Top stories on just-style this week include a comparison of the labour costs across the world’s top 25 clothing supply countries, Nike becomes the latest company to join an online map linking leading multinational corporations to their suppliers’ environmental performance, and the US apparel and footwear industry welcomes the passage of the long-awaited Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act.

How labour costs compare across the top 25 supply countries

It takes more than cheap labour to produce competitively priced clothing – and the new re:source by just-style  online sourcing tool lets us quickly measure and compare how labour costs stack up for the world’s top 25 clothing supply countries.

Changing trends in world textile and apparel trade

The value of world textile and apparel exports returned to growth in 2017 for the first time in two years, with notable trends including China’s textile shipments reaching a new record high and Vietnam’s continuing climb as a leading exporter. In turn, these shifts are closely linked to changing patterns in world apparel manufacturing, writes Dr Sheng Lu, associate professor in the Department of Fashion and Apparel Studies at the University of Delaware.

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US sporting giant Nike has become the latest company to join an online map that claims to be the only tool in the world to openly link leading multinational corporations to their suppliers’ environmental performance.

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