Denmark’s Besteller joins the British Ethical Trading Initiative
This means Besteller has committed itself to adopt ETI’s code of labour practices and Principles of Implementation as part of its mission to address ethical trading issues…
NAFTA talks could start early for textiles, labor
“Some topics that will likely be discussed during those days include textiles, services, labor, and intellectual property. It’s very possible other topics will be added,” one of…
Nike and Kobe Bryant form LA youth basketball league
Started in LA in February, the Mamba League targets boys and girls age 8-10 in four neighborhoods across East and Central LA. Both Nike and the Boys…
REN Clean Skincare wants to save the oceans, as well as your complexion
The British label, which has been a champion of the clean skincare movement for almost two decades by eschewing toxic ingredients and waste in its products, is…
UK supermarket Asda loses latest round of equal pay case
Law firm Leigh Day, which is representing 30,328 Asda workers, said on Thursday the Court of Appeal upheld an earlier ruling that Asda store staff can compare…
The Body Shop pushes for an end to cosmetics animal testing around the world
Over the past 15 months, the beauty giant has gathered a total of 8.3 million signatures denouncing the practice, which it presented at the United Nations Headquarters…
U.S. and China to resume trade talks next week in Beijing
Mnuchin said in an interview with CNBC that the talks he and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer led in Washington last week with China’s Vice Premier Liu…
The RealReal commits to going carbon neutral by 2021
In order to meet this new target, the San Francisco-based company has brought in third-party experts from Shift Advantage, a sustainability consultancy headquartered in Portland, Oregon. This team…
NAFTA renegotiation puts Mexico-US jeans trade at risk
The bilateral trade of denim products consists mainly in the Mexican plants sewing jeans from fabric imported from the US. The final products are again shipped back…