More From Jasmin Malik Chua
Heat Is Becoming a Supply Chain Risk in India’s Garment Factories
A new dashboard from HeatWatch, in collaboration with Open Supply Hub, aims to make heat more visible across…
On the Line: Karnataka Garment Workers Protest Exclusion from Minimum Wage Hike
Also in this edition: Next renews its call for a living wage commitment in Cambodia, Gap pushes for…
USDA Wants to Make American Cotton Great Again. Can It?
The department's Great American Cotton Plan aims to shore up a struggling sector by boosting domestic…
Turkmenistan’s Forced Labor Cotton Is Entering Global Supply Chains. Brands Are at Risk.
New findings reveal that forced labor in Turkmenistan's cotton sector has worsened despite international…
UK Retail Giants Call for Urgent De Minimis Reform
More than a dozen companies, including Asos, Primark, Marks & Spencer and Next, are urging the British…
Accra’s Microfiber Crisis Exposes Fast Fashion’s Invisible Toll
A citizen science study links Kantamanto Market's textile waste to microfiber pollution 20–200 times higher…
Can Luxury Brands Afford to Stay Silent About Leather’s Exclusion from Deforestation Law?
Even as Kering cuts its reliance on leather, the EU's move to exclude the material from its…
On the Line: H&M Reportedly Cuts Bangladesh Orders
Also in this edition: Garment workers in Bangladesh are sizzling as suppliers turn off cooling, the…
How Bangladesh’s Garment Suppliers Are Being ‘Squeezed Dry’
While nominal prices have edged up in Bangladesh, a new study said, brands are paying 30 percent less in real…
House Committee Greenlights Recycling Legislation with Textile Data Provisions
H.R.2145 would establish a pilot program to improve recycling availability in areas more than 75 miles from a…
Can Policy Rescue Circular Fashion From Its ‘Economic Trap’?
As resale and repair struggle under outdated tax and labor rules, a coalition of fashion and textile…
Net-a-Porter Warehouse Workers Go on Strike
A hundred workers at the luxury womenswear e-tailer's southeast London distribution center are preparing to…
Why Fashion Companies Like Levi’s Are Pushing for a 15‑Year AGOA Extension
Apparel trade groups warn that short‑term renewals threaten supply‑chain stability and U.S. commercial…
What Everlane’s Sale to Shein Means for Sustainable Fashion
Katina Boutis, Everlane's former head of sustainability, also confirmed to Sourcing Journal that she was no…
On the Line: REI Union Boycotts Anniversary Sale
Also in this edition: A fire in Vietnam leaves workers' livelihoods in peril, Bangladesh signs a landmark…