MILAN - Luxury skiwear brand Moncler has launched a new range of jackets which it says are made entirely from more sustainable materials as part of the company's Born to Protect strategy to reduce its environmental impact.Moncler says the jackets, which are available for men, women and children, feature recycled materials - except down - reducing the garments' carbon footprint by about 40 per cent.Fabrics and accessories, including zips and buttons, are made of Econyl nylon, a regenerate

The National Garment Workers Federation (NGWF) is demanding 30% annual risk allowance for the workers engaged in Bangladesh’s readymade garment industry (RMG).On 8 January 2021, NGWF stressed that the garment workers have been endangering their lives to work in the RMG factories even at times other than the COVID-19 pandemic.Figure: The National Garment Workers Federation demanded 30% annual risk allowance for the workers engaged in Bangladesh’s RMG.Amirul Haque Amin, President, NGWF said, “Most

With the existing challenges, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought new challenges for the global fashion industry. Bangladesh, the second-largest exporter of clothing products after China, is closely tagged with those new challenges.Figure 1: With the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic, consumers went on contactless purchasing through online marketplace or e-commerce.In turning around from the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Bangladesh has to adopt more technology and prepare itself for the

Qi Yindiwho is a second-grade teacherwill give a lecturefrom15:30 to 16:30 on January 12th. She will introducethe export business process of cross-border e-commerce.

The National Committee on Textiles & Clothing (NCTC) recently appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to remove anti-dumping duty (ADD) on viscose staple fibre (VSF) and address the VSF spun yarn availability and price issues to prevent job losses and stoppage of production across the VSF textile value chain. NCTC is a common platform representing the chain.Pic: ShutterstockThe textile industry has been facing stagnation for many years, primarily due to the lack of availability of the basic

LONDON – A consumer survey commissioned by Fashion Revolution has assessed the attitudes and habits of 5,000 shoppers aged between 16-75 across the UK, France, Spain, Germany and Italy.Findings, which cover brand and manufacturing expectations and supply chain transparency, as well as the shopping habits of the sample, highlight that consumers are growing increasingly mindful of the environmental and social impacts of garment production.As such, it’s highlighted that 70 per cent of respondents b

DHAKA - Garment manufacturers in Bangladesh warn that their industry could collapse unless the government agrees to extend a scheme to lend them money to pay workers' wages because of the coronavirus pandemic.The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) wants the government to extend the salary stimulus package by six months and put back the deadline for the repayment of the loans by one year.BGMEA president Rubana Huq says that meeting the scheduled repayments to t

According to the latest data of the US Department of Agriculture a 2.2 million cotton bale reduction to the global production forecast (to 113.9 million) and a 1.6 million cotton bale increase to the global consumption forecast (to 115.6 million).The blend of a smaller cotton crop and higher offtake caused the forecast for 2020-21 concluding stocks to drop 3.9 million cotton bales to 97.5 million.Figure: COVID-19 is still a great threat to the global economy forcing uncertainty and pushing down

The global export of woven baby wear decreased 12.54 per cent to $1,821.24 million in 2019 compared to $2,082.36 million in 2017. Total exports plunged 10.47 per cent in 2019 over the previous year, according to data from TexPro. Further, the export is expected to drop to $9,026.94 million in 2022 with a rate of 10.23 per cent from 2019.Pic: ShutterstockThe global import value of woven baby wear fell 9.31 per cent to $2,423.01 million in 2019 from $2,671.64 million in 2017. Total imports decreas

Dr Jinfa Zhang, a professor, cotton breeding, genetics, and genomics at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, has won the 2020 Cotton Genetics Research Award. The announcement was made during the 2021 Beltwide Cotton Improvement Conference, which convened as part of the National Cotton Council-coordinated virtual 2021 Beltwide Cotton Conferences.Pic: ShutterstockZhang was selected by the joint cotton breeding committee and he received a plaque and a monetary award.“He deserved the award for