ITALY: Armani bans sandblasting after activists campaign
Author: Leonie Barrie | 15 September 2011
Italian fashion house Giorgio Armani SpA is joining Gucci and Versace in banning sandblasting from its clothing supply chain after a sustained campaign by activists.
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