CHINA’S CLOTHING SECTOR PONDERS SUSTAINABILITY – BUT A LOT OF WORK NEEDS TO BE DONE
November 1st, 2014
CHINA clothing and textile manufacturers want to create a sustainable apparel industry in China that does not rely on cheap labour and poor environmental performance, but supplies competitive quality output that attracts international sales. That was the message given to a so-called ‘Integral Conversation’ conference on new development models, staged at Guilin City, Guangxi province, China, on November 18-19, staged by clothing manufacturer Esquel.Sustainability means increasing costs, but that does not mean Chinese companies should flee their home base for ...
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