raising Sustainably Grown Cotton

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July 24, 2020

Brands urged to stop sourcing from China's Xinjiang over forced labour fears

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July 7, 2021

Benetton founder steps down for son

Luciano Benetton will hand over the helm of the Italian fashion clothing company he helped found 47 years ago to his son this week, he said in an interview published on Sunday.

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January 7, 2021

Britain's M&S backs call to stop forced labour in China's Xinjiang

By Kieran GuilbertLONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - British retailer Marks & Spencer on Wednesday became one of the first major brands to back a drive (...)

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March 17, 2021

UK lawmakers call for blacklist of firms linked to Uighur abuses

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