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Published by Aroq Ltd.Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:50:41 GMTWed, 19 Jun 2013 15:50:41 GMTjust-style.com - RSS feedjust-style.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss20The Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Group has launched version two of its Joint Roadmap, aimed at attaining a "new standard of environmental performance for the global apparel and footwear industry".http://www.just-style.com/news/zero-discharge-group-updates-environmental-roadmap_id118150.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=caFri, 14 Jun 2013 11:58:00 GMTA total of 44 companies have now signed the new Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh following the collapse of the Rana Plaza factory building in April, which killed more than 1,100 people.http://www.just-style.com/analysis/who-has-signed-the-bangladesh-safety-accord-update_id117856.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=caTue, 11 Jun 2013 17:03:00 GMTCrailar Technologies, developer of the Crailar Flax fibre, is the latest company to join the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), which is working to reduce the environmental and social impacts of global apparel and footwear production.http://www.just-style.com/news/crailar-technologies-joins-sustainable-apparel-coalition_id117933.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=caThu, 23 May 2013 14:22:00 GMTThe chairman and CEO of US retail giant Gap Inc says he hasn't given up on the idea of a global accord to tackle fire and building safety in Bangladesh - but that the current agreement largely backed by European brands and retailers "didn't make sense for us."http://www.just-style.com/analysis/gap-hopes-for-a-global-alliance-on-factory-safety_id117923.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=caWed, 22 May 2013 18:16:00 GMTThe most-read stories on just-style this week include a rush by apparel brands and retailers to sign the new Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh, a report on what the agreement entails, and plans by M&S to shake up its supplier base.http://www.just-style.com/news/just-styles-most-read-stories-this-week_id117872.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=caFri, 17 May 2013 11:53:00 GMTA group of North American retailers has gone its own way on strengthening safety efforts at Bangladesh garment factories, setting up a new initiative said to offer a long-term solution that also offers flexibility to "respond to an ever-changing environment."http://www.just-style.com/news/apparel-groups-unveil-own-bangladesh-safety-plans_id117861.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=caThu, 16 May 2013 14:48:00 GMTA US-based labour and human rights watchdog has filed a formal complaint with the US Customs service calling for a halt on imports of cotton from Uzbekistan grown and harvested with forced labour.http://www.just-style.com/news/activists-call-for-halt-to-uzbek-cotton-imports_id117857.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=caThu, 16 May 2013 12:36:00 GMTUS retailer Gap has said it will sign the new Bangladesh Fire and Building Safety Accord, if the agreement on how disputes are resolved is modified.http://www.just-style.com/news/gap-seeks-modifications-to-safety-accord_id117828.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=caTue, 14 May 2013 12:39:00 GMTFashion firms H&M, Primark, C&A and Inditex (operator of the Zara stores) have joined the Fire and Building Safety Agreement, which is intended to improve safety in Bangladeshi garment factories.http://www.just-style.com/news/retailers-rush-to-join-fire-and-building-safety-accord_id117817.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=caMon, 13 May 2013 17:31:00 GMTDyStar's Sustainable Textile Solutions business has helped a number of fashion brands and retailers working to improve chemical management in their apparel supply chains.http://www.just-style.com/news/dystar-unit-helps-analyse-factory-discharge-data_id117819.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=caMon, 13 May 2013 15:51:00 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=caFri, 10 May 2013 12:04:00 GMTToday, many if not most importers and retailers are making an honest effort to make Bangladesh a better place to work for customers, suppliers and workers alike. But recent events such as the collapse the Rana Plaza factory building have brought out some important truths, believes David Birnbaum.http://www.just-style.com/comment/the-crooks-and-conmen-among-us_id117736.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=caTue, 07 May 2013 14:39:00 GMTRepresentatives from more than 40 apparel brands and retailers have called for a credible action plan to address workplace safety in the Bangladesh clothing sector as the death toll from last week's Rana Plaza building collapse climbs to 386.http://www.just-style.com/news/buyers-call-for-action-on-factory-safety_id117702.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=caTue, 30 Apr 2013 15:02:00 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=caMon, 29 Apr 2013 14:07:00 GMTThe most read stories on just-style this week include the collapse of a garment factory in Bangladesh, the extension of C&A's RFID project to 25 stores, and campaigners urging Foot Locker to cut ties with Adidas over its failure to pay former workers redundancy pay.http://www.just-style.com/news/just-styles-most-read-stories-this-week_id117669.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=caFri, 26 Apr 2013 12:26:00 GMTAn eight-storey commercial building that housed five garment factories collapsed near the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka today (24 April), killing more than 86 people - most of them apparel workers - and leaving several hundred others injured.http://www.just-style.com/news/garment-factory-building-collapses-killing-86_id117641.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=caWed, 24 Apr 2013 14:43:00 GMTClothing retailer C&A is to extend Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) to another 20 stores in Germany following a successful trial in five stores.http://www.just-style.com/news/ca-extends-rfid-project-to-25-stores_id117609.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=caMon, 22 Apr 2013 14:13:00 GMTHuman rights activists have called on Nike to stop doing business with Daewoo International, which they claim is the largest processor of forced labour cotton in Uzbekistan.http://www.just-style.com/news/activists-call-on-nike-to-end-dealings-with-daewoo_id117580.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=caThu, 18 Apr 2013 15:02:00 GMTEuropean retailers C&A, Kik and El Corte Ingles will contribute to a compensation plan for the victims of the Tazreen Fashions fire in Bangladesh in November last year. http://www.just-style.com/news/european-retailers-agree-tazreen-fire-compensation_id117552.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=caTue, 16 Apr 2013 17:36:00 GMTLeading fashion brands and retailers have joined forces to issue an update on their joint "roadmap" aimed at securing zero discharge of hazardous chemicals in their supply chains by 2020. But the revised plans have already come under fire.http://www.just-style.com/analysis/question-marks-over-new-zero-discharge-roadmap_id117199.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=caThu, 07 Mar 2013 14:28:00 GMT