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Producer association initiative agrees to focus on commercial compliance to improve purchasing practices

The Manufacturers Payment and Delivery Terms Initiative took an important step yesterday, concluding its phase 1 during its second Global Working Group Meeting. This initiative has been started by the STAR Network- which is supported by GIZ FABRIC- and by the International Apparel Federation (IAF). It is supported by the Better Buying Institute...

Apr 2, 2021

Fashion

Fashion Makes Change launches 'Your Change Can Change Everything' to empower and educate women

Global fashion and retail brands link for consumer campaign ‘Your Change Can Change Everything’ in honor of International Women’s Day and support women’s empowerment and education in supply chain communities. The initiative invites customers to round up their purchases to the nearest dollar or donate when shopping at participating brands and...

Mar 8, 2021

Fashion

Boohoo defends supply chain following petition calling for US import ban

Boohoo has defended practices in its UK supply chain following media speculation that the fast-fashion giant could face a US import ban following allegations of slave labour. US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has seen sufficient evidence to launch an investigation into the company following the submission of two petitions from British...

Mar 2, 2021

Business

Open Letter from An Apparel Manufacturer to German Chancellor

H.E. Angela Dorothea Merkel Honorable Chancellor Germany Dear Excellency, Me, Mostafiz Uddin, is a small apparel manufacturer from Bangladesh. If there is any favorite denim dress in your wardrove, there is ample possibility that it might be produced by loving stitches of my workers as my factory Denim Expert Limited has been working with...

Feb 26, 2021

Business

The Case for a 2-Sided Approach to Supply Chain Efficiency

There is no denying the seriousness of the state of the world today. COVID-19 decimated the standard supply chain for many apparel companies. As we forge ahead into whatever the new normal will look like, there is no time better than now for brands, retailers and manufacturers to recalibrate the way they collaborate, manufacture, and drive...

Feb 19, 2021

Fashion

Global suppliers band together to improve purchasing practices

Industry Associations from Turkey, Indonesia and Morocco join Asian Associations in IAF and STAR Network Initiative on 'Manufacturers Payment and Delivery Terms' Four major industry associations, the Indonesian Textile Association (API), the Turkish Clothing Manufacturers Association (TCMA), the Istanbul Ready-Made Garments Exporters'...

Feb 12, 2021

Business

Pandemic recovery to boost cotton production in 2021

Global cotton production is expected to decline by 8 percent to 24 million tonnes in the coming season, with double-digit decreases in projected in the United States, Brazil, Pakistan, West Africa, Turkey and Uzbekistan, according to figures released by the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC). Because some of those decreases are...

Feb 4, 2021

Business

Modexpress: Offering Global Fashion fulfilment tailored to your needs

Intelligent, specialized warehousing solutions and supply chain fixes, are a must for any brand or retailer looking to succeed within the fashion industry. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the need for fast, reliable and safe tailor-made solutions for international logistics has become even more vital. But overseeing an entire supply chain can be...

Aug 31, 2020

Business

The fashion companies promising to pay their suppliers

After the outbreak of Covid-19, fashion companies cancelled orders worth billions with their suppliers, shifting their problems onto those who were most vulnerable: factory owners and workers. After much criticism, more than a dozen companies such as H&M and Levi Strauss made U-turns on their decisions, while others such as Bestseller and...

Aug 6, 2020

Retail

Why re-commercing may be the new retail revolution

Excess inventory is not a new problem, but for retailers now, finding stock exit routes for SS20 collections is an absolute priority. It has changed from an accounting afterthought to a critical role in retail supply chains. Covid-19 has given the fashion industry the unique opportunity to entirely reset its value chains into more sustainable,...

Jul 14, 2020

Business |INTERVIEW

Clothing manufacturers from Bangladesh: “This behavior is driving factories into their death throes”

For years, fashion companies insisted that suppliers comply with social standards, only to leave factories and their workers to their fate by cancelling orders during the coronavirus pandemic. More than a thousand clothing makers in Bangladesh are currently struggling through this bitter reality with their Western clients. For many consumers,...

Jul 1, 2020

Fashion |INTERVIEW

Conversation with an activist: tackling fashion’s vulnerabilities exposed by Covid-19

The outbreak of the coronavirus has hit the entire fashion industry hard, with many companies struggling to survive. At the same time, the pandemic has brought the dark side of the fashion industry to light. Brands are cancelling deliveries and not paying garment workers in their outsourced supply chains, while the stock problems of shops that...

Jun 5, 2020