DHAKA - The Bangladeshi garment industry has published a report on its progress towards helping the country meet its targets on the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.The report, from the Bangladeshi Garment Manufacturers Association (BGMEA) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) with support from the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), focuses on the efforts of just 47 of the country's garment factories.Entitled 'A Pathway to Manage Private Secto

PARIS – Traceability solutions provider Arianee has closed an€8 million (US$9.4m) seed financing round, which it’ll use to scale its blockchain-enabled platform for the luxury fashion sector.Image credit: ArianeeParis-based Arianee – whose technology establishes digital passports of products as to authenticate and track them throughout the supply chain – uses non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to ascertain the online value of goods.Pierre-Nicolas Hurstel, CEO of Arianee, said: “By leveraging a published

Archroma, a global leader in specialty chemicals towards sustainable solutions, celebrates nearly 3 years of successfully converting the denim industry to aniline-free(1)pre-reduced liquid indigo.Archroma launched its aniline-free(1)Denisol® Pure Indigo in May 2018(3).Figure: Archroma celebrates nearly 3 years of successfully converting the denim industry to aniline-free(1)pre-reduced liquid indigo.Archroma has built a very strong reputation as a leader in developing innovations and solutions th

Heading towards being the most sustainable fabric manufacturer in the worldJeans are a perennial favorite that are worn everywhere and always but are controversial from an environmental point of view simply because of their cotton requirements. The denim industry consumes 35% of the cotton produced every year. It takes 10,000 liters of water to produce one kilogram of cotton.What’s more, chemicals and pesticides also need to be factored in for achieving a rich harvest. Additional environmental b

NEW YORK – A new clothes swapping department store is to be trialled in New York next month, as it looks to shed the negative stigma surrounding pre-owned apparel and encourage more sustainable consumer behaviours.The concept store, which will run from 22nd– 30thApril, will host second-hand fashion brands while affording the opportunity for consumers to cash in on their unwanted items to raise funds for any items they might like.Global Fashion Exchange (GFX), with support from the likes of Fashi

Merrow Group of Companies has acquired the assets and business operations of Superior Sewing Machine & Supply LLC.Through this acquisition, Merrow now positions itself as the largest wholesale supplier of technical parts and supply items for the sewn products industry in the Western Hemisphere.Incorporated in 1949, Superior will join the 183-year-old Merrow Group Companies with a mission to invest in its distribution network and introduce new lines of products that improve the efficiency and

The shortage of readymade garment (RMG) work orders from international brands and retailers to small and medium-sized (SME) RMG factories is so severe that many apparel entrepreneurs are looking for buyers to sell factories and depart the industry for good.The results of the COVID-19 pandemic have brought the SME garment units to their knees as orders wiped out with the worldwide sales drop.Figure 1: The results of the COVID-19 pandemic have brought the SME garment units to their knees as orders

The organisers of Yarn Expo have announced that the industry warmly welcomed the return of spring edition last week, amidst a backdrop of optimism for the domestic market’s recovery and forecast. 387 exhibitors from six countries and regions joined the fair, whilst 21,204 visitors gathered to source at National Exhibition and Convention Centre (Shanghai).Pic: Messe Frankfurt/ Yarn ExpoOnce again, the fair provided a series of digital options for those unable to travel to Shanghai, enhancing sour

LONDON – The UK’s Textile Recycling Association (TRA) has urged fashion industry stakeholders to rally behind a new waste prevention programme outlined by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).DEFRA last week published, which it said would “ramp up action on fast fashion and hold manufacturers accountable for textile waste”.The TRA has given its backing for the programme – which details action across seven key sectors also including packaging, plastics and single-use ite

CALIFORNIA – Materials science company Avery Dennison has launched atma.io, a new digital transparency tool that creates a digital twin of products to map them throughout the supply chain.The company says its new platform can be leveraged across industry by those in apparel and footwear, as well as sectors like cosmetics and pharmaceuticals, to offer its customers and their consumers insight into the movement of goods.“We have the widest suite of use cases in the market, covering the true end-to