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Rana Plaza five years on – Timeline of change
On the fourth anniversary of the Rana Plaza building collapse in Bangladesh, just-style looks at the changes that have been made to improve worker and building safety within the country's ready-made garment industry. While progress has undoubtedly...
Let’s salute Bangladesh’s progress since Rana Plaza
Five years ago, the Rana Plaza catastrophe made Bangladesh notorious – and turned our industry into a pariah. Today, our reaction to the catastrophe has helped Bangladesh become a beacon for how poor countries can pull themselves out of poverty an...
Epic belief in Bangladesh drives continued growth
As one of the biggest garment exporters in Bangladesh, with a commitment to the country that goes back more than 30 years, Epic Group chairman and CEO Ranjan Mahtani knows better than most how the industry has reinvented itself in the wake of the ...
Speed is key in reforming Bangladesh's RMG sector
Five years after a catastrophic building collapse killed 1,137 garment workers and maimed or injured thousands more in Bangladesh, a group of labour advocates gathered in a light-filled hall off New York City's famed Times Square to reflect on the...
Rana Plaza five years on – A time for reflection
As the global garment industry stops to reflect on the tragic events that took place in Bangladesh exactly five years ago today (24 April), it is also a time to consider what has changed, what hasn't – and what still needs to be done. Here we shar...
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Bangladesh in sourcing squeeze amid safety gains
Despite dramatic gains in building safety in Bangladesh since the Rana Plaza disaster, the violation of workers' rights has increased and th...
Bangladesh a role model for safety progress
Five years after the Rana Plaza disaster, Bangladesh’s apparel industry has undergone expansive structural transformation and become a role...
Let’s salute Bangladesh progress since Rana Plaza
Five years ago, the Rana Plaza catastrophe made Bangladesh notorious – and turned our industry into a pariah. Today, our reaction to the cat...
Rana Plaza five years on – A time for reflection
As the global garment industry stops to reflect on the tragic events that took place in Bangladesh exactly five years ago today (24 April),...
Rana Plaza five years on – Timeline of change
On the fourth anniversary of the Rana Plaza building collapse in Bangladesh, just-style looks at the changes that have been made to improve...
April 24 ritual – Rana Plaza’s unfinished legacy
Every year on 24 April, I browse through a poignant online memorial for garment workers who died in 2013 in the Rana Plaza building collapse...
Who has signed the new Bangladesh '2018 Accord' – Update 24 Apr 18
On the fifth anniversary of the tragic events that took place in Bangladesh exactly five years ago today (24 April), more than two-thirds of the 220 companies who signed the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh have now committed to the new agreement set to come into effect when the current programme expires next month. UK clothing retailers Fat Face and Next Plc, British department store group Debenhams, and Japan's Fast Retailing are among the latest to sign, taking the total to 152. Here we list the signatories so far.
Epic belief in Bangladesh drives continued growth 23 Apr 18
As one of the biggest garment exporters in Bangladesh, with a commitment to the country that goes back more than 30 years, Epic Group chairman and CEO Ranjan Mahtani knows better than most how the industry has reinvented itself in the wake of the Rana Plaza disaster. Here he tells just-style why his belief in Bangladesh means the company's investment in the country continues unabated.
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World Bank recommends fewer labour regulations
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US$1.2bn cost to complete Bangladesh remediation
Michelle Russell | 19 Apr 18
The cost to remediate the remaining dangerous conditions in Bangladesh's ready-made garment industry is estimated at US$1.2bn, a new report suggests, as the call for funding and a collective commitment to finish the work gets louder.
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Gamification and the human role in Industry 4.0 28 Feb 18
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Bangladesh safety gaps still remain
Leonie Barrie | 23 Apr 18As the apparel industry prepares to mark the fifth anniversary of the Rana Plaza factory building tragedy, a new report estimates it could cost US$1.2bn to complete remediation across Bangladesh's ready-made garment industry.
Concern mounts over Trump's trade policies
Michelle Russell | 16 Apr 18Since President Donald Trump took office in January 2017, his administration has been busy fulfilling major campaign promises on trade policy – much to the concern of US fashion brands and apparel retailers.
Jeans makers eye innovation to regain market share
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Rana Plaza five years on – A time for reflection
As the global garment industry stops to reflect on the tragic events that took place in Bangladesh five years ago, it is also a time to consider what has changed, what hasn't – and what still needs to be done
Winners and losers of a Trump tariff on China garments
As President Donald Trump prepares to impose punitive tariffs on Chinese imports into the United States, we take a look at the potential winners and losers in the global garment trade
How brands can work to build a compliant supply chain, the challenges of reshoring in the UK, and the business of mass customisation were all subjects discussed at this year's Pure Origin event in London.
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Global market review of corporatewear – forecasts to 2022
Global market review of corporatewear – forecasts to 2022
This 2018 edition of the corporatewear report focuses attention on two subjects: 1) Industrial corporatewear and 2) Factors affecting the garment and fabric decision choices made in the corporate workwear garment selection process. The report's unit and US$ numbers are broken down into garment categories (product types), and by the method of supply (also commonly known as route to market). Both are important because they help explain the fabric decision process. Because the fabric chosen for the garments is so important in terms of its performance (which is not the same thing as its fashionability), then what, by whom, and how the fabric decisions are made is an important feature of this latest edition... Read more
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