Posted by Veronica Bates Kassatly 3rd August 2020 LONDON – The operations of XPCC – the main producer of cotton in Xinjiang – have for years been tainted by the use of forced and child labour, the deliberate Sinicization of the region, the appropriation of Xinjing’s natural resources, and their transfer to Han control. All…… Continue reading Xinjiang, XPCC and the sham of ‘sustainable cotton’
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Challenging Higg: the options for natural fibres industries
Photo Credit Apparel Insider Posted by Brett Mathews21st October 2020 NEW YORK – In recent weeks we have seen three natural fibres sectors – silk, alpaca wool and leather – request that the ‘score’ for their respective fibres is removed from the Higg Sustainability Index (MSI) of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition. Among other things, the…… Continue reading Challenging Higg: the options for natural fibres industries
Organic Fraud
Fraud and Corruption is always exist no mater how strengthen measure are taken the best example is recent Publish report from Global Organic Textile Standard, Further to GOTS normal procedure about conducting shadow audit / assessment they found that a bunch of Indian Organic cotton found as fake and involve supply chain did in way…… Continue reading Organic Fraud
Statement on the Sustainable Apparel Coalition’s response to the Leather Industry
Article written by Veronica Bates Kassatly Statement on the Sustainable Apparel Coalition’s response to the Leather Industry 20 Oct Written By Veronica Kassatly On 16/10/2020, the trade publication International Leather Maker Magazine (ILM), asked me to provide a statement on the lacklustre response from the SAC, via their blog, to the leather industry’s call for the SAC…… Continue reading Statement on the Sustainable Apparel Coalition’s response to the Leather Industry
By Crispin Argento Happy World Cotton Day (Week) 2020! Over the last six months, I have had the opportunity to interview over two-dozen sustainable cotton growers (“farmers”) or grower representatives from around the world as I geared up to launch a sustainable sourcing platform called Sourcery. Together, these growers produce an estimated 150,000 metric tons… Continue reading Cotton Won’t Ever Be Truly Sustainable Until Farmers Are Paid More
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