LONDON – Fashion is one of the three worse performing industries – alongside fossil fuels and hospitality – when it …
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Zara most listed brand on resale sites
LONDON – Spanish fast fashion giant Zara is Europe’s most commonly listed second-hand brand with almost 700,000 listings on reselling …
Bangladesh could profit from MMF shift – study
DHAKA – A study from Bangladesh claims the country’s garment exports could hit US$95bn by 2030 by shifting away from …
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Kering issues guidance on making green claims
PARIS – French luxury group, which owns brands including Gucci, Saint Laurent, Balenciaga, and Alexander McQueen, has issued new guidelines …
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Adidas accused of failing factory workers in Cambodia
AMSTERDAM – Garment factory workers in Cambodia, which produced garments for Adidas – among other brands – were deprived of …
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Material Exchange raises €25m in Series A funding
STOCKHOLM – Digital apparel sourcing specialist, Material Exchange, has announced has raised €25m in Series A funding. Material Exchange is a virtual …
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Banned PFAS chemicals found in outdoor clothing
LONDON – Potentially toxic “forever chemicals” were found in a wide range of outdoor apparel items tested by US researchers. …
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H&M targets doubling of sales by 2030
STOCKHOLM – Swedish fast fashion group H&M has said it aims to double sales by 2030 compared with 2021 while at …
PEF label concerns raised in Norwegian parliament
OSLO – Concerns have been raised in the Norwegian Parliament about whether the EU’s planned labelling scheme, Product Environmental Footprint …
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