http://www.just-style.com/companies/benetton-group-spa_id70Latest Benetton Group SpA industry news - from just-style.com© 2013 All content copyright just-style.com. Published by Aroq Ltd.Thu, 23 May 2013 17:46:59 GMTThu, 23 May 2013 17:46:59 GMTjust-style.com - RSS feedjust-style.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss20A total of 33 companies have signed the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh following the collapse of the Rana Plaza factory building last month, which killed more than 1,000 people.http://www.just-style.com/news/who-has-signed-the-bangladesh-safety-accord_id117856.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=benetton-group-spaThu, 16 May 2013 12:18:00 GMTThere is no doubt that something needed to be done to improve safety standards at factories in Bangladesh making clothes for western brands and retailers. But the new Accord on Fire and Building Safety - details of which were reported on just-style yesterday - seems to raise nearly as many questions as it answers.http://www.just-style.com/comment/bangladesh-safety-accord-still-raises-many-questions_id117852.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=benetton-group-spaWed, 15 May 2013 19:03:00 GMTMore retailers and brands have joined the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh ahead of the midnight deadline (15 May). http://www.just-style.com/news/more-retailers-race-to-join-safety-accord_id117845.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=benetton-group-spaWed, 15 May 2013 12:10:00 GMTTwo more European retailers have this-afternoon signed up to the new Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh, which aims to improve safety conditions in supplier factories.http://www.just-style.com/news/benetton-and-n-brown-commit-to-safety-accord_id117837.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=benetton-group-spaTue, 14 May 2013 18:42:00 GMTNGOs are increasing pressure on international clothing brands and retailers that source from Bangladesh to sign the Accord on Fire and Building Safety following another fatal incident in a garment factory.http://www.just-style.com/news/ngos-increase-pressure-on-retailers-to-sign-fire-safety-agreement_id117800.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=benetton-group-spaFri, 10 May 2013 12:04:00 GMTIs Bangladesh is a place where workers are safe to make clothes sold by Western retailers and brands - and is the lure of low costs a risk worth taking? Last week's collapse of the eight-storey Rana Plaza factory complex has brought these concerns to the fore all over again.http://www.just-style.com/comment/making-clothes-should-never-mean-life-or-death_id117733.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=benetton-group-spaThu, 02 May 2013 15:15:00 GMTA group of Western clothing retailers and brands have agreed to a deadline later this month to finalise a fire and building safety plan aimed at preventing industrial disasters like the collapse last week of the Rana Plaza factory complex in Bangladesh.http://www.just-style.com/news/retailers-take-steps-towards-safety-plan_id117711.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=benetton-group-spaWed, 01 May 2013 12:24:00 GMTUK fashion retailers Primark and Matalan, as well as Canadian brand Joe Fresh, have all agreed to pay compensation and offer emergency food aid to victims who worked for their suppliers in the collapsed Bangladesh factory building. http://www.just-style.com/news/primark-joe-fresh-matalan-to-compensate-factory-victims_id117693.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=benetton-group-spaTue, 30 Apr 2013 15:06:00 GMTBritish fashion retailer Primark and Canadian brand Joe Fresh have confirmed that their garments were being manufactured in one of the Bangladesh factories that collapsed on Wednesday (24 April), killing nearly 300 people.http://www.just-style.com/analysis/retailers-respond-to-bangladesh-factory-claims_id117650.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=benetton-group-spaMon, 29 Apr 2013 14:07:00 GMTLabour rights groups and unions have stepped up their calls for urgent action to improve worker health and safety in Bangladesh's ready-made garment industry, as the death toll from the collapsed Rana Plaza factory building soars to 381.http://www.just-style.com/analysis/renewed-calls-for-better-bangladesh-worker-safety_id117674.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=benetton-group-spaMon, 29 Apr 2013 14:25:00 GMTA new water discharge monitoring service has been introduced to help textile manufacturers eliminate pollution of waterways and demonstrate their environmental credentials.http://www.just-style.com/news/water-discharge-monitoring-service-launched_id117592.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=benetton-group-spaFri, 19 Apr 2013 13:21:00 GMTIndian online fashion retailer Myntra has acquired San Francisco-based virtual fitting room developer Fitiquette to help improve the shopping experience for Indian consumers.http://www.just-style.com/news/myntra-acquires-virtual-fitting-room-developer-fitiquette_id117463.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=benetton-group-spaMon, 08 Apr 2013 12:05:00 GMTGieves & Hawkes has revealed a series of management appointments in a bid to drive growth at the London-based tailor.http://www.just-style.com/news/gieves-hawkes-shuffles-management_id116880.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=benetton-group-spaTue, 05 Feb 2013 14:22:00 GMTTwo campaigns carried out over the past two years by two groups of activists have achieved very different results. Whereas Greenpeace has successfully corralled major brands and retailers into its Detox programme, the Bangladesh Fire and Building Safety Agreement (BFBSA) campaign has struggled to make a mark. Mike Flanagan looks at what the Bangladesh factory fire row tells us about the future of compliance.http://www.just-style.com/analysis/compliance-campaigns-set-to-take-a-new-direction_id116851.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=benetton-group-spaFri, 01 Feb 2013 14:50:00 GMTPlans by German outdoor clothing brand Jack Wolfskin to eliminate a chemical used in water-repellent coatings for textiles have come in ahead of schedule, the company said today (24 January).http://www.just-style.com/news/jack-wolfskin-eliminates-pfoa-ahead-of-schedule_id116752.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=benetton-group-spaThu, 24 Jan 2013 11:27:00 GMTApparel company Limited Brands, owner of lingerie brands Victoria's Secret and La Senza, has become the 14th major business to pledge to eliminate all releases of hazardous chemicals throughout its supply chain and across all products by 2020.http://www.just-style.com/news/limited-brands-makes-toxic-free-fashion-pledge_id116732.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=benetton-group-spaTue, 22 Jan 2013 13:09:00 GMTItalian fashion brand Benetton is to eliminate hazardous chemicals from its entire global supply chain and products by 2020.http://www.just-style.com/news/benetton-commits-to-toxic-free-fashion_id116686.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=benetton-group-spaThu, 17 Jan 2013 10:38:00 GMTSingapore-based apparel company Ocean Sky is set to be acquired by Luen Thai Holdings for US$55m. http://www.just-style.com/news/luen-thai-to-buy-ocean-sky-apparel-ops-for-55m_id116570.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=benetton-group-spaTue, 08 Jan 2013 11:12:00 GMTBenetton is rolling out the WFX On-demand web-based PLM solution across its South Asian operations to help manage product development and production and to collaborate with its vendor base.http://www.just-style.com/news/benetton-implements-wfx-plm-across-south-asia_id116271.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=benetton-group-spaWed, 28 Nov 2012 14:37:00 GMTThe theme of change resonates loudly with Harry van Dalfsen, who took on the role of president of the International Apparel Federation (IAF) two years ago at the height of the global economic crisis. Not surprisingly, 'Fashion business in a changing environment' is also the focus of the upcoming IAF World Apparel Convention, which takes place later this month.http://www.just-style.com/interview/harry-van-dalfsen-president-iaf_id115479.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=benetton-group-spaThu, 06 Sep 2012 15:19:00 GMT