Global Apparel Markets: Business Update, July 2020
This report provides information, analysis and valuable insight into developments relating to the global apparel industry in the following categories: business news; certification; COVID-19; environmental sustainability; investments; and standards. Brands, companies, initiatives and organisations featured in this report include: Ananas Anam, Fashion for Good, H&M Foundation, Marquee Brands, Sateri, Sorona, and Textile Exchange.
SUMMARY
BUSINESS NEWS
Ananas Anam has achieved B Corp Certification
Marquee Brands has reacquired two brand licences as part of a strategy of focusing on directto-consumer operations
Sateri has started to manufacture lyocell fibre using a new production line in Shandong, China
CERTIFICATION
DuPont’s Sorona brand has launched a certification programme to verify the authenticity and performance properties of Sorona fabrics and insulation materials
COVID-19
A number of leading associations and organisations have made a joint appeal to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on the textile and apparel industry
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
Fashion for Good has selected 13 innovative companies to take part in its Accelerator Programme
INVESTMENTS
H&M Foundation has awarded Euro1 mn worth of grants through the Global Change Award
STANDARDS
Textile Exchange has launched the Responsible Mohair Standard (RMS)
BUSINESS NEWS
Ananas Anam has achieved B Corp Certification
Marquee Brands has reacquired two brand licences as part of a strategy of focusing on directto-consumer operations
Sateri has started to manufacture lyocell fibre using a new production line in Shandong, China
CERTIFICATION
DuPont’s Sorona brand has launched a certification programme to verify the authenticity and performance properties of Sorona fabrics and insulation materials
COVID-19
A number of leading associations and organisations have made a joint appeal to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on the textile and apparel industry
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
Fashion for Good has selected 13 innovative companies to take part in its Accelerator Programme
INVESTMENTS
H&M Foundation has awarded Euro1 mn worth of grants through the Global Change Award
STANDARDS
Textile Exchange has launched the Responsible Mohair Standard (RMS)
