Greenpeace report: Clothing sent to East Africa is mostly waste
A Greenpeace report claims that the circularity promoted by global fashion brands is ‘still a myth’ and that most of…
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Plastic pollution UN treaty marks historic moment for fashion industry
The UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) announced last week (2 March) that UN member states will adopt a mandate for an…
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Africa second-hand clothing market undermines apparel manufacturing
Concerns continue to be raised about the negative impact of the second-hand clothing trade with sub-Saharan Africa, hobbling the development…
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Top stories this week on Just Style…
This week's top stories include a deep dive with one clothing supplier in Ethiopia on what the withdrawal of trade…
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Kenya business leaders call for alternative to second-hand clothes
The Kenyan government is being urged by Kenya business leaders to strengthen the country’s backward linkages in clothes and textile…
US and Kenya MoU to promote growth in apparel sector
The US American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in cooperation with the Kenya…
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Alliance moves to “dispel myths” of used clothing industry
A group of associations involved in the used clothing trade around the world have joined forces in a move they…
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Kenya’s sourcing sector reels from Covid-19 pandemic
Kenya's clothing manufacturing industry has been punched hard by Covid-19's devastation of its main export market, the United States.