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Asia – the world’s textile and clothing workshop – is at the heart of many of the industry’s sustainability initiatives. The reason is that brands simply cannot afford not to care – their reputation can be seriously damaged if a supplier is responsible for a pollution spill or industrial accident.…

IN the past year, several developments – both new and built on previous initiatives – have emerged, suggesting the apparel and textile industry is continuing to move towards a more sustainable supply chain.

A key move was the publication of Version 4.0, of the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS), released by the GOTS International Working Group, in March (2014).…

MYANMAR appears set to become a major outsourcing destination among Hong Kong garment companies, with a deal signed last week to set up a 2,400 hectare apparel industrial park in the Yangon region’s Thilawa Special Economic Zone (SEZ).

The vice-chairperson of Myanmar Garments Manufacturer’s Association (MGMA), Dr U Aung Win, told just-style that a delegation from Hong Kong signed a contract to set up the apparel industrial park at the Union of Myanmar Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI) in Yangon on June 13.   …

Governments from European countries called on garment companies who sourced from Rana Plaza, Bangladesh, to fund compensation to victims of the building’s collapse one year ago. The message came in a joint statement from the governments of France, the Netherlands, the UK, Germany, Denmark, Italy, and Spain, made by Lilianne Ploumen, Dutch minister for foreign trade and development cooperation at an international Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development (OECD) meeting yesterday (June 26) in Paris.…

The president of the Turkish Clothing Manufacturers’ Association (TCMA), has said that Turkey is targeting strong growth in exports of Turkish textiles and clothing to the UK. Cem Negrin told a conference on Friday (May 30) that the Turkish industry was looking to capitalise on the growing number of British brands and retailers looking to source outside south, east and south-east Asia.…

There are growing opportunities in the US for African clothing and textile producers, but a long term preferential trade agreement is needed for them to develop supply chains that can meet demand, industry experts at the Source Africa trade show have said.…

THE EUROPEAN Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has announced new reforms to the European Union’s (EU) new biocidal products regulation, clarifying difficulties discovered in the original legislation, in force from last September (2013). Widely used in anti-microbial and insecticide-impregnated knitted fabrics, a new amending regulation for biocidal products in force from April 25 (334/2014) includes a new definition of biocidal product families by risk and efficacy.…

INDIAN apparel exporters have demanded a series of favourable policy decisions from the new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government while welcoming foreign buyers at the 53rd India International Garment Fair, held in New Delhi from July 14 to 16.
A presentation from the country’s Apparel Export Promotion Council was released to the conference, calling on the Indian government to conclude the planned EU-India free trade agreement “immediately to counter [the] competitive price advantage available to Bangladesh, Cambodia, Vietnam…” The paper also argued that until such a deal is struck the Indian government should compensate garment exporters with export subsidies equaling the burden of import duties imposed by EU.…

BANGLADESH clothing producers who follow good labour standards and comply with good social responsibility practice have seen orders increase in recent months according to a local buying intermediary group. The Bangladesh Garment Buying House Association has estimated that orders in “compliant” factories have expanded by 15%-20% in recent months, although some face problems in handling fresh work.…

A 15% year-on-year growth in the exports of Indian apparel in the financial year ending March 2014 has been caused by the diversification of export markets and stricter compliance standards by Indian factories, just-style has been told. “We are diversifying into the markets like Japan, Australia and Latin American countries,” Chandrima Chatterjee, director (economic and consultancy) of the Apparel Export Promotion Council of India told just-style.…