April 24, 2013 was a horrifying day in fashion history. The catastrophic events of the Rana Plaza disaster in Bangladesh…
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Strike For Fair Minimum Wage Sees 50K Bangladesh Garment Workers Take To The Streets
Workers making garments for some of the world’s most successful clothing brands demand that the Bangladesh governm…
Behind the Label: Investigating The Social Responsibility Claims Of Uniqlo
ColumnHow has Uniqlo managed to avoid the dreaded “fast fashion” label? If you don’t shop at Uniqlo, you wil…
Can Another T-shirt Stop Fast Fashion?
A sustainable fashion reporter looks for new ways to keep readers abreast of fast fashion issues like the recent Banglad…
Real Change or Empty Antics? H&M Commits to Fire and Building Safety Agreement
On May 13th, 2013 H&M signed the Accord of Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh. Nearly three weeks after the Rana…
40 Gorgeous Photos of Asia
If these photos don’t make you wanna quit your job and travel the world, we don’t know what will. Asia’s diversity…
Re-Thinking China
According to Ecotextile News, the Chinese government recently “ordered the closure of over 2,000 companies in 18 d…