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Week in Review: Can fashion put the eco back into economics?

It’s been more than 16 years since environmental activist David Suzuki's famous keynote speech on the need to “put the eco back into economics,” but the need for seismic change within the fashion sector was as urgent as ever at last week’s Techtextil and Texprocess exhibition in Frankfurt.

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Outlook 2020 – Apparel industry challenges and opportunities

Disruption and uncertainty remain the biggest challenges facing apparel brands and retailers and their global supply chains heading into the new decade. Unpredictable and fast-moving changes to tariffs and trade, pressure to make smarter and faster decisions, and demands for new levels of sustainability will all weigh on fashion businesses in 2020, according to feedback from a panel of executives consulted by just-style.

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Will China continue to reign as an apparel sourcing superpower in 2022?

The apparel and textile sector in China has not had an easy ride in recent years – the pandemic forcing factory closures to concerns over human rights violations in Xinjiang cotton production dampening demand – but does it really mark the beginning of the end of China's reign as an apparel sourcing powerhouse? Hannah Abdulla explores.

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Outlook 2019 – What else can the apparel industry expect?

We asked industry executives what keeps them awake at night – and other issues the apparel sector should be keeping a close eye on in the year ahead. Not surprisingly, increased levels of uncertainty and ambiguity are top of the agenda for many, with the real winners in 2019 and beyond likely to be those industry leaders (and companies) who are willing to evolve and adapt to rapidly changing consumer needs, and emerging opportunities.