The sunny picture of the Bangladesh readymade garments sector has changed and the industry is now at crossroads—the time to act is now and cost of inaction could be high, the World Bank has said in its ‘Bangladesh Development ...
Tags: Garment Industry, World Bank
Six months after DICK’S Sporting Goods selected ecVision’s best practice solutions for its product and factory compliance management initiatives, the largest U.S. based full-line sporting goods retailer realizes how integral ...
TEXbase, a leading provider of web-based compliance, quality and materials management software solutions today announced TEXbase GuardianSM, an advanced compliance solution for brands, retailers and consumer product companies management of ...
More than 940 readymade garment (RMG) factories in Bangladesh, which have been declared as defective and risky, have been asked to quickly get the faults repaired, Commerce Minister of Bangladesh, Ghulam Mohammed Quader, has said. ...
The adidas Group marks a new milestone in the management of its supply chain as it explores new ways of direct communication between factory management and workers. The adidas Group published its 2012 Sustainability Progress Report, ...
Tags: Water-Less Dyeing Process, Adidas
The largest exporter of home textiles from Pakistan has recently joined forces with international retailers and manufacturers to establish the Sustainable Textile Coalition. Launched in February 2013 in New York, the coalition aims to ...
Tags: Textile Mills, Textile
ecVision and Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production (WRAP), an independent, global non-profit organization dedicated to the certification of facilities engaged in lawful, humane and ethical production, announced a new partnership ...
Kohl’s Department Stores has released its 2012 corporate social responsibility (CSR) report, providing updates on the company’s programs and accomplishments in sustainability, community relations and social compliance. ...
Members of the Salvadoran synthetic textile and apparel cluster are preparing to participate in the annual American Apparel Producers' Network (AAPN) forum in which the theme will be "Apparel Made in the Americas". This forum seeks to ...
PT TÜV SÜD PSB, an internationally recognized testing body, in collaboration with PT Qualis Indonesia and Nissenken has begun providing testing and certification facility for international standards to the Indonesian textile and ...
Tags: Textile, Textile Testing
Marco shares his experiences of how getting connected with people makes life in China procurement much easier The plane circles in from the seaside approaching Xiamen, a charming and rapidly developing city in Fujian Province on China's ...
Tags: Focus Vision, Service, culture
There is no other remedy for curbing fire incidences in readymade garment factories in Bangladesh except enforcing a law requiring adherence and improvement in compliances relating to construction of factory buildings, fire fighting ...
Tags: Compliance Law, Bangladesh Garment Factory Fires, Apparel
Today’s global value chains used by U.S. apparel companies offer job creation opportunities in the United States, according to Analyzing the Value Chain for Apparel Designed in the United States and Manufactured Overseas, a new report ...
Tags: global value chains, Global Apparel Supply Chains, US Workers
Three WRAP-certified factories in Bangladesh have been honored for their achievements in environmental protection and social compliance. Saiham Knit Composite Ltd., Fakir Apparels Ltd., and Aboni Knitwear were recognized at the first annual ...
Tags: WRAP-certified factories, environmental protection, social compliance
T-Group Solutions Pvt. Ltd. will be joining the ranks of WRAP’s accredited consultants. This move builds on the company’s positive relationship with WRAP, as they had been a monitoring partner for the past two years. Switching ...