American Apparel & Footwear Association
US Fashion Policy: ‘Move Fast and Break Things’
Fashion is one of the least regulated industries. Will that soon change in the United States?
Counterfeiters ‘Prey on Our Population’, AAFA Leader Tells Senate
AAFA's Steve Lamar testified about how counterfeits did $131 billion in economic damage in 2019, and the…
Fashion Organizations Lobby for Bangladesh Minimum Wage Increase
Multistakeholder groups like the Fair Labor Association have written the chairman of Bangladesh's minimum…
Parsing Talk From Action Around US-China Trade
Experts from AAFA and FTI Consulting spoke about the evolution of China sourcing in the footwear and apparel…
Migrant Worker Protection Behind ‘Enhanced’ Industry Commitment
The relaunch of AAFA's Fair Labor Association partnership dovetailed with the Biden administration's Summit…
Lupita Nyong’o Steps Out in PFAS-Free Luxury
The "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" star shines the spotlight on PFAS as the "forever chemicals" put brands…
The ‘Writing’s on the Wall’ for PFAS in Fashion
California has become the first state to effectively ban the "forever chemicals" from many types of clothing…
Brands Urged Not to ‘Disengage Abruptly’ from Sri Lanka
The AAFA has pledged to ensure that all payments are made in a timely manner and garment workers are treated…
What Consumers Really Want to See on an Eco-Label
A survey finds not only a mixed appetite for an eco-label but also differing priorities about the type of…
Why Fashion’s ‘Acutely’ Worried About SEC’s Climate Disclosure Proposal
The AAFA is asking the SEC to give brands an additional one to three years to comply with Scope 1 and 2…
New York Assembly Voted to Ban PFAS From ‘Common Apparel.’ Here’s What That Means.
The New York Assembly has agreed to ban the intentional inclusion of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances from…
What Retail Really Wants from the Uyghur Bill: ‘You Really Have to Guess What the Issue Is’
The biggest problem right now? "Arbitrarily and inconsistently" enforced detentions, said ArentFox Schiff…
Adidas Takes Wait-and-See Approach to Ukraine Production
Meanwhile, Hugo Boss is monitoring the situation closely and sees "no reason" to change its sourcing policies…
H&M Speaks Out on Minimum-Wage Struggle
Though AAFA was vocal in denouncing wage theft in India's Karnataka, it has "no specifics to share" on a…
AAFA: Minimum-Wage Non-Payment in India Puts Members at ‘Great Risk’
In a letter to Karnataka's garment manufacturers, the AAFA said that it expected any arrears to be paid in…