Register: http://tuv.li/1d7W On the occasion of WorldRiversDay and supporting RiverBlue chemical-water-energy nexus
A) Focus Countries : Germany, Netherlands, UK, France, Bangladesh, China, India, Pakistan, Turkey, Vietnam B) Relevant for : Merchandisers & Sustainability Leaders with Brand/Retailers, Tier2 (Water processing Units) C) Topics...
The Open Apparel Registry (OAR) is live! But what it is exactly ?The OAR is an open source tool which maps garment facilities worldwide and assigns a unique ID number to each. Check it out: https://openapparel.org/
A workshop held on Universal Children’s Day marked the launch of the Clear Cotton project . The project aims to help eliminate child labour and forced labour in the cotton, textile and garment value chains and will focus on three...
The ready-made garment industry continues to accelerate its pace. Its growth is estimated at a 2% annual rate, according to the Global Fashion Agenda (GFA), while clothing utilisation has decreased by 36% in the last 15 years...
Dear Sustainable Garment Colleagues, We would like to highlight the sustainable garment events that are taking place on 5 and 6 June in Brussels of the European Development Days: ‘Women and Girls at the Forefront of Sustainable...
On our website you find an opinion piece of FWF associate director Margreet Vrieling on changes needed in the garment industry: https://www.fairwear.org/news/5-years-on-from-the-rana-plaza-collapse/
This week we commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Rana Plaza building collapse in Bangladesh, which took the lives of over 1,100 people. Such events are a tragic reminder of the importance of supporting better working...
The European think tank ECDPM has written an article about Dutch and German textile agreements. It looks at their history and common features, as well as some differences in approach. Feel free to read, comment and share! http:/...
Read and share our 2017 pamphlet on how to be a conscious consumer and make sustainable purchases! https://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/do-you-know-where-your-clothes-come_en