PDS Group investing for a sustainable future
PDS Group has worked to further its sustainability agenda this year with its acquisition of...
Interviews
Overcoming implications of cheap cashmere is an industry-wide effort
The founders of the UK's first cashmere brand, Loop Cashmere, which launched in the midst...
Deforestation is out of fashion for Canopy founder
Nicole Rycroft, founder and executive director of environmental non-profit Canopy, is riding high after being named one...
“We’re in this together” – How the IAF rallied round in the crisis
Han Bekke, the outgoing president of the International Apparel Federation, explains why its mission to...
“We’re in this together” – How the IAF rallied round in the crisis
The International Apparel Federation is reaching the end of an era, with one of its...
Mango eyes circular future with new CSR vision
Spanish clothing group Mango is stepping up its sustainability commitments by rolling out a new corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy and focusing on evolving a more circular business model. Head of sourcing Andres Fernandez and CSR director Beatriz Bayo say transparency, collaboration and trust are key...
The North Face sees regenerative cotton as biggest opportunity
The North Face is waking up to the practice of regenerative farming in its cotton supply chain. As Carol Shu, senior manager of global sustainability, explains, it not only has a positive impact on nature...
Being less bad is no longer good enough for HKRITA CEO
With light finally starting to appear at the end of the pandemic tunnel, Edwin Keh, CEO of the Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA), is in a philosophical mood. The industry must...
Denim major Saitex on a quest to be a force for good
The global pandemic has done little to dampen the drive of Vietnam based ethical denim manufacturer Saitex, which has forged ahead with plans to set up a production line for people with…
Broken retail model pushes apparel suppliers to breaking point
It has taken Sanjeev Mahtani 30 years to build Must Garment Corporation, but just a matter of months for his lifetime's work to come crashing down. As he tries to pick up the pieces of...
Turkish denim major Mavi doubles down on global growth
Turkish denim giant Mavi sold 9.7 million pairs of jeans worldwide in 2019 – and is ploughing on with its global expansion despite ongoing uncertainties around the Covid-19 pandemic, its CEO and director, Cüneyt Yavuz, tells...
