Skip to site menu Skip to page content
Logo Image
In Brief
Spotlight

Sri Lanka’s apparel industry at risk under EU GSP+, JAAF warns

The Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF), which represents Sri Lanka’s apparel industry, is voicing concern over the country’s state of readiness for the crucial 2027 reapplication to the EU’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+).

Latest news

The road to UK textile EPR starts with product data

Industry experts from WRAP, House of Kind and Fashion Declares! outline what sourcing and buying teams need to know now as the UK moves closer to introducing Textile Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) legislation.

Pakistan wage audits failing to protect garment workers, report says

Factories supplying brands including Primark, H&M, Next, Levi's, Gap and Carrefour feature in a new Labour Behind the Label report, which argues wage compliance audits in Pakistan's garment sector are failing to protect workers from underpayment and labour rights abuses.

UK’s Made Smarter drives digital transformation for textile SMEs

With support from the Made Smarter programme, a wave of small and medium-sized textile firms across the North West, South East and Yorkshire are turning to digital technology to enhance productivity, expand employment opportunities and remain competitive.

Italy steps closer to EPR textile rules

Plans to introduce Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) in Italy’s textile sector have taken a significant step forward after the Unified Conference approved a draft regulation presented by the Ministry for the Environment and Energy Security (MASE).