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The United Colours of Benetton, one of the most well-known and loved brands of the 1980s and 1990s, is facing a revamp. According to Reuters, the company is looking to make some major restructuring changes in the near future, to try and curb losses. The company made a net loss of some €230 million in 2023, a sharp fall from 2022's net loss of €81 million. The figures include impairments, meaning a reduction in the value or amount of a company asset, which are substantial. One of the biggest changes expected to happen is that current Benetton CEO Massimo Renon will step down. The company's shar...
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Shein shares are set to go public on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), marking the controversial online retailer's initial public offering (IPO) as one of the largest globally this year. However, a recent report revealed that claims of poor working conditions made against the Chinese online retail company are still a reality for many workers in the company's supply chain. I work every day from 8 in the morning to 10.30 at night and take one day off each month. I can’t afford any more days off because it costs too much. And the reports, dating back a number of years, are believed to be one of th...
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After being investigated for greenwashing, three of the UK's biggest fashion brands have signed a pledge to use only "accurate and clear" sustainability claims. Budget brands Asos, Boohoo and George at Asda all have footholds of varying sizes across Europe. Going forward, they say they will change the way they present the environmental impact of their clothes. That action comes after the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) regulatory body probed the brands for misleading customers with their green claims. How will greenwashing be stamped out in the fashion industry?After spending almost 30...
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When you think of 74-year-old British gardener and broadcaster Alan Titchmarsh, who helms the wholesome ITV gardening show Love Your Garden, censorship is probably not the first word that springs to mind. Still, that hasn’t deterred North Korea’s state television Central TV, which has censored a 2010 episode of the BBC gardening programme Alan Titchmarsh's Garden Secrets (which does sound a bit filthy, come to think of it). The reason? His jeans. They blurred out presenter Titchmarsh's trousers, as jeans are seen as a symbol of western imperialism in the secretive state - and are therefore ban...
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Fast fashion adverts could soon be banned in France under a new proposal to crack down on the polluting industry. France's parliament voted unanimously in favour of the bill, which also seeks to impose penalties on low-cost clothing to cover its environmental impact, on Thursday. The measures, tabled by MP Anne-Cécile Violland, will now pass to the Senate for a further vote. "I am delighted with this major breakthrough," Minister of Ecological Transition Christophe Béchu wrote on X on Thursday. "A big step has been taken to reduce the environmental footprint of the textile sector." 'Ultra fast...
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