30th October 2018

Project contributing to water quality improvement and sustainable energy use will run in China, Bangladesh, India and Vietnam.  

26th October 2018

Among the 290 organisations behind the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's New Plastics Economy Global Commitment are H&M, Inditex, M&S, Target and Burberry. Most have committed to extensive steps towards eliminating plastic by 2025 

22nd October 2018

Commitment to incorporate recruitment practices into compliance standards throughout their supply chain by the end of 2019

8th October 2018

Mary Creagh, Chair of the UK Parliament's Environmental Audit Committee revealed on October 5 she had sent a social accountability questionnaire to the country's ten  leading clothing retailers , asking:. 1. Are all...

27th March 2017

The European Union was reported on March 23 to have warned Bangladesh of suspending duty-free access unless Bangladesh makes progress in the implementing worker rights. The European Commission's Directorates General...

21st February 2015

The UN's ILO announced on February 17 it had signed a partnership agreement with the Pakistan Textile Exporters Association (PTEA) to promote Decent Work in Faisalabad's textile industry. The programme agreed on...

15th February 2015

PT Yee Woo, in Indonesia's Tunas Industrial Zone, Batam, Riau Islands province, has reportedly discontinued operations and abandoned 305 of its employees who had been waiting for outstanding pay since...

3rd December 2014

Public perception of government and public-sector corruption has recently worsened in virtually all major garment-making countries, according to the 2014 Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index. The Index scores public perceptions in...

11th November 2014

The C&A Foundation launched a new global strategy concentrating on the textle and garment supply chains at the November 11 Textile Exchange Conference in Portland, Oregon. The foundation’s executive director, Leslie...

5th November 2014

Levi-Strauss and the World Bank announced on November 4 a programme offering factories meeting compliance standards reduced interest rates on credit factoring loans. The Global Trade Supplier Finance programme, offered...

22nd October 2014

Better Factories Cambodia (BFC) announced clear improvements in the country's adherence to garment factory safety procedures on October 21. It was then hit by a bigger scare over inadequate building...

28th July 2014

Two bodies were found on July 27 in the debris of a burned-out Pakistani garment factory, once held up as a model of fire safety. About the same time, a...