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Published by Aroq Ltd.Mon, 20 May 2013 05:34:41 GMTMon, 20 May 2013 05:34:41 GMTjust-style.com - RSS feedjust-style.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss20The 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=inditex-saFri, 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=inditex-saThu, 16 May 2013 14:48:00 GMTA 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=inditex-saThu, 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=inditex-saWed, 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=inditex-saWed, 15 May 2013 12:10:00 GMTYesterday (13 May) was a big day for the Bangladesh garment industry, with retailers finally signing an agreement to improve fire safety in the country's ready-made garment industry after two years of being caught in a stalemate. But what exactly does the new accord entail? Petah Marian takes a first look.http://www.just-style.com/comment/what-does-the-new-bangladesh-safety-accord-entail_id117835.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=inditex-saTue, 14 May 2013 15:53:00 GMTMarks & Spencer has become the latest retailer to join the new Bangladesh Fire and Building Safety Accord, which is intended to improve safety in the country's garment factories.http://www.just-style.com/news/marks-spencer-joins-safety-accord_id117830.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=inditex-saTue, 14 May 2013 13:23:00 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=inditex-saTue, 14 May 2013 12:39:00 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=inditex-saTue, 14 May 2013 18:42:00 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=inditex-saMon, 13 May 2013 17:31:00 GMTThere has been another fatal fire at a Bangladesh apparel factory, just a fortnight after the collapse of the Rana Plaza factory building where the death toll has now risen to more than 900.http://www.just-style.com/news/another-fatal-fire-at-apparel-factory_id117789.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=inditex-saThu, 09 May 2013 12:08:00 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=inditex-saTue, 07 May 2013 14:39:00 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=inditex-saThu, 02 May 2013 15:15:00 GMTFollowing last month's overview of apparel in Asia Pacific, Euromonitor International assesses the prospects and pitfalls in the next goldmine of opportunity: Latin America.http://www.just-style.com/analysis/latin-america-increasingly-important-for-apparel_id117679.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=inditex-saTue, 30 Apr 2013 17:20:00 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=inditex-saTue, 30 Apr 2013 15:02:00 GMTA new study into the impact of the branded clothing sector on the European economy is calling for a shift in thinking when it comes to setting out trade policies to include the full breadth of the industry.http://www.just-style.com/news/study-urges-re-think-on-apparel-trade-policy_id117626.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=inditex-saTue, 23 Apr 2013 14:27:00 GMTBangladesh could capitalise on its low labour costs to become "the next China" if it can break through infrastructure, energy and land bottlenecks, according to a World Bank report - which also warns of a possible backlash from recent compliance and safety issues in the ready-made garments (RMG) sector.http://www.just-style.com/analysis/threat-of-backlash-hangs-over-bangladesh-future_id117577.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=inditex-saThu, 18 Apr 2013 13:20:00 GMTThe explosion in proposed trade agreements will probably stimulate major changes over the next decade in how apparel buyers organise their supply chains. But as Mike Flanagan explains, they never deliver what - or when - their lobbyists say they will.http://www.just-style.com/comment/trade-deals-the-devil-is-in-the-details_id117561.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=inditex-saWed, 17 Apr 2013 13:29:00 GMTInditex has hit back at claims by an Argentinian worker rights group that it is producing garments under sweatshop conditions in the country. http://www.just-style.com/news/inditex-hits-back-at-slave-labour-claims_id117519.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=inditex-saFri, 12 Apr 2013 14:29:00 GMTInditex has expressed surprise over allegations that immigrants and children have been producing clothing for its Zara fashion brand in "degrading" sweatshop conditions.http://www.just-style.com/news/inditex-surprised-by-slave-labour-accusations_id117447.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=inditex-saThu, 04 Apr 2013 14:48:00 GMT