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Jasmin Malik Chua @jasminchua.com · 5h

Meanwhile, the U.S. State Department said that China does not fully meet the minimum standards for eliminating human trafficking, nor is it making significant efforts to do so.

Three Years On, Does the UFLPA Still Make Sense?

Meanwhile, the U.S. State Department said that China does not fully meet the minimum standards for eliminating human trafficking, nor is it making significant efforts to do so.

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Jasmin Malik Chua @jasminchua.com · 1d

Whether companies are rolling back their climate commitments has been a bone of contention for an industry beset with economic and geopolitical turbulence.

Is the Fashion Industry in a ‘Sustainability Retreat’ Or Not?

Whether companies are rolling back their climate commitments has been a bone of contention for an industry beset with economic and geopolitical turbulence.

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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 1d

Horrific reporting from the AP on the Myanmar families watching their kids starve to death from Trump and Musk’s aid cuts apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

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Jasmin Malik Chua @jasminchua.com · 2d

The September disaster has laid waste to 2.2 million hectares of cropland, devastating 60 percent of central and southern Punjab’s rice crop, 35 percent of its cotton and 30 percent of its sugarcane.

Pakistan’s Catastrophic Flooding Could Provoke ‘Dangerous Downward Spiral’ for Cotton Farmers

The September disaster has laid waste to 2.2 million hectares of cropland, devastating 60 percent of central and southern Punjab’s rice crop, 35 percent of its cotton and 30 percent of its sugarcane.

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Jasmin Malik Chua @jasminchua.com · 6d

When Industrial Hana, a subcontractor for several major brands, abruptly shuttered in October 2023, nearly 250 workers were left without $1.5 million in owed severance.

Lucky Brand Joins American Eagle Outfitters, Puma in Compensating Guatemalan Workers

When Industrial Hana, a subcontractor for several major brands, abruptly shuttered in October 2023, nearly 250 workers were left without $1.5 million in owed severance.

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Jasmin Malik Chua @jasminchua.com · 7d

I just love how when it opened it took place in present time but because it's been running for decades it's become a period piece.

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Jasmin Malik Chua @jasminchua.com · 7d

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Jasmin Malik Chua @jasminchua.com · 8d

The HELP and HOPE acts helped create tens of thousands of jobs by attracting prominent American brands to source duty-free garments from Haiti. Losing them could spell disaster.

Loss of Trade Benefits Sounds Death Knell for Haiti’s Garment Industry

The HELP and HOPE acts helped create tens of thousands of jobs by attracting prominent American brands to source duty-free garments from Haiti. Losing them could spell disaster.

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Jasmin Malik Chua @jasminchua.com · 8d

The Footwear Collective and Goodwill Southern California have joined forces to collect 30,000 pounds of end-of-life shoes for testing, with an eye on figuring out how they can best be recovered and funneled to secondary markets at scale.

Can California Crack Footwear Recycling at Scale?

The Footwear Collective and Goodwill Southern California have joined forces to collect 30,000 pounds of end-of-life shoes for testing, with an eye on figuring out how they can best be recovered and fu...

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Jasmin Malik Chua @jasminchua.com · 9d

Everyone wants a more sustainable fashion industry, but few are willing to dig into their own pockets to make it happen. Is change possible?

Who Should Fund Fashion’s Climate Transition?

Everyone wants a more sustainable fashion industry, but few are willing to dig into their own pockets to make it happen. Is change possible?

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Jasmin Malik Chua @jasminchua.com · 10d

The latest edition of Global Fashion Agenda's CEO Agenda lists as "cross-cutting accelerators" innovation, capital, incentives, regulation and courage.

Is ‘Courage’ Sustainable Fashion’s Missing Lever?

The latest edition of Global Fashion Agenda's CEO Agenda lists as "cross-cutting accelerators" innovation, capital, incentives, regulation and courage.

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Jasmin Malik Chua @jasminchua.com · 14d

Without electrification—particularly the use of what's known as clean heat—renewable targets run the risk of being feeble and ineffective, a new report says.

Fashion Is Fighting Climate Change. Is It Neglecting a Critical Weapon?

Without electrification—particularly the use of what's known as clean heat—renewable targets run the risk of being feeble and ineffective, a new Fashion Revolution says.

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Jasmin Malik Chua @jasminchua.com · 15d

Forests—and the climate—cannot afford another year of inaction, said Canopy CEO Nicole Rycroft.

Companies Must Use EU Anti-Deforestation Law Delay as a ‘Springboard, Not a Snooze Button’

Forests—and the climate—cannot afford another year of inaction, said Canopy CEO Nicole Rycroft.

