Conscious Fashion Campaign partners with the UN, fashion industry on sustainability event

The event, set to run from December 1 through 30, is led by The Conscious Fashion Campaign; an initiative founded by social entrepreneur Kerry Bannigan to accelerate fashion…

Central Saint Martins and UPM partner -to prototype a fossil-free future-

Central Saint Martins and University of the Arts London have announced a tie-up with Finnish company UPM Biochemicals, which is developing new climate-neutral materials produced from sustainably sourced…

European textile and apparel exports decelerated in 2023

According to the French Fashion Institute, the EU exported €37.3 billion worth of apparel last year, compared to €29 billion in 2019. Over the year, Europe saw a…

Developers, funds target China demand for co-working space amid startup boom

Financial investors are also jumping in on the bandwagon, amid a growing belief that shared spaces deliver greater synergies by driving up innovation and productivity. Citic Capital, whose…

Klarna names winners of £3m Small Business Support Package

Launched in July by the buy-now-pay-later financier, and attracting 1,135 applicants, winners were spread across four categories: Retail Innovator, Omnichannel Trailblazer, Sustainability Champion and Pandemic Impact.Recipients ranged from…

Amazon loses bid to stop New York from probing COVID-19 standards

U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan in Brooklyn rejected Amazon’s claim that Attorney General Letitia James acted in bad faith by trying to police its pandemic response, and stop…

Jordan’s garment alliance to support Syrian refugees

 The Jordan Garment Sector Alliance, backed by the World Bank Group, has been formed by various partners including the International Labour Organisation, Better Work Jordan, the Jordan Investment…

J&J loses bid to overturn baby powder verdict, but damages cut to $2.12 billion

The Missouri Court of Appeals lowered the original $4.69 billion verdict from July 2018 after dismissing claims by some of the 22 women and their families who sued.But…

Luxury brands lose $30.3 billion due to online counterfeiting in 2017

Counterfeiting was estimated to have been responsible for losses of $98 billion in the high-end consumer goods sector, with online counterfeiting making up $30.3 billion of the total. In…