European manufacturers of equipment ranging from embroidery machines to textile cutters are seeing a growing interest in nearshoring from apparel producers. Strained global supply chains are prompting some to bring back production closer to Europe. "People are looking for capacity close by. Factories around Europe, North Africa and in the Middle...
Jul 8, 2022
For decades, sourcing cotton in Uzbekistan was considered risky, with child or forced labour used in most cases to harvest by hand. In 2009, more than 300 international brands - including Burberry, Puma, Gucci and Adidas - even joined forces in the Cotton Campaign and announced a boycott of Uzbek cotton products. This hit hard, especially...
Jul 1, 2022
Indian women's rights activist and trade unionist Rukmini V. Puttaswamy received the 17th Solidarity Award from the German Senate Chancellery of the city of Bremen. Women’s rights organisation Femnet recently organised a meeting with Puttaswamy when she came to Germany to receive the award on 20th June. Reason enough for FashionUnited to...
Jun 28, 2022
On 1st January 2023, the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (GSCA) will come into force, requiring companies with more than 3,000 employees from next year and with more than 1,000 the year after to follow clear and enforceable due diligence requirements from raw material to finished product. These aim to ensure the protection of human rights...
May 26, 2022
Image: Marc O’Polo & Retraced Swedish-German premium brand Marc O'Polo has entered into a strategic partnership with Blockchain start-up Retraced to achieve greater transparency in its supply chain and to be able to individually trace each item. In doing so, the fashion company is not only tackling an important milestone in its own...
May 25, 2022
BuyHive, a B2B tech-enabled global sourcing platform, is launching in the UK and US. The Hong Kong-based company, which allows users to search products directly from a network of factories, said it is looking to support a rapidly growing base of third-party sellers with their sourcing and procurement needs. The US and Europe are home to hundreds...
Apr 26, 2022
Sunday marked the ninth anniversary of a collapse that shook not only the foundations of the Rana Plaza building but also those of the fashion industry, as the tragedy in Savar, Bangladesh highlighted grievances in other manufacturing countries as well. Safe workplaces were unveiled as a myth, supported by everyday occurrences such as blocked...
Apr 25, 2022
The Fashion Council Germany, representing the interests of fashion designed in Germany, published its study on the “Status of German Fashion” in January 2021 and has now followed up with a second study called “German Fashion Footprint” that assesses the global impact of the German fashion industry. The German fashion industry released a total of...
Apr 1, 2022
RawAssembly returns to Melbourne 24-26 May 2022. Designed to increase awareness of sustainable solutions and to drive forward new collaborations and opportunities for a regenerative future facing fashion industry in Australia, “RAW TO A T”, is a responsible, regenerative and circular sourcing event for the fashion and textiles sectors. RAW TO A...
Mar 15, 2022
While the garment exports of Sri Lanka increased by 25.7 percent in 2021 from 3.939 billion US dollars in 2020, the garment export volume of the South Asian nation narrowly missed the 5-billion-US-dollar mark by reaching 4.951 billion US dollars in 2021, according to the “External Sector Performance” report for December 2021 published by the...
Feb 17, 2022
A new groundbreaking tool developed by Google and WWF aims to give data insights for the fashion industry to make better sourcing decisions. The digital platform, called Global Fibre Impact Explorer (GFIE), combines Google Cloud’s technical capabilities with WWF’s conservation expertise to help fashion brands make more sustainable sourcing...
Jan 9, 2022
Montreal-based sustainable clothing company Frank and Oak presents its new collection “Traced by VeChain” in its first physical store experience in Asia. It is located in the new Tai Koo Li shopping centre in downtown Shanghai, which opened on 1st December 2021. The Shanghai store was designed by Montreal-born Sacha Silva, who has been...
Dec 13, 2021
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