The Australian council is the second fashion body to become a signatory to the UN Fashion Charter and appoints Leila Naja Hibri as new chief executive officer.

The company founded by an association of American cotton growers has set six sustainable goals to implement in its production methods over the next decade.

India, China, Kyrgyzstan, Tanzania and Turkey have led organic cotton production during the last season, according to a Textile Exchange report.

The European Commission is urging the Cambodian government to answer to its report on the situation of human rights in the country to avoid the withdrawal of tariff benefits.

This is the lowest forecast ever of the day of discounts, “possibly flat”, according to a study by Imrg.

In the last two years, the factories that are undertaking digital implantations have increased from 43% to 68%, according to the Smart factories scale report by Capgemini.

The sector continues to move away from political uncertainty of Brexit with five consecutive months on the rise, according to data from the Office for National Statistics.

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the euro zone maintains the same growth rate as in the second quarter, according to the latest data from the European statistical office Eurostat.

The GDP of the country fell 0.2% in the second quarter and even the Bundesbank anticipated that this quarter would enter into a technical recession. 

Twenty of the nearly sixty high streets analyzed by Cushman&Wakefield’s report, Main Streets Across the World have reduced their rents. 

Cosmetics lead M&A, followed by ecommerce, accessories and clothing. Last year’s total amount of deals reached 307 million euros (338 million dollars).