Luca de Meo Says Italy Remains Key, Rules Out Production Shift
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Fashion Industry Still Failing on Transparency
Six years after Rana Plaza, Fashion Revolution’s annual transparency index shows the industry largely remains a black box.
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The BoF Podcast: Activist Kalpona Akter on Improving the Lives of Bangladeshi Garment Workers
Speaking at BoF VOICES, the founder of the Bangladesh Centre for Worker Solidarity outlines her campaign to establish fairer, safer working conditions across the garment industry.
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6 Years After Rana Plaza, Worker Safety Is Under Threat in Bangladesh Again
Bangladesh’s deadly Rana Plaza disaster in 2013 sparked an unprecedented effort to improve worker conditions, but life for the country’s garment workers remains difficult and now the industry’s flagship safety initiative is under threat.
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Bangladesh Clothing Factories Face Squeeze If Safety Push Blocked
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The Dirty Labour Secrets of Fast Fashion
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Bangladesh: Sewing Full-Time for €61 a Month
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Social Goods | Rana Plaza Charges, Fendi's Pride U-Turn, Luxottica Sues BCBG
Social Goods is a weekly roundup of the most important news at the intersection of fashion and ethics, sustainability and corporate social responsibility.
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Social Goods | Safety After Rana Plaza, Education in Bangladesh, Eileen Fisher
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Three Years After Rana Plaza, Has Anything Changed?
Since the worst disaster in the history of the garment industry, collaboration on safety has improved, but worker welfare lags behind, experts say.
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H&M, Adidas and Inditex Back New Effort to Address ‘Waste Colonialism’
The new initiative will explore how the industry can take responsibility for the millions of used and unsold garments exported to secondhand markets around the world.
Dyson’s $499 AI Toothbrush Sees Rocky Debut
The UK firm blamed a production error resulting in ‘water seepage’ for the disappearance of its newly launched camera-equipped toothbrush from stores.
Sephora to Launch at Marks & Spencer
‘Sephora at M&S’ will roll out in M&S stores and online starting next spring, with plans to expand to 100 locations by the end of 2028.
Novo Buys Rights to Early Obesity Pill For $2.6 Billion
The Wegovy maker has signed a deal to license an experimental obesity pill from China’s Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals as it seeks to regain share of the global GLP-1 market.
Oura Delays US IPO
The smart ring maker said on Tuesday it has delayed its US initial public offering, citing market uncertainty.
Maxhosa Africa Brings Pan-Africanism to Paris Fashion Week
Creative director Laduma Ngxokolo’s label is the first South African brand to stage a full runway show on the official Paris Fashion Week calendar.
Shein Shares Sink to Record Low After Profit Plunge
The ultra-fast-fashion giant’s share price fell 12 percent after it reported a steep drop in first-half operating income in its inaugural earnings as a public company.