Nigeria’s Association of Women in Fashion Tech (WIFT) recently called on the government to stop import of readymade garments as such influx is stifling the growth of the domestic fashion and garment industry. WIFT president Bukola Yekini Ajayi said the association has developed solutions to safeguard members’ products against design theft and counterfeiting and traditional…
The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) recently wrote to the Massachusetts joint committee on environment and natural resources sharing its concerns over The Fashion Act (H1032), aimed at environmental accountability in the fashion industry. While the legislation is well intended, it creates a costly and burdensome regulatory mechanism that cannot effectuate the results it…
A joint open letter by members of the International Consumer Protection and Enforcement Network (ICPEN), a worldwide network of more than 70 consumer protection authorities, recently called on the fashion retail sector and textile industry to review their commercial practices to ensure their environmental claims comply with consumer law. The letter urges retailers to avoid…