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India’s Garment Workers ‘Boiling for Profits’ Amid Extreme Heat Crisis
Heat stress in India is not only an occupational health concern but also a highly gendered human rights issue.
Can Fashion Quit ‘Social Washing’?
A new analysis by three Dutch civil-society groups argues that brand promises of ethical workplaces can…
Cotton States Push Precision Agriculture Bill as Brazil Topples US in Exports
The Land Grant Research Prioritization Act of 2026 would boost R&D for advanced agricultural innovations…
Progress Over Perfection: Lessons From Garment Factories Fighting Heat Stress
As growing temperatures endanger worker wellbeing, three factories in Cambodia and Vietnam are treating…
Fashion for Good Bets on Mass Balance to Scale Biosynthetic PET
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Was Your Labubu Made With Forced Labor?
A new report offers evidence of worker exploitation at a Chinese factory that exclusively manufactures the…
Gender Equality Remains ESG’s Obvious Yet Elusive Goal
A new World Benchmarking Alliance report suggests that many public-facing policies remain untethered to…
Section 301 Probes Put US-ASEAN Apparel Trade Deals in Limbo
Indonesia says it's hitting pause on ratifying the reciprocal trade agreement, while Malaysia may or may not…
Amazon Revs Up 1-Hour Shipping in Speed Arms Race
More than 90,000 products—including pantry staples, health and beauty items, over-the-counter medications…
After Years of Championing Women, Gap Faces Backlash Over Pregnant Workers Fired in Haiti
The Willbes factory in Port-au-Prince terminated four pregnant workers and nine union leaders, potentially…
US Opens Forced Labor Probes Against 60 Partners, Including Apparel Giants
The move follows a tranche of similar investigations launched a day earlier into excess manufacturing…
Despite ‘Economic Bullying,’ Xinjiang’s Textile Industry is Growing
Yarn output rose more than 20 percent and 46,800 new jobs were created in the past year alone, an official…
Can Aii’s New Tool Deliver Granular Data Without Audit Fatigue?
The Apparel Impact Institute's Carbon and Energy Benchmark seeks to move past generic factory assessments and…
What You Missed at the AAFA Executive Summit
The conference, themed "The Next Moves: Bold Ideas, Smart Futures," arrived at a moment of intense…
CBP Will Start Issuing $166B in Tariff Refunds—Just Not Immediately
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is preparing its Automated Commercial Environment system to electronically…