The most-read stories on just-style this week include a look at the textile investments flowing into Vietnam in anticipation of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal, the complexity of sustainability in the polyester production process, and the impact of transparency on compliance in Cambodia's garment sector.
Textile investments flow into Vietnam ahead of TPP
Foreign direct investment is flowing into Vietnam in anticipation of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal, which is expected to open up huge opportunities for the country's textile and garment industry.
Petrochemicals and polyester: a new sustainability challenge?
Fibre, textile and apparel companies are dealing with an intense and growing pressure to deliver greater transparency across the supply chain. But where does their knowledge begin and end? When it comes to sustainability in the polyester production process, the picture is increasingly complicated according to The PCI Consulting Group, which has spent the past four years researching the issue.
Wage plans leave Myanmar garment industry in limbo
Myanmar’s garment industry is in hiatus due to uncertainty over the proposed minimum wage announced by the government at the end of last month.
Transparency boosts compliance in Cambodia garment sector
Transparent reporting of garment factory compliance in Cambodia is helping to improve conditions for workers, a new study has found, despite rising costs, labour unrest and increasing competition in the sector.
Wal-Mart: Reshoring apparel "difficult not impossible"
Executives at US retail giant Wal-Mart Stores have admitted that reshoring apparel is "difficult, but not impossible" – with a new innovation fund set up to tackle the challenges of domestic textile and clothing production.
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