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The Hidden Costs of Cheap Suppliers: Why Ignoring Human Rights Threatens Apparel Resilience

If you're entering 2026 with blind spots in your supply chain, then it's going to be an expensive year.

Industry Bodies Unite on CSDDD Handbook, Bluesign Finder Adds Polymers

The quartet's handbook provides an overview of existing tools and identifies gaps the textile sector faces…

An Actionable Approach to Human Rights Due Diligence

SLCP believes better data and multi-stakeholder governance, along with the role of law, can facilitate real…

EcoVadis Acquires Ulula, Placing a Focus on Human Rights Reporting in Supply Chains

The company plans to use Ulula's worker voice tools as a way to help ensure clients' compliance with the EU's…

Shein Report Finds Child Labor, Escalating Emissions

The ultra-fast-fashion Goliath uncovered two cases of child labor at its suppliers last year, detailed in its…

Luxury Brands Need Better Due Diligence Across Their Value Chains

Italian police raids at luxury brands show fast fashion names don't have the lock on human rights abuses in…

Report: 90% of Global Companies Miss Mark on Human Rights, Ethical Conduct

The World Benchmarking Alliance's first social benchmark study revealed paltry social performance across…

Walmart Shareholders Deny Proposals on Employee Safety, Racial Equity

Walmart shareholders voted against proposals on safety and violence, racial equity audits, human rights…

EU Agrees on Due Diligence Obligations for Big Businesses

The rules will now have to be endorsed and formally adopted by the European Council and European Parliament…

GOTS Smoothes Process for Small-Scale Operators

Group certification will reduce costs and streamline administrative barriers so more will be eligible.

Better Cotton Suspends Uzbek Partner After Human Rights Allegations

It will reevaluate Indorama Agro's remediation efforts before the end of the year to determine the path…

GOTS Begins OECD Assessment to Support Due Diligence

According to Ruslan Alyamkin, due diligence helps shape a textile industry "that respects human rights and…

Why Textile Exchange is Taking Another Crack at Human Rights Criteria

Human rights will be taking on a "more robust" position in the next version of the industry group's Preferred…

2,200 Workers High and Dry in Myanmar Primark Supplier Shutdowns

GTIG Huasheng and the GY Sen-owned Primseng Guo gave employees no notice before they abruptly shuttered, a…

After Years of Globalization, It’s Time to Pay the Tab

It was apparent at the recent Textile Exchange conference that our industry has a lot of work to do.