Amazon pressed for racial equity review after strong vote tally
A filing on Friday showed 44% of votes cast supported a call for a review of the company’s impact on equity, diversity and other areas proposed by…
Read moreBig Tech in focus next week as U.S. House panel votes on new bills
Five antitrust bills were introduced last week in the House of Representatives. They will be marked up in committee to consider changes and then voted on by…
Read moreGucci receives certification for gender parity
Bureau Veritas, a recognised independent certification body, assessed Gucci’s progress in the field of gender equality in six areas: culture and strategy, governance, human resources procedures, opportunities…
Read moreItalian sportswear brand Paul & Shark growing above pre-Covid levels in 2022
At Pitti Uomo 102, Paul & Shark presented its latest sustainable fashion initiative, the Re-Sail project. A special collection of sport jackets made using discarded sails, combining…
Read moreEU lawmakers to vote on copyright overhaul next Tuesday
The European Parliament’s approval is the final step in a process which the European Commission kicked off two years ago with a proposal to protect Europe’s cultural…
Read morePakistan- towards a 30% drop in textile-clothing exports
For the fiscal year ending June 30, the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association was originally forecasting $21 billion in exports. However, the floods could jeopardize the association’s…
Read moreAmazon uses aggregated seller data to help business, it tells lawmakers
Such data, also culled from public sources and Amazon’s first-party sales, is available to the company’s retail and private brand teams, it said in an Oct. 11…
Read moreSwarovski to cut 600 jobs
“The international luxury market has been hit hard by the crisis,” the crystal maker said in a release, explaining that it saw a “massive decline in sales”…
Read moreU.S. consumer prices accelerate in August
The Labor Department said on Thursday its Consumer Price Index rose 0.4 percent last month after edging up 0.1 percent in July. August’s gain as the largest…
Read moreWestern fashion brands that ‘exploit’ Bangladesh suppliers face blacklisting
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has written to British billionaire Philip Day’s Edinburgh Woollen Mill (EWM) group asking it to pay by Friday for…
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