The Impact of Clothing Brands’ Purchasing Practices on Garment Workers in Bangladesh
As consumers, we often take for granted the clothes we wear and the people who make them. However, a recent report by the NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights highlights the harsh reality of the impact that purchasing…
Clean Energy for Fashion Sustainability: Fighting Climate Change with Renewable Resources
Climate change is a major issue affecting the world today. The usage of fossil fuels is a major contribution to global warming. As a remedy, clean energy sources like solar, wind, and hydro power are becoming more cost-effective and efficient…
Bangladesh : World Leader Among LEED Certified Green Factories
reen Textile Limited’s unit-4 in Mymensingh, a joint venture initiative of Epic group and Envoy legacy Green Textile Ltd unit 4, has become the world leader among LEED certified green factories after receiving a score of 104 out of 110, the highest ever in the apparel industry category.
Understanding Twill Fabric: Properties, Characteristics, and Use
Twill Twill is a textile weave that features diagonal parallel ribs. It is one of three basic types of textile weaves, the others being plain weave and satin. The weft thread is passed over one or more warp threads, then…
The French Strategy for Circular Economy: waste prevention and circular economy legislation
In 2016, France generated a significant amount of waste, amounting to 4,6 tonnes waste per inhabitant. Large amounts of post-consumer waste are barely looped back into the system, fall through the waste management system’s cracks, and end up causing environmental…
Sustainable Apparel Coalition to Pause Use of Higg Profiles Globally Following NCA Report
The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) will halt the use of consumer-facing Higg labels worldwide after Norwegian authorities determined that they were deceptive to consumers. As it works with the Norwegian Consumer Authority (NCA) and other industry stakeholders, the SAC will…
M&S Collaborates With Dotte, a Pre-Loved Children’s Clothing Platform
M&S Kidswear has announced a collaboration with dotte, the UK’s first fully circular kidswear peer-to-peer marketplace where parents can buy, sell, donate, and recycle outgrown children’s clothing. About Dotty dotte, founded in 2020 by Louise Weiss and Samantha Valentine, aims…
The Cotton Campaign said that Uzbek cotton would no longer be banned worldwide on March 10, 2022. During the same time, the Uzbek Forum for Human Rights, a frontline partner of the Cotton Campaign, released a report saying the Uzbek…
Environmentally conscious organizations are strengthening their criteria as the demand for more sustainable output grows. The Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC), a chemical management organization, released updated guidelines for the textile, leather, and footwear industries regarding industrial wastewater and…
The United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP26) was held in Glasgow, Scotland, last week. Bangladesh is well-represented at the global climate conference by a team led by Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association President Faruque Hassan (BGMEA). The goals…