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Jasmin Malik Chua @jasminchua.com · 17d

Anne-Laure Descours, former chief sourcing officer at Puma, is joining Haelixa, a Swiss DNA-marking traceability firm, as a board member.

EXCLUSIVE: Haelixa Taps Puma Supply Chain Vet for ‘Manufacturer-Centric’ Role

Anne-Laure Descours, former chief sourcing officer at Puma, is joining the Swiss DNA-marking traceability firm as a board member.

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 18d

Researchers found that Indigenous territories can effectively reduce the risk of vector-borne or zoonotic diseases if they’re located in municipalities with at least 40% forest cover.

Protecting Indigenous Amazon lands may also protect public health, study says

Indigenous territories are widely recognized as vital for conserving the environment and biodiversity, but far less is known about their role in protecting human health. Only recently have…

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Jasmin Malik Chua @jasminchua.com · 20d

The barely 1 percent increment won’t even cover inflation, which is expected to rise to 2.5 percent in 2025 before softening to 2.3 percent in 2026.

Cambodia’s New Minimum Wage Will ‘Increase Pressure’ on Garment Workers

The barely 1 percent increment won’t even cover inflation, which is expected to rise to 2.5 percent in 2025 before softening to 2.3 percent in 2026.

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Jasmin Malik Chua @jasminchua.com · 20d

While methane is roughly 200 times less abundant than carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, it’s also capable of trapping more than 80 times as much heat.

Why is Fashion Ignoring This Potent Greenhouse Gas?

While methane is roughly 200 times less abundant than carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, it’s also capable of trapping more than 80 times as much heat.

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Jasmin Malik Chua @jasminchua.com · 22d

The tool combines the Higg Index's primary dataset with dozens of external sources to provide insights across carbon and energy, water, heat stress, extreme events and facility benchmarking.

Worldly Launches Worldly Axion, a Generative AI Solution for Climate and Social Risks

The tool combines the Higg Index's primary dataset with dozens of external sources to provide insights across carbon and energy, water, heat stress, extreme events and facility benchmarking.

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Jasmin Malik Chua @jasminchua.com · 23d

Hundreds of factories have been forced to suspend production because of liquidity issues, the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association said.

Bangladesh’s Garment Industry Wrestles With Tariffs, Banking Troubles

Hundreds of factories have been forced to suspend production because of liquidity issues, the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association said.

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Jasmin Malik Chua @jasminchua.com · 24d

"This is not the outcome we want, but it is the most responsible path for our stakeholders at present," CEO Steve Zika said in a statement.

NFW is ‘Winding Down’ Operations. What Does This Mean for Material Innovation?

"This is not the outcome we want, but it is the most responsible path for our stakeholders at present," CEO Steve Zika said in a statement.

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Jasmin Malik Chua @jasminchua.com · 27d

For one thing, the 30-month grace period to set up EPR schemes following the law’s entry into force is too long, they say.

Europe Wants Fashion Producers to Manage Their Own Waste. Critics Say It’s Doing It Wrong.

For one thing, the 30-month grace period to set up EPR schemes following the law’s entry into force is too long, they say.

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Jasmin Malik Chua @jasminchua.com · 27d

The current domestic textile-handling system is economically at odds with market and regulatory realities, according to an upcoming report from Accelerating Circularity and Accenture.

EXCLUSIVE: Can the US ‘Unlock’ Textile-to-Textile Recycling?

The current domestic textile-handling system is economically at odds with market and regulatory realities, according to an upcoming report from Accelerating Circularity and Accenture.

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Jasmin Malik Chua @jasminchua.com · 28d

Two recent cases in Myanmar and Cambodia highlight a chilling trend of suppliers using criminalization to silence labor rights defenders in the region.

Retaliation on Unionists in Southeast Asia Shows ‘Worrying Corporate Backslide on Human Rights’

Two recent cases in Myanmar and Cambodia highlight a chilling trend of suppliers using criminalization to silence labor rights defenders in the region.

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Jasmin Malik Chua @jasminchua.com · 29d

Extreme heat, exacerbated by climate breakdown, is turning into a full-blown health and safety crisis. What is the fashion industry doing about it?

Is the International Accord Climate-Proof?

Extreme heat, exacerbated by climate breakdown, is turning into a full-blown health and safety crisis. What is the fashion industry doing about it?

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Jasmin Malik Chua @jasminchua.com · Sep 9

The call for a monthly floor salary of at least $232 isn't "merely a request," but rather an "urgent necessity," more than two dozen trade unions and civil society organizations said.

Cambodia’s Garment Workers Seek Minimum Wage That Reflects ‘Undeniable Realities’

The call for a monthly floor salary of at least $232 isn't "merely a request," but rather an "urgent necessity," more than two dozen trade unions and civil society organizations said.

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